The new issue of Upscale Magazine features German-Ghanaian actor Boris Kodjoe on the cover. Boris who grew up in Germany talks about the hurdles he overcame, learning English and entering the American entertainment industry. In an interview with the magazine he says:
“If I started worrying about how people perceive me, I would be mad about people not realizing that I couldn’t even speak English when I first came here. People always give so much props to English actors that do an American accent convincingly. I had to learn how to walk and talk and move around so I could be accepted as somebody who plays African-American roles. There’s not one other German actor who has established himself as playing American characters. I’m proud of that. I use it as encouragement to myself that I don’t have to put limitations on where I wanna go.”
Boris is the lead actor in the new movie “Addicted” which is based on the best-selling novel by erotica writer, Zane, Kodjoe plays successful husband to actress Sharon Leal’s character. In the cover story.
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