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American Hero Season 1

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As a movie-obsessed kid growing up in Bangladesh, Don Milton yearned for a place where he could be himself—and decided it had to be America.

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American Hero

Documentary•TV-PG•1 Season | 5 Episodes

As a movie-obsessed kid growing up in Bangladesh, Don Milton yearned for a place where he could be himself—and decided it had to be America. Filmmakers Ben Fries and Alden Nusser follow the

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5 Episodes

Meet Milton, a one-of-a-kind New York City cabdriver who says Sylvester Stallone and Clint Eastwood inspired him to immigrate to America.

Some days he’s Elvis Presley; some days he’s Snoop Dogg. Milton talks about how he became a self-described “fashion man.”

Milton’s girlfriend says he’s “not a typical Bengali.” But he’s not really a typical anything.

What better way to celebrate Independence Day than to spend it totally alone? Milton heads to upstate New York for an impromptu camping trip.

“If I stay in this country, I have to buy a piece of land.” Milton reveals his Little House on the Prairie-fueled fantasies.

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Alden Nusser, Ben Fries