Burton and Kirby retraced their own roots to learn the ancestral origins of their DNA, and the results were surprising (watch the video above). "75-percent of our DNA -- Malachi's and mine -- shows up ...
0000018f-87fb-dcea-afcf-cffbda930000 Malachi Kirby plays Kunta Kinte in the new 'Roots' mini-series, airing on History channel.; Credit: Courtesy History channel In 1977, ABC aired the mini-series ...
Malachi Kirby says it was literally a spiritual journey to take on the iconic role of Gambian warrior Kunta Kinte in the History Channel's daring remake of the 1977 mini-series, Roots. “On the set, I ...
Malachi Kirby and LeVar Burton stand side by side in the first photo released from the new miniseries remake of “Roots.” Based on Alex Haley’s 1976 book of the same name, the classic “Roots” follows ...
It’s a career-making performance for Kirby, the 26-year-old Brit who describes filming the miniseries as a spiritual experience. “For most of the stuff, I didn’t know how to prepare, so I prayed. I ...
When news that the A&E network was remaking Alex Haley’s Roots miniseries, surely some fans of the previous incarnation envisioned who would take over the lead role of Kunta Kinte that LeVar Burton ...
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Sports journalist Jason Whitlock likened the treatment of rapper Kanye West to Kunta Kinte in the 1970s miniseries 'Roots' in an interview Thursday with FOX News host Tucker Carlson. West sat down ...
NEW YORK — LeVar Burton was only a sophomore at the University of Southern California when he was cast as Roots' enslaved hero Kunta Kinte. Arriving on the series' Savannah, Ga., set in spring 1976, ...
"Thank you, Alex Haley for fulfilling the fullness of your destiny and sharing your family’s story with all of us," the actor says. By Ryan Parker Former Senior Reporter LeVar Burton on Saturday ...
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Malachi Kirby and LeVar Burton stand side by side in the first photo released from the new miniseries remake of “Roots.” Based on Alex Haley’s 1976 book of the same name, the classic “Roots” follows ...
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