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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.
Actor: Tears of the Sun. Jimmy Jean-Louis led a simple Life in the slums of Haiti until the age of 12, when he moved to Paris. Jimmy worked for 3 years in a musical theater in Spain "La Belle Époque" before embarking on a successful modeling career in France, Spain, Italy, South Africa and England.
- August 8, 1968
Haitian actor Jimmy Jean Louis discusses his new movie Toussaint Louverture and his time on the set of Heroes in an interview in Miami Florida. He talks abou...
Apr 23, 2013 · By Jean McGianni Celestin Toussaint Louverture is one the most iconic figures in modern history. He is as major and noteworthy to the Western World as any historical character has been to a nation and its people in the last hundred years. Born into slavery on a plantation in Saint-Domingue in 1743, he became the father of the Haitian Revolution, which catalyzed independence movements all ...
Actor: Tears of the Sun. Jimmy Jean-Louis led a simple Life in the slums of Haiti until the age of 12, when he moved to Paris. Jimmy worked for 3 years in a musical theater in Spain "La Belle Époque" before embarking on a successful modeling career in France, Spain, Italy, South Africa and England.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Pétion-Ville, Haiti
Apr 4, 2013 · The Haitian-born actor stars as the freedom-fighting revolutionary, whose military virtuosity led to the only successful slave revolt in the world. (Haiti famously won its independence from...
Apr 28, 2013 · Jean McGianni Celestin writes about the largely untold history surrounding Toussaint Louverture and interviews actor Jimmy Jean-Louis on his iconic role as the famous revolutionary. See excerpts here: