Talk:Mahershala Ali

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Basketball?

Since he played college basketball at St. Mary's, it would be nice to a have a module on the right that includes his general stats and a section about his basketball career.Aerternum8 (talk) 05:24, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I would do it, but I don't know how to get the module up. Here are some stats: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/mahershala-gilmore-1.html Aerternum8 (talk) 05:26, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation?

Much like the entry on Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, it would be great if someone posted an audio file with the correct pronunciation of Mr. Ali's name. --24.249.108.133 23:48, 8 June 2007 (UTC) When did he become an Ahmadi can a date be given?[reply]

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Requested move

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The result of the proposal was moved. --BDD (talk) 19:45, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mahershalalhashbaz Ali → Mahershala Ali – Shortened name is how he is credited in most every project and news article now. WP:COMMONNAME. Wikipedical (talk) 16:53, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Eric?

I can't find a citation to the claim that Ali's name was originally Eric, also this is contradicted by the text of the article. Can somebody fix this up one way or another?--Rxtreme (talk) 05:41, 27 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Muslim?

Respected Sunni scholars such as Hamza Yusuf, Faraz Rabbani, Yasir Qadhi, Zakir Naik, Timothy Winter and many others do not consider Ahmadis Muslim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.44.64.30 (talk) 23:26, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Acting

Ali acted in a number of stage productions before beginning his career in film and television. He performed in plays such as "Blues for an Alabama Sky", "The School for Scandal", "A Doll's House", "The Merchant of Venice", and "Secret Revenge". 1.^[1]

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^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0991810/bio

Born in Oakland

Every other source of info on the web says he was born in Oakland, including the actor himself. Why does Wiki say Hayward? Ref 4 is an interview where he directly says "born in Oakland, raised in Hayward". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.131.110.215 (talk) 01:55, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0991810/bio

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