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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).
After his debut in his series, it's Billy Batson's turn to shout the words Shazam and shine on the big screen. Billy Batson is the champion of the wizard Shazam, Captain Marvel, for a few months now. Not long ago, he moved to his new foster home, the Vasquez family. Along with him are two other foster children, Fred, a young boy the same age as Billy, who now needs crutches to walk. And Mary, who is a little older than Billy and Fred. Unfortunately, Billy has difficulty getting close to the two, mainly because he is secretly a superhero, which means he has to make up many excuses to disappear and save the day, whether it's making rescues or stopping crazy criminals. The disappearances and running away to act as a hero not only hinder his relationship with his foster siblings, but also with his foster parents, putting the entire adoption at risk. As if all that wasn't bad enough, he is visited in a dream by the Wizard Shazam, warning of a future threat: his children, two demon lords, have escaped from their prisons and want not only to spread chaos on Earth but also the power of the Rock of Eternity. It's up to Billy to be the only one who can stop them and save the day. It's time to say the word, "SHAZAM!"
