The comedian tells us that it was very difficult to find an actor of Chinese origin for its own Netflix-show Master Of None . He had the character even almost turned into a woman, but found a week before the shooting started going the actor Kelvin Yu on YouTube.
Ansari pointed out that in 2013 only 16.7 percent of the lead roles in films were played by minorities and 6.5 percent of the leading roles in television series.
There are claimed Ansari several shows that are doing well, such as Empire , but he thinks Hollywood must try harder. “If you’re a heterosexual white man doing the industry a favor and think again to minorities.”
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