In the segregation-era film Green Book, Academy Award winner Mahershala ... you can't help but wonder, "Is that really him playing the piano?" The question is a credit to Ali's acting, since ...

winner Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”) how to play piano. Bowers recalls the actor’s commitment to authenticity and how other performers can convincingly portray a musician on camera.

If the film Green Book leaves you thinking that Mahershala Ali is a masterful jazz ... he could definitely get down and play.” “I’ve been playing the piano since I was 4, so I’m very ...

best original screenplay and best supporting actor for Mahershala Ali. In his acceptance speech, Ali thanked composer Kris Bowers for teaching him how to convincingly play piano like his ...

That legacy is at the heart of “Green Book,” the widely lauded film based on Shirley’s remarkable life and music, starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo ... unborn son to play piano, to the ...

Mahershala Ali’s latest film, “Swan Song,” is the first feature film to be produced by his production company, Know Wonder, and it marks his first leading role in a movie.

Marvel recruited Mahershala Ali a while back to play the hero Blade in an upcoming ... Who’s that guy? And one that can overcome everybody’s preconceived idea of who Blade is supposed to ...

wondering if you can do something beyond what you've done already," says the 'Moonlight' star. By Annie Howard “There was a lot there that I was concerned about,” Mahershala Ali told The ...

Before Mahershala ... can about it, because you just need to know how that’s going to inform and affect your work,” Ali says. “The dexterity and the focus and the precision that it takes to ...

Mahershala Ali’s next role could be another knockout. The two-time Academy Award winner has been cast as boxing legend Jack Johnson for HBO’s six-part limited series, titled “Unruly.” ...

From Moonlight to Luke Cage, we rank Mahershala Ali's best performances ... even if in a dysfunctional way, Ali is one of those rare actors who can play terrifying characters but still make ...

Here’s exactly how Mahershala ... to W Magazine, Ali said: “The goal, honestly, was not to learn how to play Chopin in three months. That’s not happening. But it was to give myself an opportunity to ...