Michael Jai White on Ditching Your Hollywood Heroes and Other Lessons from a Career in Entertainment
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AUGUST 3, 2021
Michael Jai White has lived many lives before getting his shot on the big screen. Born in Brooklyn, New York, raised in Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut, Jai White was on his own at 14. He acted as a hobby, but became a teacher. He was about to train as a police officer when he landed a lead role in a Broadway adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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