Posts Tagged ‘Model’
New Kid Mehcad Brooks
August 24th, 2009 | 
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Name: Mehcad Brooks
Born As: Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks
Birth date/place: October 25, 1980 in Austin, TX
Trivia: Has been a male model since he was fifteen
During his relatively short career, Brooks has appeared in Boston Public, Desperate Housewives and The Game. Currently, he plays the part of “Eggs” in the vampire television show True Blood.
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Djimon Hounsou, Black and White
Name: Djimon Hounsou
Born As: Djimon Gaston Hounsou
Birthdate/place: April 24, 1964 in Cotonou, Benin
Claim to Fame: His role as Joseph Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad (1997)
Bio: Djimon Hounsou is pronounced Jie-mon Hahn-soo.
Hounsou made his film debut was in the film Without You I’m Nothing. He then had some television parts on Beverly Hills, 90210 and ER and a guest starring role on Alias. He played a larger role in the science fiction film Stargate. He starred in a 2002 Gap commercial directed by Peter Lindbergh. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role as Cinqué in the 1997 Steven Spielberg film Amistad. He gained further recogntion 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 first black African to be nominated for an Oscar. 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. Hounsou became the new Calvin Klein underwear model in 2007. He will be staring in an upcoming film, The Tempest to be released in 2009.
Gazing at Jason Momoa
Name: Jason Momoa
Born As: Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa
Birthdate/place: August 1, 1975 in Honolulu, HI
Claim to Fame: “Ronon Dex” in Stargate Atlantis
Bio: Momoa was discovered in Hawaii by an international designer which began his modeling career. He won Hawaii’s Model of the Year in 1999. He appeared as “Jason Ioane” in Baywatch Hawaii from 1999-2001. Momoa’s longest running role is as “Ronan Dex” in the Sci Fi Network series Stargate Atlantis from 2005-2009. Film credits include: Baywatch: Hawaii Wedding and Johnson Family Vacation.
