Lance was taken from us far too soon.
March 18, 2023 12:42 PM Subscribe
Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ Star, Dies at 60 [Variety] Lance Reddick, who appeared in major TV series like “The Wire,” “Fringe” and “Bosch” and films like the “John Wick” franchise, which is set to debut “John Wick: Chapter 4” next week, died of natural causes Friday morning, Variety has confirmed with his reps. He was 60.
Known for playing hardened police chiefs and other men of authority, Reddick was born in Baltimore on June 7, 1962. He studied music composition and earned a Bachelor of Music from the University of Rochester. He moved to Boston in the ’80s and earned a Master of Fine Arts from Yale in 1994. [...] HBO later cast him as Baltimore police lieutenant Cedric Daniels, one of the leads, on “The Wire” in 2002. He had previously auditioned for the roles of Bubbles (which went to Andre Royo) and William “Bunk” Moreland (Wendell Pierce). Daniels was in charge of the narcotics division and slowly rose through its ranks during the show’s five-season run, butting heads frequently with his superiors. [...] More recently, Reddick starred as Albert Wesker last year on Netflix’s short-lived series “Resident Evil,” an adaptation of the popular zombie video game. He also provided voice work on Season 2 of Amazon’s “The Legend of Vox Machina,” which released in January. His other voice roles included the villain Sylens in two popular PlayStation games, “Horizon: Zero Dawn” and “Horizon: Forbidden West,” which released last year, plus voicing Commander Zavala in the long-running “Destiny” franchise.
Known for playing hardened police chiefs and other men of authority, Reddick was born in Baltimore on June 7, 1962. He studied music composition and earned a Bachelor of Music from the University of Rochester. He moved to Boston in the ’80s and earned a Master of Fine Arts from Yale in 1994. [...] HBO later cast him as Baltimore police lieutenant Cedric Daniels, one of the leads, on “The Wire” in 2002. He had previously auditioned for the roles of Bubbles (which went to Andre Royo) and William “Bunk” Moreland (Wendell Pierce). Daniels was in charge of the narcotics division and slowly rose through its ranks during the show’s five-season run, butting heads frequently with his superiors. [...] More recently, Reddick starred as Albert Wesker last year on Netflix’s short-lived series “Resident Evil,” an adaptation of the popular zombie video game. He also provided voice work on Season 2 of Amazon’s “The Legend of Vox Machina,” which released in January. His other voice roles included the villain Sylens in two popular PlayStation games, “Horizon: Zero Dawn” and “Horizon: Forbidden West,” which released last year, plus voicing Commander Zavala in the long-running “Destiny” franchise.
RIP Lance Reddick, one of the only people to genuinely rattle Eric Andre
posted by General Malaise at 1:00 PM on March 18, 2023 [15 favorites]
posted by General Malaise at 1:00 PM on March 18, 2023 [15 favorites]
He added so much to so many programs. He always turned in a solid performance in any role I saw him in. 60 is way too young.
posted by GenjiandProust at 1:00 PM on March 18, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by GenjiandProust at 1:00 PM on March 18, 2023 [4 favorites]
He was also in “The Guest”, which was great.
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 1:00 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 1:00 PM on March 18, 2023
Natural causes at 60? I wouldn't have thought that possible.
At any rate
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posted by tzikeh at 1:02 PM on March 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
At any rate
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posted by tzikeh at 1:02 PM on March 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
One of my absolute favorite scenes in all of The Wire. A master-class in acting/performance.
posted by Fizz at 1:03 PM on March 18, 2023 [19 favorites]
posted by Fizz at 1:03 PM on March 18, 2023 [19 favorites]
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posted by nightrecordings at 1:07 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by nightrecordings at 1:07 PM on March 18, 2023
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This one hurts. Amongst many, many great performances of his, utterly, utterly engaging as Lt. Daniels in The Wire. e.g. 1,2,3 (spoilers obvs.)
edit: was just about to post fizz's wire scene, so swapped it out.
