Born: March 08, 1973

Owing his unique, smoldering good looks to his German mother and West African father, actor Boris Kodjoe first caught the attention of Hollywood casting agents in the pages of major men's magazines, as one of the most highly sought-after male models of the late '90s. The former star tennis player delayed a career in marketing -- his major in college at Virginia Commonwealth University -- for a chance to be the subject of fashion spreads from such photographers as Herb Ritts and Bruce_Weber. The exposure led him to Hollywood, where he first found roles as a romantic heavy on television, and eventually a steady gig on the small-screen version of Soul_Food. Despite starring roles in a pair of independent features (The_Gospel and Doing_Hard_Time), Kodjoe's big-screen breakthrough would come courtesy of the second feature in writer/director Tyler_Perry's popular Madea series, 2006's Madea's_Family_Reunion. Michael Hastings, Rovi

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