58 Time November 25, 2019
RISING STAR
NOAH CENTINEO | 23
The Nov. 15 release of Charlie’s Angels
marks Noah Centineo’s big-screen
debut—but Netflix chief content officer
Ted Sarandos says he already sees him
as “one of the biggest movie stars in the
world.” Centineo first turned heads as
Peter Kavinsky in Netflix’s 2018 rom-com
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, which the
platform has described as one of its most-
viewed original films ever. A year later,
Centineo’s signature aw-shucks charm
continues to win him fans, both onscreen
and off. (Just ask his 17 million Instagram
followers.) In 2021, he will star as He-Man
in the upcoming Masters of the Universe
reboot. —Raisa BrunerMAGNETIC CREATOR
LIZA KOSHY| 23
By Alicia Keys
The first time I met Liza Koshy
was on a girls’ trip with my friend
America Ferrera in 2016. We were
headed to Dallas to encourage
college students to register to
vote. Liza, who is from Texas,
jumped headfirst into the trip.
She’s a ball full of magnetic,
magnificent energy. We were
instantly sisters.
Liza brings a special vibrancyto everything she does, as you’ll
see soon in Work It, a movie I’m
producing about dance and the
high school experience. Liza is an
amazing dancer who’s on the most
amazing trajectory: she’s someone
people love already, often from
her videos on YouTube or TikTok,
but she’s also a self-starter, an
entrepreneur, fiercely smart and
an empathetic soul. Liza is very
in touch with what’s happening
in the world around her, and a
visionary in terms of what people
will relate to. There’s no limit to
what she can accomplish and
create. In five or 10 years, we’re
going to be blown away—even
more than we already are.
Keys is a Grammy-winning singer
and a film producer
DEPICTING LIFE
NJIDEKA AKUNYILI CROSBY | 36
Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s works
have sold for millions at auctions. But
in 2018, it was possible to see one at
Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary
Art free of charge—you didn’t even
have to go inside. The visual artist was
only the second person to be chosen
to create a mural on the walls of the
museum itself, which was visible from
Grand Avenue’s sidewalk. It featured
brightly colored scenes of domestic
life: in one section, a woman rests her
elbow on a table, seemingly deep in
thought. Akunyili Crosby—who moved
to the U.S. from Nigeria in her teens—is
known for such scenes, some of which
are autobiographical and incorporate
references to both countries. “I’m really
looking at how [Nigeria and the U.S.]
are complex hybrid spaces,” she tells
TIME. —Madeleine CarlisleAMERICAN
ORIGINAL
JHARREL JEROME | 22
By Korey WiseWatching Jharrel Jerome film
scenes for When They See
Us and witnessing his well-
deserved win at the Emmys—
he took home the award for
Outstanding Lead Actor in a
Limited Series or a Movie—
was like a life-after-death
experience for me. Jharrel was
my reincarnation. He didn’t
just play my younger self; he
represented the little Korey
inside of me. It was a dream
come true. I hope he will
continue to grow in his success.
When They See Us brought
more attention to our story, but
it is up to the people to use the
series’ many lessons as tools
to shape their own lives and
decisions. If people see it and
are moved by it, hopefully real
change will occur.Wise is an advocate for criminal-
justice reform and one of the
Central Park Five