Entertainment TV Boris Kodjoe Salutes 'Funny, Deep, Sexy AF' Wife Nicole Ari Parker at His Glitzy 50th Birthday Bash "My heart is full, I'm so grateful. I love 50!" Boris Kodjoe told PEOPLE following his milestone birthday bash with wife Nicole Ari Parker, their two kids and all of his close friends and family By Topher Gauk-Roger and Glenn Garner Glenn Garner Instagram Twitter Glenn Garner is a Writer/Reporter who works heavily with PEOPLE's Movies and TV verticals. Since graduating from Northern Arizona University with a dual major in journalism and photography, he got his professional start at OUT Magazine, The Advocate and Teen Vogue, and he's since consistently kept his finger on the pulse of the LGBTQ community. His first book The Guncle Guide was released in 2020 and was featured on Katie Couric's list of 100 recommended books of the year. People Editorial Guidelines Published on March 13, 2023 05:25 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Boris Kodjoe celebrated half a century with all his favorite people over the weekend. As the Station 19 star marked his 50th birthday with friends and family on Saturday at Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, he said his "heart is so full" and credited his "ridiculously amazing wife" Nicole Ari Parker for pushing him to mark the milestone with a celebration. "Nicole insisted that I celebrated my 50th with the people who have been loving me all the way here," Kodjoe said in a speech. "Meaning from 50 years ago, all the way here today." He continued: "Babe, thank you. I'm grateful for you on so many levels, you're just the most joyful, funny, deep, sexy AF person on the planet, you're my person. You're my person. And I love you so much for loving me all the way here." Arnold Turner/Getty Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe Recall Their 2005 'Storybook' German Wedding in 900-Year-Old Church Kodjoe and Parker, 52, tied the knot in 2005. In addition to his wife and their two kids Sophie, 18, and 16-year-old Nicolas, he noted his "whole family" was there to party with him. "Soph, Nico, I love you guys so much. You don't even know. Until you have kids, then you know," said the proud dad. Arnold Turner/Getty His Station 19 and Grey's Anatomy costars Jason George, Jay Hayden, Merle Dandridge and Debbie Allen were also in attendance for the festivities, as well as close celebrity pals Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade, Tina Knowles Lawson, Morris Chestnut and Taye Diggs. Also attending the bash was Samuel L. Jackson, Magic Johnson, Holly Robinson Peete, Cynthia Bailey, Gavin Rossdale and Gabourey Sidibe. Arnold Turner/Getty Station 19's Boris Kodjoe Shares the Most Romantic Dates He's Planned for Wife Nicole Ari Parker Following the festivities, Kodjoe told PEOPLE he was "still in a daze from all the love" from his friends and family who helped him celebrate the occasion. "I have no idea how Nicole managed to get my favorite people there from all over the world," he raved. "I haven't eaten so well, danced so hard and laughed so much in my life. I don't think anyone actually left. They might still be on the dance floor. My heart is full, I'm so grateful. I love 50!" Arnold Turner/Getty Parker also told PEOPLE it was "an extra special night" for her husband, after she invited his loved ones from his childhood in Germany, his family and friends from Ghana, his college pals from his days at Virginia Commonwealth University and "his entire crew from Los Angeles and beyond." "This is a chance for all of us to let him know how much we see him for the amazing human that he is and that we love him, support him and are here for him always," added Parker. RELATED VIDEO: Married for 16 Years! Watch Nicole Ari Parker & Boris Kodjoe Take PEOPLE's Couples Quiz Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Station 19 airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.