Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Director George C. Wolfe and producers Barack & Michelle Obama have finally announced casting for the lead in their upcoming Bayard Rustin biopic Rustin.
Openly gay actor Coleman Domingo will step into the role of the civil rights legend.Domingo joins stage legend Audra McDonald as well as actors Chris Rock and Glynn Turman in the film.
Wolfe directs from a script he co-wrote with Oscar-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. Related: Civil rights hero Bayard Rustin gets official pardon for gay sex convictionBayard Rustin rose to fame as the right-hand man to Dr.