Age, Biography and Wiki
Jimmy Jean-Louis was born on 8 August, 1968 in Pétion-Ville, Haiti, is a Haitian actor (born 1968). Discover Jimmy Jean-Louis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?
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Occupation |
Actor · producer |
Age |
55 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
Born |
8 August 1968 |
Birthday |
8 August |
Birthplace |
Pétion-Ville, Haiti |
Nationality |
Haiti
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 55 years old group.
Jimmy Jean-Louis Height, Weight & Measurements
At 55 years old, Jimmy Jean-Louis height is 1.8 m .
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Height |
1.8 m |
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Who Is Jimmy Jean-Louis's Wife?
His wife is Evelyn Jean-Louis
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Evelyn Jean-Louis |
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Not Available |
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Jimmy Jean-Louis Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jimmy Jean-Louis worth at the age of 55 years old? Jimmy Jean-Louis’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Haiti. We have estimated Jimmy Jean-Louis's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Source of Income |
Actor |
Jimmy Jean-Louis Social Network
Timeline
Jimmy Jean-Louis (born August 8, 1968) is a Haitian actor and producer.
Born in Pétion-Ville, he moved to Paris at a young age with his family in search of a better life.
His early roles were in French television commercials and Spanish musical theatre.
Eventually settling in Los Angeles in the late 1990s, he had small roles in The Bourne Identity, Tears of the Sun and Arliss before breaking into larger roles in American television and film.
Around a decade later in 1991, producers discovered Jean-Louis during one of his dancing stints in a French club.
They tapped him to appear in a Coca-Cola advertisement, the success of which prompted Jean-Louis to spend several years modeling across Europe.
In London he worked for brands including Gianfranco Ferré and Valentino.
Before finding success as a model, he was homeless at times in Paris.
By the mid-'90s, he had appeared in music videos for Ophelie Winter, En Vogue, Mariah Carey, Seal, and George Michael.
He also began appearing in low-budget independent films in Los Angeles.
He worked in musical theatre in Barcelona, Spain, spending three years with musical theater "La Belle Epoque", before moving to Italy where he worked as a model.
He had secondary roles in Tears of the Sun, Hollywood Homicide, Monster-in-Law and The Game of Their Lives.
He was cast as the romantic lead in the 2006 film Phat Girlz starring opposite Mo'Nique as her love interest.
He was cast in the recurring role of The Haitian on the NBC television series Heroes, playing a character who is an associate of Noah Bennet.
In an interview on The Post Show on G4, Jean-Louis stated that the Haitian was originally supposed to be from New Zealand, and that the character was going to be named "The Kiwi".
He stated that he auditioned three times for the role of D.L. Hawkins, a part which he did not get.
He played the character of "the Haitian" on the NBC television series Heroes from 2007 to 2010.
Jean-Louis received the key to Miami-Dade County on January 10, 2010 from Mayor Carlos Alvarez.
After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Jean-Louis went to Haiti to search for his elderly parents in Haiti the day after a powerful earthquake struck the nation.
Jean-Louis learned that a house he had grown up in collapsed, killing several of his relatives.
He is the founder of Hollywood Unites for Haiti, a non-profit charitable aid organization whose original mission was to provide sports and cultural education to underprivileged youth on the island.
The group mobilized for disaster relief after the magnitude-7 earthquake.
Jean-Louis has taken part in a series of campaigns for Haitian aid, such as singing in the "We Are The World" remake of the original for Haiti in February 2010 which aired during the start of the Olympic Games in Vancouver.
He played the title character in the 2012 French telefilm Toussaint Louverture.
Jimmy Jean-Louis was born in Pétion-Ville, near Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
He lived there until the age of twelve, when he moved to Paris with his family to pursue a modeling career.
After moving he experienced a culture shock because of the rural to city lifestyle change.
He enrolled in business courses, but quickly realized that his heart lay in performance, and studied at the Académie Internationale de la Danse.
His parents returned to Haiti, but Jean-Louis and his brother remained in Paris.
In 2013, it was announced that Jean-Louis had been cast in a recurring role in Arrow.
He portrayed "The Captain", an associate of Professor Ivo.
In 2015, he took on a supporting role in the British film, The Cursed Ones.
He had a recurring role on season one of Claws but was upgraded to a starring role in season 2.
In 2018, he was a jury member at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival and Angouleme Film Festival.
He also received the key to the city of North Miami on May 3, 2018 from Mayor Joseph Smith.
He is a patron of the BrandAID Project.
In 2019 he both produced and starred in 'Rattlesnakes', based on the stage play by Graham Farrow.
Jean-Louis and his wife Evelyn have three children.
He enjoys watching and playing soccer and is a member of an amateur soccer club Hollywood United F.C., a team consisting mostly of celebrities and former professionals.
He is fluent in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Haitian Creole.