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Podcast: The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
Episode: Naomi Ackie Humanizes Whitney Houston in ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’
Description: Some people are so big, it’s almost impossible to think of any actor portraying them. But when they do, and do it right, like Naomi Ackie has as Whitney Houston in ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ (December 23), it’s magic. “How do you humanize someone who you’ve held to such high esteem for so long? That is what she needs, though,” Ackie told Newsweek’s Parting Shot. Ackie says “I initially came in being like ‘I have to be exactly like Whitney,’” but admits, “I’m not a shapeshifter, but I do know how to tell a good story.” While she thoug...