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‘The First Lady’ Anthology Series at Showtime Casts O-T Fagbenle as Barack Obama

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterO-T Fagbenle has been cast in the recurring role of President Barack Obama in the upcoming Showtime anthology series “The First Lady.”He will star opposite Viola Davis, who will play First Lady Michelle Obama.

The show is described as a reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House.

The first season will also star Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, and Aaron Eckhart as President Gerald Ford.Obama served as the first African American and 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

A member of the Democratic Party, Barack married Michelle Robinson in 1992 before he became an Illinois state senator in 2005.

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