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Idris Elba. Actor: Beasts of No Nation. An only child, Idrissa Akuna Elba was born and raised in London, England. His father, Winston, is from Sierra Leone and worked at Ford Dagenham; his mother, Eve, is from Ghana and had a clerical duty.
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Apr 26, 2024 · Early Life and Career. Idrissa Akuna Elba was born on September 6, 1972, in the Hackney section of East London, England. An only child of Sierra Leonean and Ghanaian descent,...
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Aug 15, 2023 · Elba was originally considered for the role of Avon Barksdale, the head of one of Baltimore's most powerful drug-dealing operations, but producers decided he was a better fit for Bell,...
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- "Idris" is not Idris Elba's full name. Like many actors before him, Elba made a slight tweak to his birth name when choosing his professional moniker.
- Idris Elba is also a musician—and a very successful one. Besides being an actor, Elba is a successful DJ who formerly went by the name DJ Big Driis. Elba became interested in music as a child and began to work as a DJ at weddings and other events as a teenager, then continued picking up gigs when he moved to New York City in the 1990s.
- Idris Elba is one of Hollywood's highest-grossing actors. Though Elba has been choosy with his roles, and has regularly gravitated toward smaller, personal films, he currently holds the 20th spot on the list of actors whose films have grossed the most amount of cash.
- Idris Elba has appeared in several music videos. Given Elba's love of music, it isn’t entirely surprising that he has acted in a few music videos, including projects for Fat Joe and Giggs.
Mar 12, 2019 · Call him by his real name, but the actor's side hustle sees a renaissance on Netflix Friday in “Turn Up Charlie,” a new comedy series that borrows heavily from Elba’s early days, when DJ-ing was...
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Dec 8, 2022 · Idris Elba was born in Hackney in London, England, where he lived with his parents. He didn't start out life wanting to become an actor, and he held several jobs before getting to that...
Jun 27, 2019 · From prestige TV to tentpole franchises to the Coachella DJ tent, the British actor is a poster boy for 21st-century fame: multidisciplinary, omnipresent, engaging.
