Djimon Hounsou and Kimora Lee Simmons From Hollywood With Love

Djimon Hounsou kissing Kimora Lee Simmons on the street while her daughter seems amused.



I am posting the latest news on the most prominent African actor in Hollywood, Djimon Hounsou and his beautiful leading lady Kimora Lee Simmons who reminds me of my own princess and queen.

The following interview and Djimon Hounsou's photographs are from Parade, and I added the photographs of Kimora Lee Simmons that even Parade cannot provide.



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The towering, 6-foot-2, handsome actor Djimon Hounsou (pronounced JY-mon HOWN-soo) has an extraordinary résumé of major films, including "Gladiator", "In America" and "Blood Diamond". So what is he doing in a new movie that suggests The Karate Kid?

“In many of my roles, I’ve been very physical,” he told me. “But you don’t want to do just the heavy stuff. It’s nice to laugh and have some fun.”

Due out this week, "Never Back Down" finds Hounsou playing a mixed martial-arts veteran mentoring a rebellious teen (Sean Farris). Next on the schedule: "Push", a futuristic adventure with the young actress Dakota Fanning.

Born in the small West African country of Benin, Djimon went to Paris at 13 to further his education. His striking good looks attracted fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who hired him to model. A couple of music videos led to small acting roles and, later, a starring role as the rebellious slave Cinque in Steven Spielberg’s 1997 historical drama, Amistad. Was he disappointed that Amistad didn’t become a huge hit?

“I think it was more a matter of timing and of marketing,” he said. “When the studio re-released it in 1998 around the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr., it did very well.”



Today, Hounsou lives in the hills above Los Angeles and is dating model and fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons. He has siblings and other family in Benin and visits often, as President Bush did in February. Is his native country stable these days?





“Very progressive, very stable,” he said. “I also go back to France a lot, because it was where I really grew up.” How was learning French? “The younger you are, the easier it is,” he said. But now, at 43, Hounsou sports a neat beard flecked with gray. “Ah,” he said, laughing, “let’s say we’re not getting old, but we’re getting wiser.”
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