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Ali Velshi

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Ali Velshi
Ali Velshi was born on 29 October 1969 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an actor and writer, known for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Around the World in 90 Seconds (2006) and The Night Agent (2023). He has been married to Lori Wachs since 2009. They have one child.
BornOctober 29, 1969
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BornOctober 29, 1969
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      • 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
    6.2
    • Panelist on TV
    • 2010
    Around the World in 90 Seconds
    5.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2006
    Gabriel Basso in The Night Agent (2023)
    The Night Agent
    7.4
    TV Series
    • National Reporter
    MSNBC Live with Kendis Gibson (2019)
    Msnbc Live with Ali Velshi
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Ali Velshi in The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi (2020)
      The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • MSNBC Live with Kendis Gibson (2019)
      Msnbc Live with Ali Velshi
      TV Series
      • created by
      • 2017
    • Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle in The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi (2017)
      The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi
      7.5
      TV Series
      • created by
      • 2017
    • Around the World in 90 Seconds
      5.5
      Short
      • written by
      • 2006

    Actor

    • Gabriel Basso in The Night Agent (2023)
      The Night Agent
      7.4
      TV Series
      • National Reporter
      • 2026
    • Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
      Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
      6.2
      • Panelist on TV
      • 2010
    • Around the World in 90 Seconds
      5.5
      Short
      • Ali
      • 2006

    Producer

    • Ali Velshi in The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi (2020)
      The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi
      5.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021

    Videos1

    Around The World in 90 Seconds
    Full Movie 6:01
    Around The World in 90 Seconds

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Velshi
    • Born
      • October 29, 1969
      • Nairobi, Kenya
    • Spouse
      • Lori Wachs2009 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      Book (w/Christine Romans): "How to Speak Money".

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    • Trivia
      Born in Kenya and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he is the son of Murad Velshi, an Indian business owner in Africa and then in Canada, and the first Indian-Canadian elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He is an Ismaili Muslim.
    • Quotes
      I am very careful not to wantonly encourage people to join my industry or aspire to work in TV. I am certain that, generally speaking, the wage pressure in the television news industry is downward. When I'm interviewing people I ask them two or three times 'Is this really something you want?' They have to know what they're getting into.

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