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Boris Kodjoe shares brief history of his Ghanaian lineage
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Boris Kodjoe shares brief history of his Ghanaian lineage

by  Aba Afful 1 min read

Hollywood star Boris Kodjoe has once again acknowledged his Ghanaian heritage in his latest social media post.

Boris Kodjoe shares brief history of his Ghanaian lineage

The actor, full named Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe shared a vintage picture on his Instagram page of his grandparents and their children.

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In the caption of the photo, Boris revealed that his grandmother at some point lost her sight from cataract left untreated.

“I never noticed she was blind because she would always comment on my clothes and what I was doing. Little did I know that while I was sitting on her lap her housekeeper was feeding her intel in her native dialect.”

Boris Kodjoe was born in Vienna, Austria, to Ursula, a German psychologist of partially Jewish descent, and Eric Kodjoe, a Ghanaian physician who is of an Nzema descent.

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Boris Kodjoe shares brief history of his Ghanaian lineage

He is now married to fellow Hollywood star Nicole and they have two children together.

The couple is hailed as one of the few in the industry who have been able to stand the test of Hollywood to remain married for nearly two decades.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Aba Afful (Copyeditor) Maame Aba serves as a copy editor at YEN.com.gh. She naturally enjoys working with words and has an eye for quality content. She has a keen interest in cyberspace and wants to see YEN.com.gh produce more impactful, thought-provoking, and error-free content. Aba has five years of experience as a content writer, blogger, author, and proofreader. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2017. She joined the team in 2021.

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