Willem Dafoe on what he shares with his “Late Fame” character

Academy Award-nominated actor Willem Dafoe joins Morning Joe to discuss his latest film “Late Fame,” in theaters now. Dafoe plays Ed Saxberger, a forgotten New York poet working in a post office until a young fan attempts to revitalize his work. Dafoe tells Morning Joe his character “came to New York basically at the same time I did,” and, like his character, he experienced New York's downtown arts scene — a culture that's since disappeared. (

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