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“When you graduate is when you start to find yourself looking at the information in the audition breakdown and it says tall black African - or African-American built such and such. And you start seeing these character descriptions and seeing that, oh, you're only going in for the ones that are described as your look.”

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Mahershala Ali, born on February 16, 1974, is an accomplished actor from the United States. Known for his exceptional performances in both film and television, Ali gained widespread recognition and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in 'Moonlight' and 'Green Book'. more

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