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‘Sing Sing’ Breakout Clarence Maclin on Oscar Buzz, If He’s Playing Himself, and Why Prison Theater Programs ‘Weren’t Just Art, They Were Survival’


'Sing Sing' star Clarence Maclin on Oscar buzz, if he's playing himself, and why prison theater programs are important.

As a person who grew up in the tough streets of New York City, being in the same space as A-listers such as Demi Moore, Kerry Washington, Tyler Perry and Sheryl Lee Ralph (all of which he took selfies with) can bring some understandable “imposter syndrome.” A self-described “corny kid” who loved science fiction, comic books, and Chinese kung fu movies, Maclin had initially found art as an outlet when he was younger. Variety’s “Awards Circuit” podcast, hosted by Clayton Davis, Jazz Tangcay, Emily Longeretta, Jenelle Riley and Michael Schneider, who also produces, is your one-stop source for lively conversations about the best in film and television.

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