Wire Actors in other things

lol just saw clay davis on Enchanted

Frank Sobotka turns up briefly in Broken Flowers as one of the trailer trash guys who beats up Bill Murray. And he's a cop in True Blood of course.

Oh, and Michael turns up briefly as one of the pupils in Half Nelson.

90210

queer as folk

okay, I've been watching oz - and so far: Boadie (doing lots of eye-rolling and getting forced to the ground by officers of the law), Burrell (as the gangsta turned muslim that's put to death's dad), and Avon (brief appearance as guard that smuggles a gun to the muslims)

tons of Oz people ended up being on The Wire.

Kenny
Herc
D'Angelo's mom
Carver
Daniels
Rawls
Freamon
Greek FBI guy
Brother Mouzone

I'm sure there are others too.

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Snoop Pearson and Jay Landsman were on tonight's episode of Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations".

the real Jay Landsman or the fake one?

The real one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j0jwcgxIYM

what the hell does she have to do with food lol

No Reservations is billed as a travel show with an emphasis on food, and often has little to do with food.

also, just saw a few seconds of that clip...we're 2/3rds done with season 5 of the Wire and have last night's No Reservations on the DVR. Can anybody tell me if there's any spoilers in the show last night? Like does Bourdain say "Snoop, it was awesome how that spaceship came in at the end of season 5!"

nope

Yeah, she looks real pretty.

mcnulty dies

Bunk was a ghost all along.

thats fucking hilarious Dr. Phil. Now if it's true, that really sucks that you told me, and if it's not true and you're thinking you're funny, it still sucks because I'm thinking about it. Pretty lame.

It was obvious Bunk was a ghost and season 3 was just a dream. In any case, I won't be looking at this thread again for a while.

Season 5 is when they go back in time.

they fire all the homicide detectives and replace them with a little boy who can see and talk to dead people.

McNulty is transported in the 70s and is haunted by Bowie lyrics -- is it an hallucination or is it real?

It ends with a costumed dance number featuring everyone who ever appeared in the show.

all the wire and deadwood stars need to have a showdown on lost. ian mcshane is done with kings, right?

thats fucking hilarious Dr. Phil. Now if it's true, that really sucks that you told me, and if it's not true and you're thinking you're funny, it still sucks because I'm thinking about it. Pretty lame.

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I'm gonna tell you in all seriousness that McNulty does not die.

^ lie

although, in a broader sense, true: you see, mcnulty has been dead all along. it's a real headfuck.

Boadie sees dead people ...

What, Snoop was born in 1980! Meaning she was 27 in season 5 of the wire.

That's almost as ridiculous as Michael K. Williams being 41 at the same time.

Oh wow, he really was 41! That is ridiculous.

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Beadie (Amy Ryan) as Holly on The Office (the best TV show ever)

black don't crack yo

http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/2005_The_Notorious_Bettie_Page/Thumb/005NBP_Chris_Bauer_006.jpg

Irving Klaw, "The Machine," Chris Bauer has played a lot of smutlords.

I saw Levy in some kids show the other night.

POOTIE TANG!!
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(Reg E Cathey & can't find the pic of JD Williams)

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carver showed up on a cosby show rerun the other day

Avon Barksdale played Jimi Hendrix in a TV movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgNvauPMbQE

And check this safe sex ad starring various Wire peeps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzTM6BiUoqo

Seeing as he spent much of the series, "ball deep in random pussy" as Bunk put it, McNutty is hardly the most obvious person to support safe sex!

Okay, I'm part-way through season 4 of Oz and so far: Norman (Reg Cathey), Daniels, Herc, Carver, Lester, Brianna Barksdale, Bodie, Burrell, and I think one of the East Side dealers (in a flashback showing him shot at a dice game).

Bunk in Hackers is great, you can see even at that early stage his suit-acting is at a very high level, getting lots of mileage out of doing his jacket up. Brother Mouzone is also in Hackers for a second.

I don't think anyone's mentioned Burrell in that upcoming quirky-aspie movie Adam. Based on the trailer, his character's purpose is to sit on a park bench and dispense wisdom.

I think that was also his role in Freejack.

Also: Brianna Barksdale as a political consultant on The West Wing.

I was sad that Herc only lasted a couple episodes in Oz. I had high hopes for him.

high rapey hopes

Nooooo!

Bunk in Hackers is great, you can see even at that early stage his suit-acting is at a very high level, getting lots of mileage out of doing his jacket up.

just saw EXACTLY this on a random repeat of hackers. *fiddles with suit buttons, straightens tie*

love this face
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