Omari Hardwick
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Nov 12, 2026
Matt McLarenHOST
And it's a couple of people in there that I do recognize, Michael.
Matt McLarenHOST
Ely, Omari Hardwick.
Matt McLarenHOST
I know those actors, and I think Omari Hardwick is playing Ali's dad from the previews that I've seen.
Matt McLarenHOST
So I'm going to dive into this, and maybe next week on our weekly entertainment segment, we'll throw that out, and maybe I've completed that.
Matt McLarenHOST
I don't know how they're releasing this.
Joe BuddenHOST
Mm-hmm.
Joe BuddenHOST
Recently, I heard Omari Hardwick speak on this for the first time, and I was surprised.
Joe BuddenHOST
I'm gonna play the clip for y'all.
Joe BuddenHOST
Like to hear it, hear it go.
Omari HardwickSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I can still acknowledge God giving a gift.
Omari HardwickSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
All of it served me.
Joe BuddenHOST
Listen, I never known Omari Hardwick to be a
Antwan MarbyHOST
liar.
Shirley StrawberryHOST
It's called Muhammad Ali's The Greatest.
Shirley StrawberryHOST
And the cast members are Omari Hardwick, Michael Ely, Jalen Best, and others recently sat down.
Shirley StrawberryHOST
They sat down with Essence Magazine and they were asked a series of questions.
Shirley StrawberryHOST
But things got especially interesting when they were asked one question.
Demetria L. LucasHOST
He doesn't know who he could trust and he doesn't know if he could trust his own family.
Demetria L. LucasHOST
The father, Omari Hardwick, I cried over this man so much.
Demetria L. LucasHOST
He is great and awful.
Demetria L. LucasHOST
And you don't know which version of him is going to show up.
Demetria L. LucasHOST
It makes him, I think I described him as a walking psychological thriller because you never know if he's going to be his best self or his worst self.
Demetria L. LucasHOST
It's a beautiful piece of acting.
Demetria L. LucasHOST
by Omari Hardwick there was one time I just yelled at the screen complicated ass and just burst into tears cause like he said some terrible shit to his son and then like a beat later was like leaning into him for a hug and I was like nigga You're torturing yourself and everyone around you.
Demetria L. LucasHOST
It's a wildly compelling story.
Shirley StrawberryHOST
Well, there's a new series out.
Shirley StrawberryHOST
It's called Muhammad Ali's The Greatest, and the cast members are Omari Hardwick, Michael Ealy, Jalen Best, and others recently sat down.
Shirley StrawberryHOST
They sat down with Essence Magazine, and they were asked a series of questions.
Shirley StrawberryHOST
But things got especially interesting when they were asked one question.
Johnjay Van EsHOST
so many serial killers this guy's killing.
Peyton WhitmoreHOST
I started the Muhammad Ali one, and it's good, except for it's kind of throwing me off because Ghost from Power is in it, Omari Hardwick, and I'm just like, why are you here?
Kyle UnfugHOST
It's not
Rich BerraHOST
fitting.
Kyle UnfugHOST
I started the Malcolm, or not the Muhammad Ali one.
Kyle UnfugHOST
And it's good, except for it's kind of throwing me off because Ghost from Power is in it, Omari Hardwick, and I'm just like, why are you here?
Peyton WhitmoreHOST
It's not
Kyle UnfugHOST
fitting.
Zaki HasanHOST
Michael Ealy plays Malcolm X, who is a recurring character.
Zaki HasanHOST
Omari Hardwick plays Cassius Clay Sr., a very complex, interesting character, you know, obviously you've got, you know, from the trailer, if you've seen it, you know, you see the conflict between, between Cassius senior and Cassius junior.
Zaki HasanHOST
And I'm like, Oh, is this like, are we doing Coleman Domingo redux, you know, from, from Michael.
Zaki HasanHOST
And thankfully this one is a little, I mean, Coleman Domingo is very good in Michael, but he was sort of a, a mustache twirly villain, you know? Yeah, sure.
Ian MacEwanHOST
So, yeah, I think Geraldine Best, he avoids doing a sort of impression of Ali, which I think is a good choice.
Ian MacEwanHOST
the scenes in the ring are particularly good i would say but this isn't just concentrating on the fight we get an insight into his home life with his parents so yeah his mum's nickname was bird odessa clay played by dana guria and We see the relationship with his father, Cassius Clay Senior, played by Omari Hardwick, is, yeah, challenging.
Ian MacEwanHOST
He was quite a complex man.
Ian MacEwanHOST
We got Giovanni Ribisi, who we talked about in the recent Jon Hamm series, American Hostage.
Matt CitakHOST
aptly, you know, properly titled, obviously, about Muhammad Ali and Cassius Clay.
Matt CitakHOST
And it is with Jalen Best and Omari Hardwick, who play Cassius Clay Jr. and Cassius Clay Sr.
Matt CitakHOST
So Muhammad Ali and his dad in the show.
Paul DottinoHOST
All right, so that's new.
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