PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Actor Anthony Mackie joins forces with his fellow heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Captain America to help others in need. In an instance of art imitating life, Mackie recently partnered with GAF to help repair roofs damaged by natural disasters in his hometown of New Orleans.
The project has special significance to Mackie, 44, the son of a roofer who spent his teen years working in his family's roofing business in New Orleans. According to the Associated Press, Mackie's family owns Mackie One Construction, which he worked for before becoming an actor and starring in movies like “We Are Marshall” and “The Hurt Locker.” He has appeared in numerous Marvel movies and TV shows as Sam Wilson — a.k.a. Falcon — and is taking over the Captain America role.