What is Mahershala Ali?
[[File:Mahershala Ali (29953410761).jpg|thumb|Ali in September 2016]] '''Mahershala Ali''' (born '''Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore'''; February 16, 1974) is an [[Americans|American]] actor and rapper. He is best known for his roles in ''[[The 4400]]'' (2004&ndash;2007), ''[[Predators (movie)|Predators]]'' (2010), ''[[House of Cards (U.S. TV series)|House of Cards]]'' (2013–2016), ''[[The Hunger Games trilogy|The Hunger Games: Mockingjay'' – Part 1]]'' (2014) and ''Part 2'' (2015), ''[[Moonlight (2016 movie)|Moonlight]]'' (2016) and ''[[Green Book (movie)|Green Book]]'' (2018). He has won two [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor]] for ''Moonlight'' and ''Green Book''. He was the first [[Muslim]] actor to win an Oscar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/oscars/oscars-2017-mahershala-ali-becomes-first-muslim-actor-to-win-an-oscar-20170227-gumngk.html|title=Oscars 2017: Mahershala Ali becomes first Muslim actor to win an Oscar|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|first=Samantha|last=Schmidt|date=February 28, 2017|access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref> Ali was born in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[California]]. He is the son of Willicia and Phillip Gilmore. He grew up in [[Hayward, California]]. He is an [[Ahmadiyya|Ahmadi Muslim]]. He is married to Amatus Sami-Karim. They have a daughter, Bari Najma (born February 22, 2017).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.classichitsandoldies.com/v2/79567/|title=Mahershala Ali welcomes baby daughter ahead of Oscar ceremony|work=Sanford NC Radio|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=February 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227133513/http://www.classichitsandoldies.com/v2/79567/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|991810}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Mahershala}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actors from Oakland, California]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American Muslims