Isiah Whitlock Jr has sadly handed away.
The actor, finest identified for roles on The Wire, Veep and a number of other Spike Lee movies, was 71 years previous when he died on Tuesday (December 30) in New York.
Isiah‘s lontime good friend and supervisor Brian Liebman shared the information of his passing, and confirmed to Deadline he battled a brief sickness.
“It’s with great disappointment that I share the passing of my expensive good friend and shopper Isiah Whitlock Jr,” Brian shared on Instagram. “When you knew him — you liked him. An excellent actor and even higher particular person. Could his reminiscence eternally be a blessing. Our hearts are so damaged. He can be very, very missed.”
Spike Lee, who labored with Isiah on such movies as fifth Hour (2002), She Hate Me (2004), Crimson Hook Summer time (2012), Chi-Raq (2015), BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Da 5 Bloods (2020), reacted to the information of his passing.
“Immediately I Realized Of The Passing Of My Pricey Beloved Brother ISIAH WHITLOCK. GOD BLESS🙏🏾💜🙏🏾💜🙏🏾💜🙏🏾💜🙏🏾💜,” she shared on Instagram with a photograph of the pair.
Most just lately, Isiah appeared on display within the Netflix sequence The Residence, and previous to that, in Your Honor, Cocaine Bear and Atlanta.
Arising, Isiah will voice Chook King in Disney and Pixar’s Hoppers.
Our ideas exit to the household and family members of Isiah Whitlock Jr. RIP.
