"So there were portraits of me everywhere, the finest clothes, 150 extras all watching me play this poker game. It just really informed me about who Koumba DiabatĂ©, the diplomat I was playing in the series, really is. So I quickly was able to step into his shoes. But the opulence was ridiculous. We did not decorate those hotel rooms. Thatâs how the suites are. And it was so fun to shoot there, because you felt Mr. DiabatĂ©âs fascination with Elvis Presley, because where we shot the poker scene was Elvisâs actual bedroom when he stayed there for eight years when it was called The International Hotel. So it was just like living my fantasy within my fantasy. It was so fun to to experience and to feel that energy of how old this place has been, how much history it has, and how much opulence youâre surrounded by. I didnât have to act because it was literally all there."
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Elvis Presley
film actor, singer, composer
1935 â 1977 · United States
(8 January 1935 â 16 August 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Popularly known by his first name as "Elvis," as "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply as "The King," he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
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