AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Aaron Pierre ends his big year on a high note with 'Mufasa'
Aaron Pierre is closing out his big year on a literal high note
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Pierre is closing out his big year on a literal high note.
After donning Malcolm X’s distinctive browline glasses in the “Genius: MLK/X” series and getting his modern-day Rambo on in the Netflix action hit “Rebel Ridge,” the 30-year-old English actor showcases his vocal talents in “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
To deliver as the titular regal lion, Pierre trained under Lin-Manuel Miranda in what he calls a “wonderful singing boot camp.”
“My voice was doing things I never imagined it could do. I was hitting notes that I didn’t think existed for my range,” Pierre said. “I’m just really hoping the footage of me singing these songs doesn’t come out because I’m using all the techniques. Lin’s like ‘Throw the baseball!’ So I’m throwing the baseball trying to hit that high note.”
