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5 min readThe actor Colman Domingo was at the gym when his agent called to tell him he hadn't gotten a role he desperately needed. The producers loved him, she said, but a researcher had pointed out that most maître d’s and hosts in 1920s Atlantic City were light-skinned. Domingo yelled into the phone: “They knew what I look like before I got there.” He was ready to leave acting. Then a friend insisted he meet with a manager. Domingo showed up with his arms folded, as begrudging as possible. Within six months, he had booked Fear of the Walking Dead — a steady job that gave him a new footing, a directing credit, and a producing credit. That story, told on Fresh Air Weekend, captures the pivot point in a career that has since brought Domingo two Emmy nominations this year, back-to-back Oscar nominations for Rustin and Sing Sing, and a week-long stint hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Two very different Emmy-nominated roles
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- 2 (00:20) **Introduction to Colman Domingo** - Tanya Mosley introduces Domingo's two Emmy nominations for *The Four Seasons* (Netflix) and *Euphoria* (HBO)
- 3 (04:05) **Domingo on Hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live** - He explains his approach to guest-hosting the late-night show
- 4 (05:21) **The Four Seasons and Danny's Character** - Discussion of the Netflix comedy about three couples vacationing together for decades
- 5 (07:42) **Domingo on Playing Danny** - He describes the character as an "altered universe me" and discusses working with comedy veterans
- 6 (10:42) **Directing While Acting** - Domingo describes his ability to direct and act simultaneously, even crying in a scene while directing another actor
- 7 (13:58) **Break and Transition to Sing Sing** - Brief break, then Domingo discusses his Oscar-nominated role in *Sing Sing*
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Award-winning writer Leïla Slimani grew up in Morocco, where women were second-class citizens, but inside her home and with her family, she was free to speak her mind. Her mother, a doctor, pushed her to go to France to study. Slimani spoke with Terry Gross about her trilogy of novels inspired by her own French-Moroccan roots.
Rock critic Ken Tucker looks back on the soundtrack of the 1976 film Sparkle, sung by Aretha Franklin.
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