Boris Kodjoe

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name = Boris Kodjoe


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birthplace = Vienna, Austria flagicon|AUT
spouse = Nicole Ari Parker (2005-present)

Boris Kodjoe (born 8 March 1973) is American actor.

Biography

Early life

Kodjoe was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of Ursula, a German psychologist, and Eric Kodjoe, a Ghanaian physician. He is Jewish through his mother and maternal grandmother. [ [http://mrbrownmovies.com/gospel/boris.html The Gospel: Boris Kodjoe ] ] Kodjoe is fluent in German, French, English and Spanish. He has a brother named Patrick and a sister named Nadja. Kodjoe aspired to be a professional tennis player and attended Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, VA, where he played tennis for the Rams. His brother Patrick played for VCU's basketball team. A back injury ended his tennis aspirations, but he was quickly signed as a model and soon after entered acting.

Career

Named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by "People Magazine" in 2002, Kodjoe is perhaps best known as one of the seven regular cast members from the Showtime drama "Soul Food", which aired from 2000 to 2004. He starred in the short-lived sitcom "Second Time Around" with his "Soul Food" co-star Nicole Ari Parker, whom he eventually married. He played the role of David Taylor, the wayward son of Pastor Fred Taylor in the October 2005 film "The Gospel". He was in a play called "Whatever She Wants" starring Vivica A. Fox. He will make an appearance on the 5th season of "Nip/Tuck".

Personal life

Boris married his "Soul Food: The Series" co-star Nicole Ari Parker on 21 May 2005 in Gundelfingen, Germany. She gave birth to their first child, a girl, Sophie Tei-Naaki Lee Kodjoe, on 5 March 2005. She gave birth to the couple's second child, Nicolas Neruda Kodjoe, a boy, on 31 October 2006 in Atlanta

Nicole and Boris reside in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kodjoe's height is 6' 2½"(1.89 m). In audience screenings for the movie Brown Sugar, people rated his character higher than they rated any other in the film.

Filmography

*" Chosen Ones " 1999-2006
*"Love and Basketball" 2000
*"Soul Food" - TV series 2000
*"Brown Sugar" 2002
*"Second Time Around" - TV series 2004
*"Doing Hard Time" 2004
*"The Gospel" 2005
*"America's Next Top Model, Cycle 4" 2005
*"Madea's Family Reunion" 2006
*"All About Us" 2007
*"" 2008

Music Videos

*"Red Light Special" - TLC

*"Never Let You Go" - Faith Evans

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0462673|name=Boris Kodjoe
*Boris Kodjoe Official Web Site [http://www.boris-world.com]