CNN
@CNN·19.2M subscribers·185.1K videos
How rejection based on skin color almost broke him
Posted
August 18, 2026
Views
6,827
Likes
200
Comments
55
Engagement
3.74%
August 18, 2026
6,827
200
55
3.74%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
1:29Now PlayingActor Colman Domingo talks about an audition that almost made him walk away from the industry forever.
Join CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister as she interviews Emmy-nominated celebrities on anything from their career-defining moments to news-making reflections. Stream episodes of Coming Up on the CNN app now: cnn.com/comingup
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
