Yahya Abdul Mateen II Shares His Most Important Audition Tip In The Envelope: The Actors Podcast
If youre an auditioning actor, Yahya AbdulMateen II has a strange but effective tip for you: wear mismatched socks. It takes the pressure off of trying to be perfect, says the Emmywinning star, who has many other practical tips for his peers. The former architects rigorously methodical approach to both his career and craft is proof that theres no one path to success in the entertainment industry. Read his 2016 cover story here: Born in New Orleans, raised in the Bay Area, and studied at UC Berkeley and the Yale School of Drama, Yahya broke into the biz just after graduate school on the Netflix series, TheGetDown. His roles since have run the gamut from musicals like, TheGreatestShowman to action hits, Aquaman and, Watchmen, and hell next star in the upcoming sequels to the Matrix franchise and Candyman. Yahya is currently SAG Awardnominated as part of the cast of Aaron Sorkins Netflix film, TrialoftheChicago7, in which he plays reallife activist Bobby Seale. This e
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