The ‘Magic Mike’ actor told the story of how his great-grandmother survived the 1915 Armenian Genocide and moved to America.
And even though the genocide occurred over a century ago, an ethnic cleansing of Armenians is occurring now in the region of"There are still atrocities happening now. It is definitely true for the Armenians; if there could have been some sort of repercussion you wonder if what happened in World War II couldn’t have been avoided," Manganiello stated.
"So, like I said, it's been this big discovery process. But I think as an artist, what's amazing to me is that now I know. And now I can spend my time exploring all of those things and then finding ways to talk about them in different ways," he said.April 24, 2023 marks the 108th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, where 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Ottoman Empire.
"My mother was Armenian, and so, you know, that’s the food I grew up with. I grew up with grape leaves, I grew up with lahmajoun, I grew up with sujuk and eggs, I grew up with pilaf and tabbouleh, which is not my thing, but I ate tons of it. And being around my mother, that’s what she cooked for us."Manganiello and his brother also used to protest in front of the Turkish Consulate.
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