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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).
Djimon Hounsou
Abin Sur
for Abin Sur in Green Lantern: First Light
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Format A 6-episode series, with episodes lasting approximately 50 minutes each. This is the fifth installment of Phase 1. It blends science fiction with a thriller tone, focusing on Hal’s training as a Green Lantern. Synopsis Hal Jordan is a daring, charming test pilot with a rebellious streak. One night, an alien spacecraft crashes in the desert. Inside is Abin Sur—the Green Lantern for Sector 2814—mortally wounded following an encounter on Mars. Before he dies, his power ring seeks out someone devoid of fear; there are two potential candidates—Hal and Guy Gardner—and the ring chooses Hal, deeming him the most suitable. Hal doubts he deserves the role, and the Green Lantern Corps is equally skeptical. Sinestro, the most respected Lantern in the sector, becomes his mentor, teaching him that willpower is a discipline, while Kilowog puts him through a brutal training regimen. Meanwhile, the Manhunters—android enforcers created by the Guardians who once rebelled—begin attacking the sector, having been reactivated by an unknown party. Throughout the series, Hal evolves from an accidental choice into a true Green Lantern. This journey is complicated by the presence of Guy Gardner—who knows he was the runner-up—and by Sinestro’s growing doubts regarding the Guardians. Guy Gardner A recurring supporting character. Proud and short-tempered, he discovers that he was the ring’s initial choice. In the second or third episode, Hal learns that Guy was the alternate candidate for Sector 2814 and confronts him directly. Their relationship is defined by resentment, rivalry, and a begrudging sense of mutual respect.
