
EXCLUSIVE: Mos Def has joined HBO’s upcoming Mike White/Laura Dern comedy series Enlightened as a regular. The single-camera comedy stars Dern as a self-destructive woman who has a spiritual awakening and decides to live an enlightened life, which creates havoc at home and work. Mos Def will play her new boss when she returns to work. This marks Mos Def’s first full-time series gig. He recurred on Comedy Central’s Chapelle’s Show and recently did a memorable guest stint on Fox’s House. At HBO, he starred in the 2004 movie Something the Lord Made, which earned him an Emmy nomination.
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Good on Mos. Talented all-around and was an actor before he became a rapper.
Good to see Mos Def acting instead of trying to talk politics. What a effin’ retard. Yes, Mos Def, the Taliban are good guys, you ignoramus.
Mos Def never said the Taliban were good guys, but the U.S. certainly thought they were when it was arming them to fight the Soviets
Exactly, CT.
Some people loove to misrepresent others.
Enlightened– isn’t that the same premise as “Saving Grace”?
Mos is a human being above all else and secondly a poet. He is an amazing observer of the world and can shed light on stories through his words that inspire and challenge (and somtimes anger) others. Regardless, in a world filled with Multi-National’s running the media and driving conformity and polarization (think Fox News vs. MSNBC), one must respect his independetly minded thinking and path.
Mos is definitlety one of the most talented all around entertainers. Would like to see him do more films but it’s good to see him on any screen.