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Heroes Star Says His Family Survived Haiti Quake
Posted on Fri Jan 15, 2010 08:33 AM PDT
Heroes actor Jimmy Jean-Louis, known as "The Haitian" on the show, told CNN yesterday he has finally spoken with his mother in Haiti.
- " got a phone call from my sister who said she was able to reach home," the Haitian native and "Heroes" cast member said. " So I picked up the phone and my mom answered. The first reaction from both of us was simply to cry."
The actor had been awaiting word from his family since a 7.0 earthquake hit the island nation on Tuesday. He now knows his immediate family was physically unharmed, but that they are sleeping outdoors after their home was rendered unsafe. He says they "have not stopped crying ever since the earthquake happened."
Jean-Louis was born in Petionville, Haiti and grew up without electricity or running water before moving to Paris when he was 12 to pursue modeling.
The actor is the founder of Hollywood Unites for Haiti, a charity whose mission is to provide sports and cultural education for youth on the island. Now, Jean-Louis says, the mission has changed -- the group is focused on providing aid to the country after this devastating natural disaster.
Jean-Louis is still waiting for news about members of his extended family. He praised the international aid effort underway: "I am very, very happy that there is unity. Only through unity will be be able to overcome catastrophe."
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Comments
i'm very happy for his good news.
this is such a terrible situation to be in; not knowing if your loved ones are dead or alive, or even worse- maybe pinned under a ton of concrete rubble.
He's lucky to have heard from his family. What a tragedy.