Mahershala Ali - 'Moonlight'

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Mahershala Ali - 'Moonlight'

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69 minutes

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Oct 15, 2016

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The 42-year-old, best known as Remy Danton on 'House of Cards,' reflects on his journey from athletic prodigy to poet to actor, his disastrous 'Game of Thrones' audition, the social significance of 'Luke Cage' and generating Oscar buzz for helping to bring to life "the most beautiful script I'd ever read."

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Oct 15, 2016

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