Baby On Deck: Mahershala Ali And Wife Amatus Sami-Karim Are Expecting Their First Child

Congratulations are in order for Mahershala Ali and his wife, artist Amatus Sami-Karim. The couple is expecting their first child!

Ali shared the news on Instagram Friday, simply captioning a photo of the happy couple with his wife’s name. Ali and Sami-Karim married in 2013. The Moonlight actor and his wife met while students at New York University.

Amatus~Sami ✨

A photo posted by Mahershala Ali (@mahershalaali) on Dec 1, 2016 at 9:24pm PST

Speaking of his wife and her ability to keep him grounded, Ali told ELLE in 2014, “She and I have known each other for a really long time (about) 17 years. So, at this point, she’s seen a big shift in things, but at the same time, she’ll ground me real quick if I start feeling myself a little too much. She’s very real, like, seriously.”

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The duo also has a cat named Nas, who will undoubtedly be excited about the new addition. Congrats, Mahershala and Amatus!