Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali

  • Born: 1974-2-16
  • Birthplace: Oakland, California, U.S.
  • Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: Saint Mary's University, New York University
  • Representative Works: Moonlight, Green Book, Alita: Battle Angel
    • Mahershala Ali (Mahershala Ali), born on February 16, 1974 in California, USA, is an American actor. He graduated from St. Mary's University and received a master's degree in acting from New York University .
    In his early years, he was a basketball player in a college team. In 1999, he participated in the crime TV series " Law & Order: Special Victims Unit " [1]  . In 2002, he participated in the crime TV series "Spiritual Detective". In 2004, he participated in the science fiction TV series " The 4400 " [1]  . In 2008, he participated in the feature film " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " [2]  . In 2010, he participated in the science fiction movie " Predator " [1]  . In 2013, starred in the political TV series " House of Cards ". In 2014, he participated in the science fiction film " The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1 " [1]  . In 2015, he participated in the science fiction film " Mockingjay-Part 2 " [1]  . In 2016, starred in the feature film " The Free State of Jones ".
    In 2017, with the feature film " Moonlight ", he won The 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Award [3]  and The 89th Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Award [1]  . In 2018, starred in the sci-fi cartoon " Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ". In 2019, with the feature film " Green Book ", he won the 76th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actor in Film [4]  , The 91st Annual Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor [5-6]  ; February, In the science fiction film " Alita: Battle Angel ", he played the black market businessman Victor [7]  .

    Early Experience

    February 16, 1974, Mahershala Ali was born in Oakland, California, a child fascinated by the sport, at the age of 16 to an average of 14.2 points won the first NCAA college basketball scholarship level (highest sports scholarship) to enter St. Mary's University , and This played for four seasons as a team guard   .
    Ali fell in love with acting in college drama activities. After graduating from college, he went to New York University to study for a master's degree in acting   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1999, he participated in the crime TV series " Law & Order: Special Victims Unit " directed by Guy Norman Bee  . In 2000, received a master's degree in acting from New York University   ; on September 24, the crime TV series " Crossing Jordan " in which he participated was premiered in the United States, and Ali played the role of black doctor Trey Sanders in the play; October 6, participated in The crime TV series " CSI--Crime Scene Investigation Season " premiered in the United States, which was co-directed by Ann Donach and Anthony Zuiker .
    In 2002, he participated in the crime TV series "Spiritual Detective" directed by Rick Lamarck. In 2003, he co-starred in the crime drama "Threat Matrix" with James Denton and Kelly Rutherford . On July 11, 2004, the sci-fi TV series " The 4400 " directed by Rene Echevari premiered in the United States, in which Ali played Richard Taylor with super powers   .
    On December 25, 2008, the feature film " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " directed by Davey and Finch was released in the United States. Ali played the role of Tizzy, Benjamin Button's kind-hearted adoptive father, who grew up against his age in the nursing home . In 2009, he participated in the criminal investigation TV series " Lie to me " directed by Robert Schwentke ; on February 27, the feature film " Crossing Over " was released in the United States, which was directed by Wayne Kramer .  
    On April 11, 2010, he played the role of King Anthony in the disaster TV series "Aftermath"; on July 9, the sci-fi movie " Predator " he participated in was released in the United States, which was directed by Shane Black   ; In the same year, starred in the thriller " Marks of Death ". On July 11, 2011, the science fiction film " Alphas " directed by Nick Cops was released in theaters. Ali played the role of AlphasNathan Cley with superpowers in the film   .
    In 2012, he participated in the feature film " The Place Beyond the Pines " directed by Derek Cianfrance . On February 1, 2013, the starring TV series " House of Cards " premiered in the United States. Ali played the role of politician Remy Denton as the spokesperson for Raymond Tusk; in the same year, the starring role was played by John Say The thriller "For the Sisters" directed by Georges .    
    On January 12, 2014, the TV series " TRUE DETECTIVE " directed by Cary Jôji Fukunaga premiered in the United States ; on February 8, the sci-fi film " The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1 ", which Ali played in the film 13 people responsible for the safety zone Boggs ; the same year, starred in short film "supreme power"; April 27, to participate in TV talk show "John Oliver last week tonight show." On September 8, 2015, he participated in the TV talk show " The Late Show with Stephen Colbert "; on November 20, the sci-fi film " Mockingjay-Part 2 " was released in China .   
    In 2016, he starred in the adventure film " Kicks " directed by Justin Tipping ; on June 24, the feature film " The Free State of Jones " directed by Gary Ross was released, in which Ali played Moses, the leader of black slaves; September 30 , The TV series " Luke Cage " in which he participated was released ; on October 21, the drama " Moonlight " directed by Barry Jenkins was released. Ali played the drug dealer Juan who became friends with Chiron in the film; in the same year, he participated in the drama " Moonlight ". Hidden Figures " .  
    In January 2017, he won The 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Award with the feature film "Moonlight"   ; on January 22, the feature film " Roxanne, Roxanne " was released; in the same year, he appeared in the TV series " Comrade Detective " ; On February 27th, with the feature film "Moonlight" won The 89th Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Award   . In September 2018, in the drama " Green Book " released in the drama " Green Book " played an extraordinary conversational classical music pianist Tang; on December 21, the science fiction cartoon " Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse " was released in China, Ali is in The film plays the uncle of Spider-Man Miles in the ultimate universe.
    In January 2019, he won the 76th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his feature film "Green Book"   ; on January 13, the TV series "TRUE DETECTIVE Season 3" was premiered in the United States; On February 25th, he won the Best Supporting Actor in The 91st Annual Academy Awards again with "Green Book"   ; in the same month, he played the black market businessman Victor in the science fiction film " Alita: Battle Angel " released   .
    In February 2020, he will star in the original innovative film "Swan Song" (temporary translation) of Apple TV+, and is also one of the producers of the film. 

