The two had a budding friendship and Ali called the Purple Rain singer a "genius" in his message posted to his official social media account on April 22 alongside a picture of the two icons together.

In wonderfully predictable news: Mahershala Ali is good at everything. The Oscar-winning actor has hit a superstar stride in 2017, crushing roles in Hidden Figures, Marvel's Luke Cage series and ...

The Adventures of Prince Achmed. 1926 1h 20m Not Rated. 7.8 ... Aladdin and his friend Ali accidentally uncover a lamp that contains a ... the princess of Agrabah, with the help of Genie. When Jafar, ...