Marriage and children
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 March 2005 at three days old. She is half Haitian and half Guyanese. Angelina was not named after their good friend, actress Angelina Jolie. He mentioned on his appearance on the Tyra Banks show that she was named Angelina simply for the fact that she was an angel.
Jean has been a resident of Saddle River, New Jersey, and South Orange, New Jersey.
More about Wyclef Jean (From Wikipedia)
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.
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 read more...
Marriage And Children
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 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 read more...
MAY 20th 2008: At the Gansevoort Hotel Wyclef Jean in partnership with the WFP and PADF launched TOGETHER FOR HAITI to address the hunger crisis in HAITI www.togetherforhaiti.org read more...