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Alton Mason

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Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' is a fresh, stylish take on the rock 'n roll legend of America's King. Austin Butler, who plays Elvis Presley, and Tom Hanks, who plays Colonel Tom Parker, the Svengali manager of Elvis's rise and fall, discuss the keys to unlocking their characters. Then, Olivia DeJonge, who plays Priscilla Presley, Elvis's ex-wife and the love of his life, Yola, who plays rock 'n roll inventor Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Kelvin Harrison Jr., who plays blues guitar god B.B. King, and Alton Mason, who plays the "Architect of Rock 'n Roll," Little Richard, discuss what was most important to convey about these music legends.

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Alton Mason (born 1997) is an American male model. Mason was born in Nebraska. His father, Alton Mason Snr, was a professional basketball player and his mother was a model. He is the eldest of 4 children. Due to his father's career, the family moved regularly, living in several European countries. When he was 17, he moved away from Arizona to study dancing and acting at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, California. Through choreographer Laurieann Gibson, he was able to obtain a position as backup dancer for P Diddy at the BET Awards 2015, which eventually led to being signed by a modeling agency. Mason was then discovered on Instagram and cast for Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 show at Madison Square Garden. Two years later, he walked for the Gucci Fall 2017 show at the Milan Fashion Week. He was the first black male model to walk for Chanel.