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How tall is actor Riz Ahmed and where is he from?
RIZ Ahmed, 38, is the first Muslim actor to be nominated for an Oscar.
Ahmed is up for for Best Actor at the 93rd Academy Awards alongside several other talented contenders.
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How tall is actor Riz Ahmed?
English actor, musician, and activist Riz Ahmed is 5ft 8in.
He's best known for his roles in best known for roles in films such as Four Lions, Nightcrawler, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Jason Bourne, Shifty and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
As an actor, he has won one Emmy Award and was also nominated for a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, and three British Independent Film Awards.
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Where is he from?
Ahmed is British-Pakistani and was raised in Wembley, London.
His parents are of Muhajir background and moved to England from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, during the 1970s.
He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and later enrolled in London's Central School of Speech and Drama.
Once a rapper, he got into music in his early teens and went by alias Riz Mc.
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Inspired by hip hop and jungle music, Riz "cut his teeth on pirate radio and in battle-rap competitions, of which he won many," writes IMDB.
He was selected as a BBC Introducing artist in 2007, playing the Glastonbury Festival and the BBC Electric Proms.
Is Riz Ahmed nominated for an Oscar?
for his performance in the Sound of Metal.
Other nominated actors include:
- Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Anthony Hopkins – The Father
- Gary Oldman – Mank
- Steven Yeun – Minari
This year's winners will be announced at a delayed Oscars ceremony on Sunday April 25.
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They will be televised live on ABC, as well as in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
at the Oscars just seven months after his tragic death following his battle with cancer.
He is nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his character in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, where he appeared alongside Viola Davis.
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