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Michael Iskander is an Egyptian-born American actor and musician. His Broadway debut occurred in the Tony Awards winning musical Kimberly Akimbo. Iskander was born in Egypt and raised in a faithful family. He was baptized into the Orthodox Church and spent much of his childhood involved in church life. At the age of nine, he immigrated to the United States, and he began to get involved in performing arts in high school, when a friend encouraged him to audition for the choir.
On August 21st he posted on Instagram:
“Today is a very special day, that looking back has been a long time in the making. Today I joined the Catholic faith,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “I’ve felt a calling to this Church for a long time, and as time went on, this calling became louder and louder.”
He wrote: “Eventually I ran into some really amazing people that helped me along the way. And rather than being the end of the road, this is the beginning of the journey. Please pray for me as I continue my walk with God, and thanks for celebrating this day with me.”
In interviews he revealed he always dreamed of portraying King David, after his first audition, Iskander was told “no.” A bit later, he was called to reaudition. His mother said he should pray and fast before the second audition. Two months later, he was given the role.
“For me, oftentimes God speaks with the softest voice and, for me, the softest voice was telling me ‘just hold out’ ... I don’t want to say that I knew this was mine; I really believe that God can choose anyone to accomplish his will,” Iskander said in an interview with Naomi Raine. “It’s not about me, it’s about him doing his will and it’s about someone who was willing to do his will.”
“So, I think in a way having that audition kind of not go through … I think it was God’s way of telling me: ‘Listen, there’s going to be rejection and there’s going to be a tough time and there’s going to be challenges, but the only way you get through is with me,’” he explained.
At the Liberty University convocation, Iskander said that it’s easy for actors who have a role such as this to “make it about the human being rather than about God.”
“The show, for me, shouldn’t be called ‘House of David.’ It should be called ‘House of the Lord,’ ‘House of God,’ because it’s about him,” he said. “David’s heart was for the Lord and so that’s what I try to find in every scene, in every moment is where the Lord is and where the Holy Spirit can be found.”
Iskander has also noted the importance the bible played while filming the series and portraying this famous person.
“House of David” is produced by the studio Wonder Project, which makes faith-based films. The first season of the series, exclusively on Prime Video, gained over 40 million views worldwide and reached No. 1 on Prime Video in the U.S.A.
Season 2 of “House of David” will first be released on the Wonder Project subscription service this autumn. It will later be available to all using Prime Video.
“Today is a very special day, that looking back has been a long time in the making. Today I joined the Catholic faith,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “I’ve felt a calling to this Church for a long time, and as time went on, this calling became louder and louder.”
He wrote: “Eventually I ran into some really amazing people that helped me along the way. And rather than being the end of the road, this is the beginning of the journey. Please pray for me as I continue my walk with God, and thanks for celebrating this day with me.”
In interviews he revealed he always dreamed of portraying King David, after his first audition, Iskander was told “no.” A bit later, he was called to reaudition. His mother said he should pray and fast before the second audition. Two months later, he was given the role.
“For me, oftentimes God speaks with the softest voice and, for me, the softest voice was telling me ‘just hold out’ ... I don’t want to say that I knew this was mine; I really believe that God can choose anyone to accomplish his will,” Iskander said in an interview with Naomi Raine. “It’s not about me, it’s about him doing his will and it’s about someone who was willing to do his will.”
“So, I think in a way having that audition kind of not go through … I think it was God’s way of telling me: ‘Listen, there’s going to be rejection and there’s going to be a tough time and there’s going to be challenges, but the only way you get through is with me,’” he explained.
At the Liberty University convocation, Iskander said that it’s easy for actors who have a role such as this to “make it about the human being rather than about God.”
“The show, for me, shouldn’t be called ‘House of David.’ It should be called ‘House of the Lord,’ ‘House of God,’ because it’s about him,” he said. “David’s heart was for the Lord and so that’s what I try to find in every scene, in every moment is where the Lord is and where the Holy Spirit can be found.”
Iskander has also noted the importance the bible played while filming the series and portraying this famous person.
“House of David” is produced by the studio Wonder Project, which makes faith-based films. The first season of the series, exclusively on Prime Video, gained over 40 million views worldwide and reached No. 1 on Prime Video in the U.S.A.
Season 2 of “House of David” will first be released on the Wonder Project subscription service this autumn. It will later be available to all using Prime Video.
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