Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Birth Name:

Isiah Whitlock

Birth Place:

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Profession

Actor

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
Continues to pursue stage roles and has appeared in the Broadway adaptations of The Iceman Cometh, Merchant of Venice and Mastergate
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
Is the fifth of 10 siblings in his family

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