John Abraham
Profile
- Alias
- Abraham
- Age
- 53 years
- Birth Place
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- City
- Mumbai
- Occupation
- Actor, Producer
- Languages
- Hindi
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 79 kg
- Eye Color
- Black
- Hair Color
- Black
- Religion
- Christianity
- Education
- Abraham studied at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in Mumbai. He got his bach
- Spouse
- Priya Runchal
- Parents
- Abraham John, Firoza Irani
- Brothers
- Alan
- Sisters
- Susy Mathew
Summary
John was born in Mumbai to a Nasrani Malayali father and a Parsi mother. His father, Abraham John, is an architect from Aluva, Kerala; his mother is named Firoza Irani. Abraham's Parsi name is "Farhan" while his father being a Marthomite Syrian Christian named him "John". He has a sister Susy Mathew and younger brother, Alan. Abraham studied at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in Mumbai. He got his bachelor's degree in economics from Jai Hind College. John also received an MMS from Mumbai Educational Trust (MET) and pursued his MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies(NMIMS),Mumbai.
Biography
John Abraham started his modelling career appearing in the music video of the song "Surma" by Punjabi singer Jazzy B. He then joined a media firm Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd., which, however, closed because of financial problems. Later, he worked for Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner. In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to the Philippines for Manhunt International, where he won second place. Following this, he was signed by Carrie Models in Singapore and did some modelling there; he later modelled in Hong Kong, London and New York City. He also appeared in a number of commercial advertisements and in other music videos for singers including Pankaj Udhas, Hans Raj Hans and Babul Supriyo. To improve his acting skills, Abraham joined the Kishore Namit Kapoor acting laboratory and completed an acting course while juggling modelling assignments.
