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John Abraham (born December 17, 1972) is an Indian actor and model.

Biography:

John was born in Mumbai on December 17, 1972. 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 their respective parents. Abraham has one younger brother, Alan.

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 for Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner, while being the captain of Bombay's soccer team.

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.

In 2003, Abraham entered Bollywood with the controversial and successful movie Jism.