Boris Kodjoe is a Hollywood actor of mixed Ghanaian and German-Jewish descent well-renowned for his role in the 2002 movie Brown Sugar. Likewise, he has also appeared in several other movies and TV series like Soul Food, The Last Man on Earth, Gray’s Anatomy spin-off, Station 19, etc.
Personal Life
The first child born to Boris Kodjoe’s parents was their daughter, Nadja Kodjoe. Boris was the second child born on 8th March 1973 in Vienna, Austria. And, then the third child, Patrick Kodjoe, was born after some years. There isn’t much data available about Nadja Kodjoe on the internet. Nadja is the elder sister of Boris Kodjoe.
Parents
Their father, Dr. Eric Ofuatey Kodjoe, was a physician and died on 4th April 2016, at the age of 78. Nadja’s mother is a psychologist and cured many patients from psychological issues. Nadja Kodjoe’s parents got separated in 1979. Her brother Boris was only 6 at the time, and Boris continued his relationship with their father. The good thing is, situations weren’t bad for a long time since the father-son duo patched all the rough edges of their relationship pretty swiftly. Nadja, Boris, and Patrick shared a good bond with their parents whatsoever and had great respect for them.
Career
Boris Kodjoe is known as a popular actor; Boris is also a great person at heart and the father of two children. Moreover, he remains a philanthropist and stays active in the welfare of society and civil rights. There is no such clear information about their parents, who are doctors. However, certainly, Nadja and Patrick are not in the field of entertainment like their brother Boris, but it’s obvious that they are definitely in some other good professional field.
Net worth
Boris Kodjoe has an estimated net worth of around 5 million US dollars. He starred in many good movies like Addicted, Doing Hard, Brown Sugar, Safe Room, Love and Basketball, The Gospel, Baggage Claim, Nurse 3D, etc. His parents were pretty rich since both of them were in a very respected profession, and Boris, through his hard work in his acting career, became richer than his parents. So, he is keeping himself up as a good philanthropist.
Boris Kodjoe wife
His beloved beautiful wife’s name is Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe. They have been married for 17 years, and though they have been married for a long time, their busy work schedules have not come between the celebrity couple. Nicole Ari Parker revealed that her husband Boris even started a sweet ritual for when they are at home together. Nicole is also a Hollywood actress and model who debuted with a leading role in the critically acclaimed independent film The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love and then went on to appear further in Boogie Nights, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Conclusion
Actors Boris Kodjoe and Nicole met and fell in love playing lovers on the famous Showtime series called “Soul Food.” Ari said, when Boris walked into their first rehearsal, she thought of him as the hot guy that played her boyfriend in the intial episodes.