Jimmy Jean-Louis Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jimmy Jean-Louis (born August 8, 1968) is a Haitian actor and model best known for his role as The Haitian on the NBC television series Heroes. Born in Pétionville, he moved to Paris at a young age to pursue a modeling career. His early roles were in French musical theatre and television commercials. Eventually settling in Los Angeles in the late 1990s, he had small roles in The Bourne Identity and Arliss before breaking into larger roles in American television and film.
Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor In Leading Role
Movies
Phat Girlz, Joy, Tears of the Sun, Toussaint Louverture, Monster-in-Law, The Game of Their Lives, Hollywood Homicide, Diary of a Tired Black Man, Coursier, Sinking Sands, Doctor Bello, One Night in Vegas, Adventures of Power, The Cursed Ones, Le Président a-t-il le sida ?, Jimmy Goes To Nollywood, ...
TV Shows
Heroes
Star Sign
Leo
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From a young boy growing up in Haiti, living with no electricity or running water, my journey to Hollywood has been rich with experience. I take little for granted and appreciate the beauty of life, knowing that there is so much more to learn.
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Fact
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Los Angeles, California, USA: Attended 2011 Caribbean Heritage Salute to Hollywood & the Arts. Proceeds from the event benefits his organization, Hollywood Unites for Haiti. [June 2011]
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He is fluent in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Creole.
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He has had a successful modelling career in London, Paris, Milan, South Africa and New York.
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He landed his first job, a Coca Cola commercial, when he was spotted dancing in a club.
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Jimmy finished school with a degree in Business, but without a permanent home it was the night clubs of Paris which kept him off the streets.