May 12, 2013
A look at the life of Eugene Allen, who served eight presidents as the White House’s head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made. The film also stars British actor Aml Ameen.
July 21, 2012
Variety reports that British actor Aml Ameen will star in the new Lee Daniels’ film ‘The Butler’. “The Butler” is based on the life of Eugene Allen, a White House servant who worked for eight First Families. Ameen will play “Young Cecil,” a starving boy who escapes the deep South and along the way is taken in and “polished” by the manager of a hotel restaurant. Oscar winner Forrest Whitaker will portray the butler in the White House. The ensemble drama also […]