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Mahershala Ali (/ m ə ˈ h ɜːr ʃ ə l ə / mə-HUR-shə-lə; [1] born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore on February 16, 1974) is an American actor. He has received multiple accolades , including two Academy Awards , a British Academy Film Award , a Golden Globe Award , and a Primetime Emmy Award .
Ali received critical acclaim and won Academy Awards and SAG Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his performances as a drug dealer in the drama Moonlight (2016) and as Don Shirley in the biographical comedy-drama Green Book (2018), as well as a BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for the latter.
Green Book is a 2018 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Farrelly.Starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, the film is inspired by the true story of a 1962 tour of the Deep South by African American pianist Don Shirley and Italian American bouncer and later actor Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga, who served as Shirley's driver and bodyguard.
Any director would love to land Mahershala Ali for their film. Now imagine getting the two-time Oscar-winner for your first feature. That’s what happened to Daniel Klein in 2000 when he hired ...
Mahershala Ali recently told Entertainment Weekly that he is feeling optimistic about his upcoming Marvel movie “Blade,” in which he will star as the comic book vampire hunter. The film, which ...
Mahershala Ali discussed what it was like to play his clone in "Swan Song" during a recent appearance on "Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist." Actor Mahershala Ali talks the terrifying act of ...
Mahershala Ali. Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes (portrayed by Mahershala Ali) is the owner of the Harlem's Paradise nightclub and the cousin of Mariah Dillard, who deals in illegal operations. [13] [14] [15] He is later killed by an enraged Mariah who first framed Luke Cage for the murder and later shifted it to Diamondback.
Mahershala Ali's win for 'Moonlight' in the Best Supporting Actor category at the 2017 Oscars brought about a major 'first' for The Academy.