Anyway, re his death so young, as Daniels would say.
posted by lalochezia at 1:08 PM on March 18, 2023 [6 favorites]
This one hurts. Amongst many, many great performances of his, utterly, utterly engaging as Lt. Daniels in The Wire. e.g. 1,2,3 (spoilers obvs.)
edit: was just about to post fizz's wire scene, so swapped it out.
Anyway, re his death so young, as Daniels would say.
posted by lalochezia at 1:08 PM on March 18, 2023 [6 favorites]
"In the end, I have to believe in hope. Please make this worth it.
-Phillip Broyles. Fringe
posted by clavdivs at 1:12 PM on March 18, 2023 [20 favorites]
-Phillip Broyles. Fringe
posted by clavdivs at 1:12 PM on March 18, 2023 [20 favorites]
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Reddick always elevated everything I saw him in, but for me, I have always liked him best as Agent Philip Broyles on Fringe (he got to sing in it!).
posted by Kitteh at 1:14 PM on March 18, 2023 [7 favorites]
Reddick always elevated everything I saw him in, but for me, I have always liked him best as Agent Philip Broyles on Fringe (he got to sing in it!).
posted by Kitteh at 1:14 PM on March 18, 2023 [7 favorites]
Fringe always feels like the forgotten JJ Abrams show, and I keep telling people its probably the best science-fiction thing JJ has ever done and one of those reasons its the best is b/c of the cast. And Lance made what would otherwise feel like a kind of generic role shine bright. Lance had a way of doing that in all his things. I've long been a fan. Hell, he's only in the Wick films for a few minutes at a time but I'm charmed and smiling every moment. I could go on and on about all his other roles. The best thing we can do to honor him is to watch his filmography and marvel at who he was and what he left us.
posted by Fizz at 1:18 PM on March 18, 2023 [16 favorites]
posted by Fizz at 1:18 PM on March 18, 2023 [16 favorites]
Natural causes at 60? I wouldn't have thought that possible.
At this point, I think that phrase has transitioned from "Died from disease/old age in a nonspecific way" to "It wasn't an accident, a murder, a suicide, or an overdose and the rest is private." It's less "old people die sometimes" and more "this isn't an unseemly death, just a private one."
posted by DirtyOldTown at 1:20 PM on March 18, 2023 [26 favorites]
At this point, I think that phrase has transitioned from "Died from disease/old age in a nonspecific way" to "It wasn't an accident, a murder, a suicide, or an overdose and the rest is private." It's less "old people die sometimes" and more "this isn't an unseemly death, just a private one."
posted by DirtyOldTown at 1:20 PM on March 18, 2023 [26 favorites]
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Sixty is too young; he (and we) was robbed.
posted by k3ninho at 1:22 PM on March 18, 2023 [4 favorites]
Sixty is too young; he (and we) was robbed.
posted by k3ninho at 1:22 PM on March 18, 2023 [4 favorites]
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posted by Going To Maine at 1:24 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by Going To Maine at 1:24 PM on March 18, 2023
One of those actors that, once he got on my radar via The Wire, made me happy every time I saw him in anything. I'm sorry to lose him so soon.
posted by Well I never at 1:27 PM on March 18, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by Well I never at 1:27 PM on March 18, 2023 [2 favorites]
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posted by Ten Cold Hot Dogs at 1:35 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by Ten Cold Hot Dogs at 1:35 PM on March 18, 2023
. This came as such a complete shock. In Destiny Reddick voiced Commander Zavala, the Titan Vanguard, though he himself played the game as a Warlock main. He was such a supporter of the game and community and was well loved for it.
