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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
Black Doom
for Black Doom in Shadow the Hedgehog
Suggested by kalebthehedgehog25
After surviving from the Eclipse Cannon and seeing suffering from amnesia, Shadow the Hedgehog as he sets off to discover and find answers of the truth about his past and find out who - or what - he really is, but his past showed his primary destiny that is not even he knew about. He was already created by Gerald Robotnik, but his DNA comes from the dark lord and leader of the invasive alien race the Black Arms known as Black Doom. Black Doom tells Shadow more about his past than he already knows. So much horrible truths to turn Shadow against his friends and humanity. That's how Shadow is powerful. He was originally going to be the vanguard for Black Doom's invasion. Now Shadow is torn between Maria's wish and his prior destiny chosen by Black Doom. Shadow chooses to continue his hero role, but he'll have to team up with his friends Team Sonic, The Freedom Fighters including Sally Acorn who turned out to be an love interest of Shadow, his partner Rouge, new ally and powerful and intelligent robot named E-123 Omega, The Chaotix, unlikely allies include Eggman Empire and G.U.N. in a three sided war to stop Black Doom and his army of alien invaders, Black Arms from taking control of the planet. Shadow will eliminate his enemies, repay what he did in the previous adventure, and vanquish Black Doom. For he is Shadow the Hedgehog, the black warrior and the protector of Earth who will tear down his enemies one by one.
