Mahershala Ali Wiki, Biography, Age, Net Worth, Contact & Informations

Mahershala Ali
Wiki, Biography, Age, Net Worth, Contact & Informations

Here you can learn about Mahershala Ali’s career and private life facts, read the latest news, find all the awards he has won and watch photos and videos.

PERSONAL DATA OF MAHERSHALA ALI

Age: 47 years old
Height: 187 cm
Born in: Oakland, California, USA
Born on: 02/16/1974

Spouse: Amatus Sami-Karim (d. 2003)

BIOGRAPHY OF MAHERSHALA ALI

Born with the name of Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore and grew up in California in a small town near San Francisco, Ali enters Saint Mary’s College with a scholarship thanks to his sporting merits in basketball. The sports world does not particularly attract him and he decides to decide to act in parallel with his studies. He graduated in communication in 1996 and enrolled in a theater course at the California Shakespeare Theater. He spends another year on the West Coast getting a job at a radio station, then packs his bags for New York University where he attended the drama program, graduating in 2000.

A series of theatrical experiences in which he stands out help circulate his name. Throughout the 2000s he grows professionally in television roles, participating in series such as Crossing Jordan, CSI, 4400, Law & Order is Lie to Me. At the cinema, apart from a small independent film from 2003 called Making Revolution, made his debut in 2008 in a marginal role of The curious case of Benjamin Button. Mahershala Ali joins the cast of Predators of Nimród Antal, a new spin-off of the alien saga that is not particularly exciting.

The actor, however, is on the rise and, after an episode of Alcatraz, is hired for the role of Remy Danton in the now cult series House of Cards. Almost simultaneously he manages to conquer a character in the last two chapters of the saga of Hunger Games, The song of the revolt part 1 is part 2, which give a strong boost to its popularity. His agenda thickens with commitments starting with the film Free State of Jones with Matthew McConaughey, despite Ali take the time to participate in smaller projects that you believe like Kicks, presented at Tribeca Film Festival, very well received by critics but without a theatrical release.

2016 is his year. Mahershala Ali is among the protagonists of Moonlight, Golden Globe-winning film in the drama category e nominated for 8 Academy Awards 2017 including his nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Not only, Ali also plays in the secondary role of The right to count, nominated for 3 Academy Awards, and plays Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes in the series Marvel Luke Cage. In his future there is Alita: Battle Angel of Robert Rodriguez, film based on the manga series Yukito Kishiro.