Isiah Whitlock Jr. Biography

Fast Facts

• His alma mater of Southwest Minnesota State University now offers the Isiah Whitlock Jr․ Endowment Scholarship in his honor
• Studied theater at Southwest Minnesota State University after earning a football scholarship
• After graduating from college, he moved to San Francisco to become a member of the American Conservatory Theater
• Initially only a stage performer, he landed numerous one-time roles on several series before gaining a recurring role on HBO's "The Wire", a character that would gain an avid following due to his well-known catchphrases
• Continues to pursue stage roles and has appeared in the Broadway adaptations of The Iceman Cometh, Merchant of Venice and Mastergate
• Is the fifth of 10 siblings in his family