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Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor and model. He began his career appearing in music videos, made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing and earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad. As an actor, Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards. Hounsou became a naturalized American citizen in 2007. He was reluctant to renounce his Beninese citizenship and therefore opted to become a dual citizen of both Benin and the United States, effectively rendering him a Beninese-American. Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, in 1964, to lbertine and Pierre Hounsou. He immigrated to Lyon in France at the age of thirteen with his brother, Edmond. In 1987, he became a model and established a career in Paris. He moved to the U.S. in 1990. One year before obtaining his college degree, he dropped out of school. In 1989, he appeared in a music video of Straight Up by Paula Abdul. Hounsou's film debut was in the 1990 Sandra Bernhard film Without You I’m Nothing, and he has had television roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 and ER and a guest starring role on Alias, but received a larger role in the science fiction film Stargate. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1990 Janet Jackson video “Love Will Never Do (Without You).” He also starred in a 2002 Gap commercial directed by Peter Lindbergh, dancing to a rendition of John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" by Arrested Development's Baba Oje. He received wide critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his role as Cinqué in the 1997 Steven Spielberg film Amistad. He gained further notice as Juba, in the 2000 film Gladiator. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for In America, in 2004, becoming the fourth African male to be nominated for an Oscar (along with Basil Rathbone, Cecil Kellaway and Omar Sharif). In 2006, he won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Blood Diamond; he received Broadcast Film Critics Association, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Academy Award nominations for this performance. In 2007, Hounsou began dating model/CEO of Baby Phat, Kimora Lee Simmons. In 2008 Hounsou and Simmons visited Hounsou's family and while there, the two participated in a traditional commitment ceremony. On May 30, 2009, Simmons gave birth to their son, Kenzo Lee Hounsou, reportedly named because Kenzo means 3 (Kimora's third child).

A young girl lives with her family in the royal castle of Hecate. Her mother, the priestess to the vampire sorcerer, Semele. Her father, a faithful guard to the Royal family. Young Melika, and her two younger sister have always lived a life full of love, even through the struggles. All changes when a curse corrupts the castle, and latches itself onto Melika’s father. A man of hounour, who would lay down his life for his king. This was much worse. The corruption completely took over the mind of the faithful guard, sending his on a raging killing spree around the castle, destroying everything, and everyone in his path. Until he came to his family’s chambers. The curse was too potent. The corruption drown his morality. The struggling was hopeless. For the family, it was too late. With tears escaping through his bloodshot eyes, he made the killing blows. Melika knew she couldn’t fight her father. But the vampire queen would not let her priestess die in vain. With a flash of light, Semele appeared to Melika. She saw her loyal priestess in her eyes. The ultimate sacrifice was made that day. Semele unleaded the power of her own dark soul, and battles the demonic curse until they were both ashes. The curse was lifted, but the damage was done. The soul of Semele found it knew host deep within Melika. But what was she to do now. Her world was gone. Alone in a cursed world…
