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Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali

Keynote Speaker: Academy Award-Winning Actor Known for "Moonlight" & "House of Cards;" First Muslim Actor To Win An Oscar

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Mahershala Ali Biography

Mahershala Ali is fast becoming one of the freshest and most in-demand faces in Hollywood with his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging background in film, television, and theater. He has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019, and in 2020, The New York Times ranked him among the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century.

After pursuing an MFA degree from New York University, Ali began his career as a regular on television series Crossing Jordan and Threat Matrix, before his breakthrough role as Richard Tyler in the science fiction series The 4400. His first major film role was in the David Fincher-directed fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He gained wider attention for supporting roles in the final two films of the original The Hunger Games film series, and in House of Cards, for which he received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Ali won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the drama Moonlight and as Don Shirley in the comedy-drama film Green Book. He is the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar, the first Black actor to win two Academy Awards in the same category, and the second Black actor to win multiple acting Oscars. Ali also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for executive producing We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest.

In 2019, he played a troubled police officer in the third season of the HBO anthology crime series True Detective and in 2020, he starred in the second season of the Hulu comedy-drama series Ramy. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for both performances. Ali has also played Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in the first season of the Netflix series Luke Cage, and voiced Aaron Davis in the animated films Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

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Mahershala Ali Videos

Mahershala Ali Breaks Down His Career | Vanity Fair
Mahershala Ali | Behind the Oscars Speech
Mahershala Ali wins Best Supporting Actor

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What topics does Mahershala Ali speak about?

Mahershala Ali is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Acting, Diversity, Faith & Religion, Television & Film, Black Heritage, Culture and Entertainment.

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Mahershala Ali is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Acting Speakers, Diversity and Faith & Religion. The estimated speaking fee range to book Mahershala Ali for live events is $200,000 and above. Please contact us for virtual event fees. Mahershala Ali can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Spike Lee, Olivia Colman and Viola Davis. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mahershala Ali for an upcoming event.

Mahershala Ali Videos

Mahershala Ali Breaks Down His Career | Vanity Fair
Mahershala Ali | Behind the Oscars Speech
Mahershala Ali wins Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali: Award Acceptance Speech | 25th Annual SAG Awards | TNT
Mahershala Ali - 2016 Commencement Address

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