An actor nominated for an Academy Award is making history in Hollywood and Belize. Colman Domingo has been nominated for his performance as the civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in "Rustin."

He is described as the second openly gay actor to be nominated for playing a gay. character. But what you probably didn't know is that he has Belizean roots. According to Domingo, his father's side of the family is from Belize and Guatemala.

Domingo first won an Emmy in 2022 for his role in HBO's original series, Euphoria.

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