Amin Joseph On Playing Sonny Liston In "The Greatest," Snowfall Legacy & Mentoring Next Generation
Amin Joseph sits down with The Kid Mero on Mornings with Mero to discuss his career, craft, and latest role as boxing legend Sonny Liston in "The Greatest" — the first-ever fully authorized scripted limited series in collaboration with the Muhammad Ali estate, produced by Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society and Jay-Z's Roc Nation. **Topics Covered:** 0:00 - Intro & Mero welcomes Amin Joseph 1:24 - The Greatest: First authorized Muhammad Ali series with estate's blessing 2:24 - How it feels to have heavy hitters vouching for you 3:16 - Playing Jerome in Snowfall vs. Sonny Liston in The Greatest 4:35 - Bringing three-dimensional humanity to "villain" characters 6:18 - Drawing from personal experience to bring authenticity to roles 9:33 - The UK vs. US Black actors debate: "If you nice, you nice" 11:24 - Training for boxing: switching to orthodox, no stunt doubles 16:14 - Co-starring with Jalen Bess as young Cassius Clay 17:54 - Being the ...