It's always fun to take a look back at some of the nitty gritty details associated with the newest Twilight series castmembers, and in Amadou Ly (a supporting castmember for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn)'s case, he takes the cake for most unique (and probably inspiring) backstory. Read more over at our Elite Affiliate Twi Examiner. Source Via @twiexaminer.
Check out the attached CNN video report, which he tweeted a few days ago, saying:
After 4 years, I am back to writing poems again. Finally found the motivation . . . This day (January 8th, 2006) reminds the first day I participated in a robotic competition.
Of course, the story is much more developed than just participation in a robotic competition, as you will see from watching the report. It seems Amadou Ly is an immigrant to the United States from Senegal, and he has received a great deal of praise over the years for his perseverance and good character. The "robotic competition" he spoke of was the backdrop of CNN's report, but Amadou Ly's struggle to remain a student of the U.S. was the highlight.
The story was later covered by The New York Times' Nina Bernstein (among others). One of the things touched on in the piece was how Ly's interest in robotics lent itself to acting.
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