Djimon Gaston Hounsou was born on April 24, 1964 in Cotonou, Benin, to Albertine and Pierre Hounsou. He immigrated to Lyon in France at the age of 12 with his brother Edmond. Soon after arriving, he dropped out of school and was homeless for a time. A chance meeting with a photographer led to an […]
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