You know, the way It just rolls off your tongue. Seriously though, it looks like his first name went criminal and stole some letters from the last.
I hope when he introduces himself he says "Hi, i'm Mahershalalhashbaz, but you can call me Al". I know I would.
I have 11 letters in my first name, but this one puts mine to shame... My maiden name has four letters, one syllable... Trust me, I had a hard time dealing with any extra letters in my name when I got married... I suppose he wanted to reduce the number of letters...
His first name is intimidating and NOW I understand why folks pause when they see mine because I wouldn't even DARE try to pronounce his name...
The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.