John Abraham (actor)

John Abraham (born December 17, 1973) is an Indian actor and model.

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December 17 - 1973 - India - Actor - Model

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John is born in Mumbai on December 17 1973. His father is a Malayalee Christian architect, born in Aluva, Kerala, while his mother is Parsi and was a basketball teacher. Both of them eloped because of their religious differences and Abraham's birth mended his parents strained relationship with the grandparents. Abraham has one younger brother Alan.

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Mumbai - December 17 - 1973 - Malayalee - Christian - Kerala - Parsi

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Abraham first went to Bombay Scottish School and later to Jai Hind College, where he held the position of captain in the soccer team. After earning a MBA in marketing, he worked post-grad for Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner, while being captain of Bombay's soccer team.

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Bombay Scottish School - Jai Hind College - MBA - Enterprises-Nexus - Bombay's

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In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to Singapore for Manhunt International, where he won a second place. He did Provogue ads and became India's best paid supermodel.

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1999 - Gladrags Manhunt Contest - Singapore - Manhunt International - Provogue - India

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In 2003, Abraham entered Bollywood with the controversial and successful movie Jism. He recently featured in the Indian PETA campaign. Currently, John Abraham is dating actress and fellow model Bipasha Basu.

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2003 - Bollywood - Jism - PETA - Bipasha Basu

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