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       Isiah Whitlock Jr., 'The Wire' and 'Veep' Actor, Dies at 71   
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       Isiah Whitlock Jr., an actor best known for playing the corrupt   
       state senator Clay Davis on "The Wire," died on Tuesday in New   
       York, Variety has confirmed. He was 71.   
      
       His manager, Brian Liebman, shared the news on Instagram,   
       writing: "It is with tremendous sadness that I share the passing   
       of my dear friend and client Isiah Whitlock Jr. If you knew him   
       - you loved him. A brilliant actor and even better person. May   
       his memory forever be a blessing. Our hearts are so broken. He   
       will be very, very missed."   
      
       Indiana-born Whitlock was a prolific character actor who was a   
       frequent collaborator of Spike Lee, appearing in his films   
       "BlacKkKlansman," "Da 5 Bloods," "She Hate Me," "25th Hour,"   
       "Red Hook Summer" and "Chi-Raq."   
      
       Across many of his projects, he developed the catchphrase   
       "sheeeeee-it," an elongated pronunciation of the word "shit." It   
       started in "She Hate Me" and "25th Hour," and then the writers of   
       "The Wire" began incorporating it into the HBO series. Whitlock   
       said he could be stopped on the street two to three times per day   
       by fans asking him to say the catchphrase. In a meta turn,   
       Whitlock got to play a man obsessed with "The Wire" in the 2011   
       comedy "Cedar Rapids."   
      
       Whitlock also played a doctor in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas"   
       and had roles in "Chappelle's Show," "Pieces of April,"   
       "Enchanted" and Pixar's "Cars 3" and "Lightyear." He also lent his   
       voice to "Hoppers," Pixar's animated sci-fi comedy due in 2026.   
      
       In Seasons 2 through 4 of "Veep," Whitlock played George Maddox,   
       the U.S. Secretary of Defense who runs against Julia Louis-Dreyfus'   
       character Selina Meyer in the 2016 primaries.   
      
      
      
      
      
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