Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Wonka, and Hollywood's complicated history of casting little people


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Danny Woodburn is an actor with dwarfism who has spent his long career fighting for roles that aren't stereotypes. While he’s seen progress, he’s frustrated that Hollywood still casts regular sized actors to play little people — like Hugh Grant playing an Oompa Loompa in the new movie, Wonka. He tells host Elamin Abdelmahmoud about Hollywood's complicated casting history.
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