Hunky Austrian-born German-Ghanaian actor Boris Kodjoe is the true definition of handsome and tall dark, and just like his jaw-dropping looks, his career as an entertainer has been remarkable.

He shot to fame and became a TV darling after playing the role of Kelby in Brown Sugar (2002). Also, hit drama series like Soul Food, Code Black, BET ‘s Real Husbands of Hollywood and FOX’s The Last Man on Earth are just a few of his exploits in the film industry. He also had his moments on the big screen with standout performances in films like Love & Basketball, ‘Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, Addicted, Alice, Upside Down Mother, Nurse 3D.

Additionally, he has graced television programs including Boston Public, Members Only, The Steve Harvey Show, For Your Love, Tales, All of Us, Women’s Murder Club, Code Black, and a host of others. Considering his accomplishments, it’s no wonder the handsome actor has always been recognized through multiple nominations.

Boris Kodjoe has been nominated twice for the NAACPImage Awards in addition to a Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor. It’s even more interesting to know that the stunning star, Drop-Dead, was listed on the popular ‘World’s Most Beautiful People’ list in 2002; not that we are surprised. It is also multilingual. fluent in German, English and French with some Spanish.

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Family: parents, siblings

Boris Kodjoe’s parents, Eric Kodjoe (father) who is a doctor of Ghanaian origin – the Krobo people and Ursula (his mother), a part-Jewish German psychologist had him on March 8, 1973 in Vienna, Austria. His full name is Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe, named after Russian poet and writer Boris Pasternak. His parents were a big influence on his academic life as he continued his studies at Virginia Commonwealth University on a scholarship. He graduated in 1996, despite his other interests in the entertainment industry.

Kodjoe’s family didn’t stay together for long as his parents divorced when he was six. He grew up with his siblings, including two sisters – Nadja and Lara and a brother named Patrick in the vicinity of Freiburg im Breisgau.

Her Jewish maternal great-grandmother was killed in the Holocaust. However, her maternal grandmother survived the war in hiding.

Boris Kodjoe wife and children

With such good looks and physical wealth, besides attracting a lot of attention from women, it might come as a surprise that Boris Kodjoe is a devoted family man. His Soul Food: The Series co-star Nicole Ari Parker became his wife on May 21, 2005 in Gundelfingen, Germany.

The two lovebirds share two children together. Sophie Tei-Naaki Lee Kodjoe, their first child, was born on March 5, 2005 with spina bifida diagnosed at birth. On October 31, 2006, the couple’s second child, a boy, Nicolas Neruda Kodjoe, arrived healthy.

Boris Kodjoe and his family reside in Los Angeles, California and are members of Cascade United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

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The height of Boris Kodjoe

Beautiful in every sense of the word, the Hollywood piece is naturally endowed in all the right places. He is a very tall man who is 1.93m tall which is 6ft 4in. Although he is no longer in his youth, the actor still retains his good looks that would make the ladies rush at any time.
If he weren’t bald, Boris would probably have black hair to go with his sexy brown eyes and perfect smile.

His net worth

There is no doubt that the actor has done quite well for himself and the proof is in his net worth which is as attractive as he is. For someone who has been active in the film industry since the late 1990s, it’s no surprise that Boris has made a fortune from his acting career. The Austrian-born German and Ghanaian actor has a net worth of $8 million.
His fortune has been amassed through his stellar performances in films, models and endorsements and with such good looks and many years ahead of him, Boris is bound to increase those numbers in no time.