Episode's summary
Before Colman Domingo became one of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors, he played a salamander on stilts in a political children’s circus. On the first episode of Fair Game, Vanity Fair’s new interview series, Mark Guiducci sits down with Domingo for a wide-ranging conversation about the unconventional path that led him to where he is today. Domingo talks about becoming a peacemaker on the set of Euphoria, playing Joe Jackson in Michael, his approach to style, and the career he built across acting, writing, directing, singing, and dancing. “There’s no career that looks like mine,” Domingo says. “I created this space for myself. But it’s not because I wanted to, it’s because I had to.” Listen to and follow Fair Game from Vanity Fair on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Before Colman Domingo became one of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors, he played a salamander on stilts in a political children’s circus. On the first episode of Fair Game, Vanity Fair’s new interview series, Mark Guiducci sits down with Domingo for a wide-ranging conversation about the unconventional path that led him to where he is today. Domingo talks about becoming a peacemaker on the set of Euphoria, playing Joe Jackson in Michael, his approach to style, and the career he built across acting, writing, directing, singing, and dancing. “There’s no career that looks like mine,” Domingo says. “I created this space for myself. But it’s not because I wanted to, it’s because I had to.” Listen to and follow Fair Game from Vanity Fair on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Introducing: Fair Game by Vanity Fair
ListenedBefore Colman Domingo became one of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors, he played a salamander on stilts in a political children’s circus. On the first episode of Fair Game, Vanity Fair’s new interview series, Mark Guiducci sits down with Domingo for a wide-ranging conversation about the unconventional path that led him to where he is today. Domingo talks about becoming a peacemaker on the set of Euphoria, playing Joe Jackson in Michael, his approach to style, and the career he built across acting, writing, directing, singing, and dancing. “There’s no career that looks like mine,” Domingo says. “I created this space for myself. But it’s not because I wanted to, it’s because I had to.” Listen to and follow Fair Game from Vanity Fair on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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