Barkhad Abdi Loved Working With Tom Hanks
Tuesday, December 17, 2013Barkhad was thrilled to act alongside Tom Hanks, aka, "that guy from 'Forrest Gump.'"
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Barkhad Abdi On The Ubiquity Of "I'm The Captain Now"From strangers to airplane pilots, Barkhad is surprised and delighted that people are still interested in his famous line from "Captain Phillips."
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