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In the segregation-era film Green Book, Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali stars as Dr. Don Shirley, a real-life world-class black pianist. In several scenes, with the grace that Ali always seems ...
“Green Book” was hailed as an irresistible crowd ... Farrelly was who was going to play Shirley. “When Pete said Mahershala Ali, I said, ‘Well you can’t do better than that ...
Mahershala Ali has apologized to the family of his “Green Book” character. The actor, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in the film, reached out to the family of his character ...
Mahershala Ali offered a private apology to relatives of Dr. Donald Waldridge Shirley, the musical genius Ali portrays in “Green Book,” after the family members criticized the film as being a ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mahershala Ali’s life changed in ... Many believe he’s in line for another Oscar. Ali grants “Green Book” is a portrait of race in America unlike one by Jenkins or ...
Mahershala Ali talks to THR about the impact 'Green Book' will have on audiences and what he's looking forward to at this year's Oscars. By Lexy Perez Associate Editor It’s moments like this ...
The Oscar-winning actor has a music project specifically tied to the film. Mahershala Ali is hitting the big screen in another powerhouse performance, this time as a classical pianist in "Green Book.
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So for those of you who don’t get why we’re applauding Mahershala Ali, while giving the rest of his Green Book crew the side-eye, below is a list of five things the whole undertaking got wrong.
Before Mahershala Ali read the script for 'Green Book,' he had never heard of Don Shirley, the classical/jazz pianist he portrays in the film. But now, a part of Shirley lives within him.
“I’m just trying to find a balance, man,” says Mahershala Ali, actor, husband, father and star of the new movie Green Book, as he strolls through the parking lot of the Griffith ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mahershala Ali's life changed in more ... guide for African-Americans in the Jim Crow South). Ali grants "Green Book" is a portrait of race in America unlike one by Jenkins ...