In case you haven’t already heard, Common is having a very good year, with project after project attachment, both in front of and behind the camera, for film and TV! Today’s news is just another announcement that adds a little more icing to his cake.
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The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) announced today that award-winning actor and artist, Common, has been selected as the 2016 celebrity ambassador. The ABFF will cele
Along with his award-winning music career, Common has garnered accolades in film, including his 2015 Academy Award, 2015 Critic’s Choice Award and the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for "Glory" from the film Selma, as well as the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Common has also appeared in American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Luv, Now You See Me andRun All Night. He is among Hollywood’s most sought after leading men, and can be seen in the upcoming films, Barbershop 3, John Wick 2 and Suicide Squad. Common initially gained wide public attention as one of hip-hop’s most poetic and respected lyricists. Over his illustrious music career, Common has recorded ten studio albums, which has earned him multiple Grammy Awards.
"I’m very grateful and honored to be the ambassador for the 20th anniversary of the ABFF. The ABFF celebrates and brings together the many different voices in Black film today and I’m proud to be a part of the conversation," says Common.
“There is no artist I respect and admire more than Common. He is immensely talented and has proven that an artist todaycan achieve the highest level of commercial success without compromising his conscience and responsibility to community. O
Sponsors of the 2016 American Black Film Festival to date are: HBO (Founding/Presenting), the Gre
