Net Worth:
$8 million
About Boris Kodjoe
It has been reported that the total sum of Boris Kodjoe net worth is as high as 8 million dollars, and such sum makes him one of the richest people in show business. Boris Kodjoe has earned his net worth through his career as an actor. In addition to that, he has previously been working as a model, which has also added up to the total amount of Boris Kodjoe net worth. He was born in 1973 in Vienna, Austria. Boris Kodjoe was named as such by his parents who adored a Russian poet, Boris Pasternak. In 1996, Boris Kodjoe graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University from which he earned a degree in marketing. He was studying there as he received a tennis scholarship from it.
The first time he appeared on TV was when he appeared on one episode of the TV show called “The Steve Harvey Show”. Boris Kodjoe also appeared in “For Your Love”. After that, he appeared in a film called “Love & Basketball” which was released in 2000 and where he got the role of Jason.
In the same year, Boris Kodjoe got the role of Damon Carter on the TV show called “Soul Food”, which aired on Showtime network. The show was on air for four seasons. Thus, it has made his name more famous and also added up to the overall size of Boris Kodjoe net worth. In this show, Boris Kodjoe appeared in 27 episodes. For three years in a row, because of his appearances on “Soul Food”, Boris Kodjoe was nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
In 2004, he got a regular role on the show called “Second Time Around”. In 2010, he also appeared in “Undercovers”. In 2013, as himself, Boris Kodjoe appeared in the TV series called “Real Husbands of Hollywood”. In 2014, for his role in this one, he was awarded with the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Act in a Comedy Series.
Other films and TV productions which have made him more popular and also increased the total size of Boris Kodjoe net worth include “Brown Sugar”, “Resident Evil: Afterlife”, “Second Time Around”, “Members Only”, “The Gospel”, “Franklin & Bash”, “Nip/Tuck” and “Surrogates”. In 2002, his name was included in the list of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World compiled by People magazine. Thus, overall, he has become a quite well known man, thanks to his acting career.
