{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"How collaborating with Idris Elba helped actor Aml Ameen connect with his roots","publication_date":"August 01, 2019","summary":"For Aml Ameen, entertaining was a passion from childhood. At his request, the English actor's father sent him to drama school for 10 years. But it was a chance encounter with movie star Idris Elba that opened a path to honoring his Jamaican heritage -- while further developing his career. Ameen shares his brief but spectacular take on finding his own identity while portraying a character.","author_name":"By PBS NewsHour","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2019\/08\/81c3b100655a2e9109ceae7fc15a9f00-BBS-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}