DANIEL KALUUYA: THE MAN, HIS MISSION & HIS MOVIES!
FIVE THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT DK!

 

Happy New Year, people! It’s been such a long minute and to make up for my time away, I have decided to give you (my ladies especially) a treat!

 ENTER: DANIEL KALUUYA

On his way to becoming an icon, here are five facts you most likely didn’t know about this chocolate wonder taking not only Wakanda by storm, but the entire world!

1) Uganda, my Uganda: If you didn’t know that Daniel’s parents are originally (making him, too) Ugandan until this very moment, don’t worry, you’re not alone. I recently discovered his African heritage too and for some “Africans stick together no matter what” reason, my curiosity has taken a rather heightened turn. I love that, for the most part, he is proudly African and not in the least bit interested in concealing his very roots or identity. It now makes so much sense why he had the best accent imitation in Marvel’s Black Panther! PLEASE, DO NOT COME FOR ME!:D
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2) Union Jack Representing: Although he killed that African accent as W’kabi in Wakanda Land and his American lingo in “Get Out” was so spot on, you might be bewildered to learn that Daniel was actually born and has lived most part of his life in the United Kingdom! Despite now making big moves in Hollywood, the “innit’s” and the “rah’s” still follow him everywhere he goes! I’m almost tempted to re-watch Get Out, just to see him do wonders with that American accent again. I had no idea it was fake!

3)  Before He “Got Out” with Black Panther: I’ll be really honest here- before Get Out and Black Panther, Daniel had not been on my radar at all. In fact, I literally had no idea who he was. But Thank God for His mercies because bruh! Once it is your time, ain’t nothing stopping ya! Daniel had a few stints here and there in one or two movies, TV shows and series, most significantly (to me, at least) “Black Mirror” where he featured in the “Fifteen Million Merits” episode, but received no real recognition until his big break in “Get Out” in 2017 and Black Panther, a year later! Please give me a second to wipe off a really proud tear. It’s safe to say that after Get Out, he literally “got out!” Bad joke, but it does make sense if you think about it!

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Daniel Kaluuya as "Chris Washington" in Get Out, released 2017

4)  Man nah Tweet, Man nah Instagram: If you ever watch or listen to Daniel being interviewed, I bet it wouldn’t take you five minutes to appreciate his bubbly personality! He possesses layers upon layers of charisma and literally makes light of every single question thrown at him- awkward, silly, racially aggravating or not. Man’s just always seems there to enjoy himself. So, it came as a rude shock when I realized that he has no Twitter account and his verified Instagram account has zero posts too...snooze. From what I gather, however, he used to tweet once upon a time. Wonder what happened. If you ever read this, Daniel, please fix up! We wanna interact with you! We’ll stay away from your DMs. Promise...not.

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Daniel as "W'Kabi" in Black Panther, released 2018
     

                     

5) Started From the Bottom: How cute is it that Daniel wrote his very first play when he was only nine?! It went on to be performed at Hampstead Theatre. Now 29, it wouldn’t be far from the truth to say that he’s one of those guys who knew what he wanted from the get go and literally could not have done anything else! I’m glad he followed through! Wonder if things would have turned out this way if he grew up on this side of the continent. Just saying.


 HONOURABLE MENTION: He has a girlfriend, Amanda’s her   name, but that’s all I’m spilling on that!;)

That’s it, y’all! I hope that you enjoyed reading and hope even more that I’ll be able to do a follow-up post to this really soon, bringing you all the interesting things that Daniel would have gotten involved in! Until then, we keep the Wakanda flag flying on his behalf!




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