    Personal Life

    Mahershala Ali’s parents divorced when he was 3 years old. Ali lived with his mother. His father had won a dance championship on a TV show. Since then, he moved to New York and has a career on Broadway. Ali will meet with his father every summer vacation and have a lot of exposure to movies and musicals. His father passed away when Mahershala Ali was 20 years old   .
    Mahershala Ali’s wife is Amatus-Sami Karim   . In 2017, Mahershala Ali’s daughter was born   .

    Character Evaluation

    The characters created by Mahershala Ali can be described as various classics   . He is very confident in his performance span and the right role   . Under the aura of him and the "Green Book", other competitors are slightly inferior   . He interprets the elegance and isolation of a pianist. It's so vivid, every frame is a drama   . Comprehensive review of World Wide Web, )
    Mahershala Ali has always had good athletic talent   . He can play the piano in movies and basketball off the screen   . Although Ali is a supporting role in many film and television dramas, he still can't stop his brilliance. His acting skills are superb. Delicate   , the roles played spans a wide range, and there is almost no similarity in personality and identity   .
    Extended Reading

    Crossing Over reviews

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      The Illegal Immigrant Edition of "Crash"

      Time: 21:00, April 8, 2009
      Venue: AMC Forum22 Theater
      Time: Crossing Over in the third week of the drawing

      This film will easily remind people of the 2006 Oscar-winning film "Crash" - a stellar drama, multi-threaded narrative , two or more storylines always collide at the climax of dramatic...

    • Bertha 2022-03-24 08:01:05

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      The movie "Crossing the Border", at the time, I knew it was good-looking after reading the introduction, but I didn't expect it to be better than I guessed. One thing about American movies is that even if they make award-winning or deeply meaningful films, they can be very attractive, which are...

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    • Enola 2022-03-24 09:03:54

      I have always disliked movies composed of multiple short stories. It seems that the meaning of the feature film itself has been lost, and the theme of immigration has not been dug deeply. It is more like an American narcissistic movie.

    • Reagan 2022-03-27 09:01:23

      This one is good, the Forbers are so nice, and the Riley Ota line is the best

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    • [in order to convince the immigration adjudicator that he is entitled to receive Green Card, Gavin is requested to demonstrate his familiarity with the Jewish religion by reciting "Kaddish" prayer - a Jewish prayer, most of it Aramic. Since the atheist Gavin has little knowledge of Jewish religion, he recites instead a mishmash of prayers, blessings, hymns and non-religious songs in Hebrew]

      Gavin Kossef: Baruch ata, Adonay, melech haolam...

      [= Blessed are you, Lord, King of the universe]

      Gavin Kossef: Hevenu shalom alechem...

      [= We brought you peace]

      Gavin Kossef: Bore pri hagafen...

      [= Who creates the fruit of the vine]

      Gavin Kossef: Vetzivanu lehadlik ner shel shabat...

      [= And commanded us to light a candle of Sabbath]

      Gavin Kossef: Melech haolam...

      [= King of the universe]

      Gavin Kossef: Hevenu shalom alechem...

      [= We brought you peace]

      Gavin Kossef: Adon olam asher malach...

      [= Eternal Master, who reigned supreme]

      Gavin Kossef: A-a-a-men.

    • [first lines]

      Max Brogan: What do you want me to do?

      San Pedro ICE Processing Agent: Look, it's not my problem.

      Max Brogan: All I'm asking, Stevens, is did the old man get seen to? He was sweating and shaking when I put him on the bus. He said his arm felt numb.

      San Pedro ICE Processing Agent: Jesus Christ, Brogan, everything is a humanitarian crisis with you. You've signed off on more orders of recognizance than the rest of your unit combined.

      Max Brogan: Don't give me that shit. The man's about to have a goddamn heart attack. I want him seen to.

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