He took on a new last name after converting to Islam as a young adult. Now Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, the actor got his start as an actor on crime and mystery TV series in the 2000s. He went with yet ...

Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. “I wanted to take on my full name, which was sort of a crazy thing to do considering that we’re in Hollywood,” he tells Vanity Fair. By some industry miracle ...

Here’s what you need to know about Ali: 1. Mahershala is actually his nickname. “My birth name is Mahershalalhashbaz,” he told IndieWire at the Toronto Film Festival. “It’s from the ...

Ali was born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore and raised as a Christian in Oakland, California. “My mother is an ordained minister. I’m a Muslim. She didn’t do backflips when I called her to tell ...

Ali's full name is Mahershalalhashbaz, and in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel last month about the couple's baby name deliberations, he promised "something a little bit simpler for our child." ...

I changed my last name in 2000, and from 2001-2010 I was known professionally as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali." John Ottman — who earned an Oscar for his film editing work on “Bohemian Rhapsody ...

Over the last two decades, one of the most successful actors in Hollywood has been Mahershala Ali. Born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore (1974) in Oakland, California, he is one of the most prominent ...

He took on a new last name after converting to Islam as a young adult. Now Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, the actor got his start as an actor on crime and mystery TV series in the 2000s. He went with yet ...

Ali was born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore and raised as a Christian in Oakland, California. “My mother is an ordained minister. I’m a Muslim. She didn’t do backflips when I called her to tell ...

Though he's quickly becoming one of the most recognizable names in Hollywood, Best Supporting Actor winner Mahershala Ali wasn't always Mahershala Ali. Raised in Hayward, California, near Oakland ...