Since the announcement of his passing, many Guardians have been holding vigils at the Tower where Zavala is a vendor. Godspeed, Mr Reddick. Per Audacia Ad Astra. We’ll see you Starside.
posted by dorkydancer at 1:44 PM on March 18, 2023 [11 favorites]
Since the announcement of his passing, many Guardians have been holding vigils at the Tower where Zavala is a vendor. Godspeed, Mr Reddick. Per Audacia Ad Astra. We’ll see you Starside.
posted by dorkydancer at 1:44 PM on March 18, 2023 [11 favorites]
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posted by Faintdreams at 1:54 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by Faintdreams at 1:54 PM on March 18, 2023
one of the only people to genuinely rattle Eric Andre
something of an explanation, should one be required.
posted by philip-random at 1:58 PM on March 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
something of an explanation, should one be required.
posted by philip-random at 1:58 PM on March 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
Oh no, what a shock. It seemed like so many Wire vets didn't really go on to such stellar things afterward, so I was thrilled that he made such a fantastic impression on Fringe. And yeah, he always made me smile in John Wick. His voice was amazing. Such a loss.
posted by kitten kaboodle at 2:00 PM on March 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
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posted by Mutant Lobsters from Riverhead at 2:00 PM on March 18, 2023
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posted by LaVidaEsUnCarnaval at 2:02 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by LaVidaEsUnCarnaval at 2:02 PM on March 18, 2023
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As others have mentioned here; The Wire.
His story arc was fascinating in that show, so much going on underneath and hinted at.
My own sense was that the choices he made as an actor were about what would work best for the entire enterprise, not just his roles.
RIP and go in grace.
posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 2:03 PM on March 18, 2023
As others have mentioned here; The Wire.
His story arc was fascinating in that show, so much going on underneath and hinted at.
My own sense was that the choices he made as an actor were about what would work best for the entire enterprise, not just his roles.
RIP and go in grace.
posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 2:03 PM on March 18, 2023
This hit me so much harder than I expected. Then again, for 8+ years, Lance’s voice played in my gaming headset multiple times per week. The Wire and Fringe are both in my top 10 list. I think it may be literally impossible for me to consume more of any other artists’ work from here on out.
The most recent Destiny DLC added a memorial tree to the main social space, with a single bust for a character that was written out years ago. I don’t expect to ever know, but part of me wonders if that was in anticipation of something like this happening.
Eyes up, guardian.
posted by FallibleHuman at 2:08 PM on March 18, 2023 [3 favorites]
The most recent Destiny DLC added a memorial tree to the main social space, with a single bust for a character that was written out years ago. I don’t expect to ever know, but part of me wonders if that was in anticipation of something like this happening.
Eyes up, guardian.
posted by FallibleHuman at 2:08 PM on March 18, 2023 [3 favorites]
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posted by skye.dancer at 2:09 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by skye.dancer at 2:09 PM on March 18, 2023
I was really sorry to see the announcement of this yesterday. Like a lot of people I first encountered him on the Wire. In the Times obituary, it included this:
In a 2010 interview with The Miami Herald, Mr. Reddick said the role that particularly stood out for him was one of his smaller ones: a guest appearance on “Law & Order.”
“I played an army captain from Sierra Leone in 2001 before I was cast in ‘The Wire,’” he said, “and I had to learn the Sierra Leone accent. To this day, that’s my favorite character, the character I’m most proud of.”
I've tried to find that clip online but couldn't.
posted by Dip Flash at 2:11 PM on March 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
In a 2010 interview with The Miami Herald, Mr. Reddick said the role that particularly stood out for him was one of his smaller ones: a guest appearance on “Law & Order.”
“I played an army captain from Sierra Leone in 2001 before I was cast in ‘The Wire,’” he said, “and I had to learn the Sierra Leone accent. To this day, that’s my favorite character, the character I’m most proud of.”
I've tried to find that clip online but couldn't.
posted by Dip Flash at 2:11 PM on March 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
I saw it not so long ago on Prime. They've got a bunch of Law + Order available ... here in Canada anyway
posted by philip-random at 2:13 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by philip-random at 2:13 PM on March 18, 2023
Thanks Fizz. I tried putting something like this together this morning and couldn't get through it. I'm not sure why finding out about Reddick hit my wife and I so hard, other than he seemed to be in many of our very favorite shows over the years. It was always a good day when he'd surprise us with some of his comedic chops.
