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Alfred Miles

CTL-W-1155 · Work

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Combined Graph record U-02263 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1155. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Up-and-coming Atlanta rapper

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Up-and-coming Atlanta rapper

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Alfred Miles (Alfred 'Paper Boi' Miles) is a character in the FX television series Atlanta, played by Brian Tyree Henry. Atlanta was created by Donald Glover. (Wave-7: FX casting release via mxdwn, https://television.mxdwn.com/news/donald-glovers-fx-pilot-atlanta-cast-its-leads/; second source: NPR review of Atlanta on FX, stating Alfred, also known as Paper Boi, is played by Brian Tyree Henry, with transcript credit 'BRIAN TYREE HENRY: (As Paper Boi),' https://www.wamc.org/2018-03-01/donald-glovers-atlanta-returns-with-robbin-season; surname 'Miles' stated in Rotten Tomatoes Atlanta cast and crew, 'Brian Tyree Henry — Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles,' https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/atlanta/cast-and-crew)

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