Chicago’s Bashir Salahuddin goes from ‘South Side’ to airborne with ‘Top Gun’

The comedian talks about getting his start in acting in high school and whether there’s more action work in his future.

By Meha Ahmad, Claire Hyman
LA Press Day with Comedy Central, Paramount and TV Land
Bashir Salahuddin, a cast member in the Comedy Central television series "South Side," poses at the Paramount Network, Comedy Central, TV Land Press Day 2019 at the London West Hollywood, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in West Hollywood, Calif. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
LA Press Day with Comedy Central, Paramount and TV Land
Bashir Salahuddin, a cast member in the Comedy Central television series "South Side," poses at the Paramount Network, Comedy Central, TV Land Press Day 2019 at the London West Hollywood, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in West Hollywood, Calif. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Chicago’s Bashir Salahuddin goes from ‘South Side’ to airborne with ‘Top Gun’

The comedian talks about getting his start in acting in high school and whether there’s more action work in his future.

By Meha Ahmad, Claire Hyman
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