Jeffrey Wright on American Fiction, Basquiat and his friendship with David Bowie

Jeffrey Wright has transformed himself into many characters, from Jean-Michel Basquiat in the movie about the artist’s life, to a man suffering with PTSD in The Manchurian Candidate, to a conflicted programmer in Westworld. But his character in the new movie American Fiction is undergoing a more unwilling transformation. Jeffrey sits down with Tom Power to talk about the new film and his storied career.

00:00 - American Fiction
13:53 - Growing up
16:42 - Angels in America
20:49 - Basquiat
25:37 - David Bowie

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