Many will recall the first time they laid eyes on model/actor Boris Kodjoe in either TLC’s iconic sultry video “Red Light Special” or his turn as cougar bait for Wendy Raquel Robinson in the classic 90’s sitcom The Steve Harvey Show. But what many fail to realize is that Boris is originally from Germany, and his recent comments likening the current White House administration to Nazi Germany are so accurate he should teach a history course.
Boris Moved To The States When He Was A Teenager
Boris Kodjoe was born March 8 1973 in Vienna, Austria to a German mother and Ghanaian father and when he emigrated to the United States he spoke absolutely no English. In an interview with BET Boris explained;
I was 19 when I moved to the U.S., after I had already finished high school. I couldn’t speak English very well when I came here. I grew up speaking German. That’s actually how I got into acting—I took acting classes to help me get rid of my accent. I just stumbled into acting from there.
Although Boris has been a fixture in television shows and movies since the 1990’s he is best known for his role as Damon on the critically acclaimed Showtime series Soul Food, based on the hit film of the same name. His time on that series introduced him to actress Nicole Ari Parker, whom he married in May 2005.
