Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore

American actor Mahershala Ali began acting in films in the early 2000s, but fame came to him more than 10 years later with a role in the TV series House of Cards. And soon he was already standing on the stage of the Dolby Theater and gave a touching speech of gratitude under the flashlights, clutching the coveted Oscar statuette, awarded for Best Supporting Actor in the drama Moonlight. Ali became the first Muslim to receive an acting Oscar.

Mahershalalhashbaz (actor's full name) Gilmore was born on February 16, 1974 in Oakland, California. His mother was a Baptist minister, a mission she inherited from her mother. Father is an actor, after the divorce he worked in New York.

The boy grew up with his mother in the Californian town of Hayward and was brought up in a strict religious family. He was even named after one of the sons of the prophet Isaiah. When her son was 9 or 10 years old, Ali's mother remarried, but even with the salary of her stepfather and the woman's part-time job as a hairdresser, the family struggled to survive. And when their stepfather was fired, the household members lived in dire need for several years. The actor recalls his childhood as follows:

Then Mahershala found salvation in sports, began to play basketball and achieved great success, both due to his height - 187 cm, and due to his abilities. Ali won a basketball scholarship at St. Mary's College in 1992, but during his studies he became disillusioned with sports, began to write poetry, engage in creativity, and once his father's acting genes took over. At the request of the teacher, the young man performed a role in the educational play "Spunk" based on the play by George Wolfe.

After earning a degree in mass media, Ali spent the summer of 1996 as an intern at the California Shakespeare Festival. Then he started working for "The Gavin Report", a magazine about new recordings, but decided to develop as an actor. In 1997, he successfully auditioned for the New York University acting program.

Here he met his future wife, partly thanks to whom he experienced a spiritual transformation and changed his religion, becoming an adherent of Islam. The guy changed his last name Gilmore to Muslim - Ali and began a new chapter in his biography.

Ali graduated from university in 2000, and already in September 2001 plays the role of Dr. Trey Sanders in the first season of the prime-time TV series "Investigation Jordan". Initial success, however, has been variable. Mahershala was later interrupted by minor roles in the projects "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "New York Police", etc.

In 2003, the film "The Revolutionary" was released - Ali's debut in full meter, and even in the lead role. He began filming in this picture, while still in his final years of university.

In the same year, the actor began acting in the TV series "The Matrix: Threat", and after the end of the season he leaves for the popular project "4400". This sci-fi drama is about the investigation of a secret group of 4,400 people abducted by aliens. Ali played one of the participants in the experiments, former pilot Richard Taylor, and stayed on the project for 3 seasons, until 2007.

The actor's dramatic talent was spoken about after the premiere of the Oscar-winning film "The Mysterious Story of Benjamin Button" (2008), in which Mahershala played Tizzy Wizer, the mentor of the protagonist Benjamin (Brad Pitt), his first teacher and friend. The film won 10 Oscar nominations, as well as BAFTA, Golden Globe, Saturn and other awards. From that moment Ali goes into the category of in-demand Hollywood actors.

In 2010, the artist starred in the sci-fi action movie Predators, playing Mombasa, a suicide soldier in a merciless war between earthlings and aliens. A new major film project appears in the actor's filmography in 2012. This is the crime drama "The Place Beyond the Pines", in which the actor plays the beloved of the main character, Ramina (Eva Mendes). The film has a brilliant cast: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Dane DeHaan.

From 2013 to 2016, Ali is engaged in the series "House of Cards", filmed in the genre of political thriller. Mahershala got the role of Remy Danton, an adviser to the presidential administration. The series, which starred such stars as Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, went on TV for 6 seasons with great success.

The following works were no less high-profile: both parts of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, in which Ali played the role of Colonel Boggs, became the highest-grossing projects of 2014-2015.

2016 is a year of great luck for the actor. He was marked by an Emmy nomination for his role in "House of Cards", as well as the release of the movie "Moonlight", which caused a flurry of positive criticism. For his touching portrayal of the drug dealer Juan, who becomes the de facto father of a lonely boy in the criminal Miami district, Ali won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, making history as the first Muslim actor to receive an honorary award.

In 2018, Mahershala delights his fans with two striking main roles - in the comedy Green Book (jazz pianist Don Shirley) and the fantastic action movie Alita: Battle Angel (Vector).

Mahershala Ali met his future wife while studying at New York University. Amathus Sami-Karim is also an actress, originally from Chicago. She is a Muslim, her father is a mosque minister.

The actors did not advertise their relationship and personal life, they lived in a civil marriage for a long time. In 2013, they officially became husband and wife. On February 22, 2017, Ali became a father - he had a daughter, Bari Najma Ali.

Now the actor is preparing for the release of the third season of the popular crime series "True Detective". Ali's hero, Detective Wayne Hayes, and his partner Roland West (Stephen Dorff) have been investigating the mysterious disappearances of children in the Ozark, Missouri for many years.

In previous seasons, stars such as Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have starred. Season 3 kicks off in 2019.

2001 - Jordan Investigation 2002 - NYPD 2003 - Revolutionary 2004 - 4400 2008 - The Curious Story of Benjamin Button 2009 - Lie to Me 2010 - Predators 2012 - The Place Beyond the Pines 2013 - "House of Cards" 2014 - "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" 2016 - "Moonlight" 2018 - "Green Book" 2019 - "True Detective"

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