Barkhad Abdi Loved Working With Tom Hanks
Tuesday, December 17, 2013Barkhad was thrilled to act alongside Tom Hanks, aka, "that guy from 'Forrest Gump.'"
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Adam Scott Bombed On CONANConan usually forgets when his former late night guests bomb on his show, but Adam Scott’s particularly bad bit lives in his mind rent free.
Barkhad Abdi On The Ubiquity Of "I'm The Captain Now"From strangers to airplane pilots, Barkhad is surprised and delighted that people are still interested in his famous line from "Captain Phillips."
Barkhad Abdi On The Refugee CrisisBarkhad and his family were living in war-torn Yemen when they got their U.S. visas through the green card lottery — a program that Trump has said he wants to end.
Barkhad Abdi Grew Up On Jean-Claude Van Damme MoviesBarkhad was brought up on action movies starring the man he just said hello to backstage.
Barkhad Abdi On The Ubiquity Of "I'm The Captain Now"From strangers to airplane pilots, Barkhad is surprised and delighted that people are still interested in his famous line from "Captain Phillips."
Tom Hanks Soiled Himself In Fear In "Captain Phillips"When Somali pirates stormed the bridge of his boat, Tom was so genuinely scared he dropped a fearful deuce.
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