| Profile | |
| Birth name | Neluset Wyclef Jean |
| Also known as | Wyclef |
| Born | October 17, 1972 (1972-10-17) (age 36) Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti |
| Origin | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, reggae, kompa, R&B, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, producer, actor |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano, drums |
| Years active | 1987 "present |
| Label(s) | Ruffhouse, Columbia, J, Koch |
| Associated acts | Fugees, Akon |
| Website | www.wyclef.com |
Born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, he was named Wyclef Jean by his foster father, a pastor who re-named him after John Wycliffe. He moved with his family to Brooklyn, New York when he was nine, then to northern New Jersey.
Read more...In 1994 he married Haitian-American fashion designer Marie Claudinette Pierre-Jean. Pierre-Jean is a former pre-med student at Montclair State University, New Jersey turned fashion designer. Named after Haitian beauty queen Claudinette Fouchard, Pierre-Jean launched her design collection "Fusha".
The couple have one daughter, Angelina Claudinelle, whom they adopted from the United States in Read more...
Wyclef Jean (IPA: /ˈwajklɛf ˈʒɑn/) born Nelust Wyclef Jean on October 17, 1972) is a Haitian American musician, actor, producer and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees.
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