Maybe we just appreciated his vigilance in holding the line against IHOP.
Rest in peace Lance. Thanks for sharing your many talents with us for a while.
posted by ensign_ricky at 2:18 PM on March 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
Maybe we just appreciated his vigilance in holding the line against IHOP.
Rest in peace Lance. Thanks for sharing your many talents with us for a while.
posted by ensign_ricky at 2:18 PM on March 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
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posted by shiny blue object at 2:18 PM on March 18, 2023
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posted by Silvery Fish at 2:22 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by Silvery Fish at 2:22 PM on March 18, 2023
"You should have let me tell you the plan."
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posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:30 PM on March 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
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posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:30 PM on March 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
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posted by crocomancer at 2:44 PM on March 18, 2023
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posted by pangolin party at 2:46 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by pangolin party at 2:46 PM on March 18, 2023
Yeah, this sucks. I too will miss him in particular. Unfair that Tom Sizemore lived a year longer than him.
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posted by rhizome at 2:49 PM on March 18, 2023
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posted by RockPusher at 3:30 PM on March 18, 2023
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posted by JoeXIII007 at 3:38 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by JoeXIII007 at 3:38 PM on March 18, 2023
This one gutted me. I loved Lance Reddick on The Wire, and he was excellent on Bosch and the John Wick movies. I'm also 59, so 60 is way too young.
I haven't seen Corporate, but he's funny in this scene.
posted by kirkaracha at 3:57 PM on March 18, 2023 [2 favorites]
I haven't seen Corporate, but he's funny in this scene.
posted by kirkaracha at 3:57 PM on March 18, 2023 [2 favorites]
I have to put a word in for him in the Horizon games, as Sylens, a calibre of villain one loves to hate. His delivery always nailed the sentiment of every line, goading Aloy into getting over her own grief/pain, pushing her to better herself, and then goading her even further to make her loathe him, masterfully manipulating her to do what he needed her to do (and, perhaps arguably, what she needed to do). None of that would have hit as well as it did without his performance, and of course Ashly Burch's always on-point response, winding up with teeth-gritted snarling at him.
I'm so sad we won't get to have them have it out in the final game. I really do hope Guerilla writes his character out rather than try to fake it. Have a moment in-game where Aloy talks about how much he meant to her early on, even though they worked at cross purposes in the end. It would be just. And then they can introduce a new villain, perhaps one of the ones left hanging at the end of the previous game....
Damn he was good.
posted by seanmpuckett at 4:16 PM on March 18, 2023 [7 favorites]
I'm so sad we won't get to have them have it out in the final game. I really do hope Guerilla writes his character out rather than try to fake it. Have a moment in-game where Aloy talks about how much he meant to her early on, even though they worked at cross purposes in the end. It would be just. And then they can introduce a new villain, perhaps one of the ones left hanging at the end of the previous game....
Damn he was good.
posted by seanmpuckett at 4:16 PM on March 18, 2023 [7 favorites]
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posted by Mister Moofoo at 4:26 PM on March 18, 2023
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posted by SonInLawOfSam at 4:36 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by SonInLawOfSam at 4:36 PM on March 18, 2023
Such an amazing actor. This is a huge loss, and not even two years after the death of one of the other luminaries on The Wire, Michael K. Williams.
What I appreciated so much about him was that while he could be serious and intense, he was also so fucking funny and open to being goofy. His Eric Andre spot blew my mind when I first saw it. He was also in one of the most fucked up episodes of Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories as well. He was willing to do whatever was asked of him as an actor, and seemed like a genuinely classy, good person.
You will be missed, Mr. Reddick.
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posted by Saxon Kane at 4:37 PM on March 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
What I appreciated so much about him was that while he could be serious and intense, he was also so fucking funny and open to being goofy. His Eric Andre spot blew my mind when I first saw it. He was also in one of the most fucked up episodes of Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories as well. He was willing to do whatever was asked of him as an actor, and seemed like a genuinely classy, good person.
You will be missed, Mr. Reddick.
