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Rookie Mpls. Actor Now An Oscar Contender In ‘Captain Phillips’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A rookie actor from the Twin Cities — who is relatively unknown right now — is about to become very famous starting next week. Barkhad Abdi was chosen as a lead actor in the...
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Local Actor Talks About Role In ‘Capt. Phillips’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A newly discovered actor from Minneapolis is already getting some Oscar buzz, even though his movie hasn’t opened in local theaters yet. Captain Phillips tells the true-life story...
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MN Actors Bask In Glow Of ‘Captain Phillips’ Premiere
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Barkhad Abdi and three other amateur Somali actors from Minnesota learned they had won major roles in a new Tom Hanks movie, they tore off their clothes and jumped into the...
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Movie Blog: Tom Hanks Grounds ‘Captain Phillips’
There is a refrain, almost a mantra shared between the two leads in Paul Greengrass’s (United 93) new docudrama Captain Phillips, which depicts the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, the first U.S....
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Minn. To Host ‘Captain Phillips’ Red Carpet Event
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Some of the Minnesota Somali actors who made their debut in “Captain Phillips” will appear at a red-carpet screening of the movie in St. Paul. Minnesota Women in Film and...
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12-6-13 The Rash Report On The Morning News With Dave Lee
Listen for John Rash, Friday’s at 8:22 on WCCO http://cbsminnesota.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/12-6-rash-report.mp3
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MN Actor Gets Golden Globe Nod For ‘Phillips’
(credit: Columbia Pictures) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Somali actor from Minnesota who made his acting debut in the Tom Hanks’ movie “Captain Phillips” has received a Golden Globes supporting actor...
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Barkhad Abdi, Bill Pohlad Nominated For Oscars
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (WCCO/AP) — Minnesota was once again well represented when the 86th annual Academy Award nominations were announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts...
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Barkhad Abdi Wins British Academy Award
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Barkhad Abdi, the Somali immigrant who was a Twin Cities limo driver before playing a pirate in “Captain Phillips,” won an award at the British Academy Awards over the weekend....
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Movie Blog: Your 2014 Oscar Pool Cheat Sheet
It’s not exactly the mirror opposite of the situation we had last year at the Academy Awards, but most pundits seem to agree that whereas last year’s best picture frontrunner Argo left the best...
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Amateur Minnesota Somali Actor Up For Oscar
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Somali actor from Minnesota is up for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar Sunday night for his screen debut in “Captain Philips.” Barkhad Abdi plays the ringleader of a band of Somali...
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Report: Actor Barkhad Abdi Is ‘Dead Broke’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It hasn’t been a great week for former Minneapolis cab driver turned movie star Barkhad Abdi. First he lost the Academy Award, and now a new report says Abdi is “dead broke.”...
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MNsure Making Big Enrollment Push Ahead Of Deadline
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The new federal health care law says everyone must be signed up by midnight Monday, or face a penalty. In Minnesota, MNsure is moving quickly to enroll as many people as possible...
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