Early life
Amadou Ly was born in the country of Senegal. On 10 September 2001, at the age of 13, Amadou and his mother arrived in America to live in Harlem. In 2002 his mother moved back to Senegal, leaving him at the age of 14. He shuttled between New York City and a family friend in Indiana. In 2004, he returned to New York as a high school junior and struggled to put down roots for himself. Friends in his after-school technology club became his family, and he excelled in robotics. In 2006, during his senior year of high school, his East Harlem team won a regional robot-building competition. Ly, who had no government-issued identification, was unable to fly with his teammates to the national finals in Atlanta, Georgia. More importantly, he faced a bigger problem that the publicity forced him to reveal: he had no legal status to remain in the United States. The staff supervising the technology club rallied to send him by train, and contacted the media for help on his immigration status. Public officials and others called on the Department of Homeland Security to allow him to stay in the country. A long immigration battle ensued, and he was ultimately granted permanent residency to live in the United States, which enabled him to go on to college.Career
Amadou took an acting class to improve his public speaking skills, and ended up finding a new talent. He started his training in New York with William Esper, and on graduation moved toPersonal life
On 27 August 2014, Amadou became a U.S. citizen, reciting theFilmography
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ly, Amadou Senegalese male film actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Senegalese emigrants to the United States American male film actors