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posted by Saxon Kane at 4:37 PM on March 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
Agreeing about how much he elevated everything he was in, from The Wire to Fringe.
60 is too young.
posted by doctornemo at 4:41 PM on March 18, 2023
60 is too young.
posted by doctornemo at 4:41 PM on March 18, 2023
Don't forget he played Charon in the John Wick movies, so he knows what's next. I expect he's got his coin for the ferryman at hand.
posted by chavenet at 5:00 PM on March 18, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by chavenet at 5:00 PM on March 18, 2023 [2 favorites]
I wish I were Levar Burton is one of the greatest moments of TV especially when Levar responded. Also not to be missed “Toys R Me” He will be missed.
posted by interogative mood at 5:08 PM on March 18, 2023 [6 favorites]
posted by interogative mood at 5:08 PM on March 18, 2023 [6 favorites]
Sepinwall: Why No One Played the Boss Like Lance Reddick
posted by General Malaise at 5:16 PM on March 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by General Malaise at 5:16 PM on March 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
He was one the few actors who I think elevated just about everything he was in and he did this in an unusually wide range of show qualities from prestige to schlock (or more accurately what should have been schlock but ended up not being).
Natural causes at 60? I wouldn't have thought that possible.
At this point, I think that phrase has transitioned from "Died from disease/old age in a nonspecific way" to "It wasn't an accident, a murder, a suicide, or an overdose and the rest is private." It's less "old people die sometimes" and more "this isn't an unseemly death, just a private one."
As person who is always morbidly curious about causes of death I think this kind of posthumous PR obfuscation is now much more common because the pandemic has politicized unexpected death. Nobody wants their departed loved one to be a datapoint pawn in the anti-vax/pro-vax death attribution wars. That's why so many celebs and even ordinary people are now dying "after a brief illness" or of "natural causes".
posted by srboisvert at 6:14 PM on March 18, 2023 [8 favorites]
Natural causes at 60? I wouldn't have thought that possible.
At this point, I think that phrase has transitioned from "Died from disease/old age in a nonspecific way" to "It wasn't an accident, a murder, a suicide, or an overdose and the rest is private." It's less "old people die sometimes" and more "this isn't an unseemly death, just a private one."
As person who is always morbidly curious about causes of death I think this kind of posthumous PR obfuscation is now much more common because the pandemic has politicized unexpected death. Nobody wants their departed loved one to be a datapoint pawn in the anti-vax/pro-vax death attribution wars. That's why so many celebs and even ordinary people are now dying "after a brief illness" or of "natural causes".
posted by srboisvert at 6:14 PM on March 18, 2023 [8 favorites]
He played Sylens in the Playstation series called Horizon... Horizon: Zero Dawn and Horizon: Forbidden West. A very major character, kind of the driving force behind the entire epic story of the game. One of the most interesting and certainly the most mysterious character in the game. Not a bad guy... but not a traditional good guy, either.
There's a third and final game planned... not sure how they'll do it without him. His image was used along with his voice. I've enjoyed his other work as well, just wanted to mention this role, as it was pretty big. The series is certainly a bedrock of Sony's video game lineup. (fun games, too)
posted by SoberHighland at 6:41 PM on March 18, 2023
There's a third and final game planned... not sure how they'll do it without him. His image was used along with his voice. I've enjoyed his other work as well, just wanted to mention this role, as it was pretty big. The series is certainly a bedrock of Sony's video game lineup. (fun games, too)
posted by SoberHighland at 6:41 PM on March 18, 2023
I’m surprised no one else has mentioned his early work in the proto-HBO prestige drama, Oz, which made me pay attention every time I saw him subsequently.
That was not the first time I spotted him, though — he has a single scene in a first season episode of The West Wing, which made enough of an impression that a year later, watching Oz, I said, “Hey, it’s that guy!” Dude was absolutely magnetic, and I am sorry to see him go.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 7:18 PM on March 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
That was not the first time I spotted him, though — he has a single scene in a first season episode of The West Wing, which made enough of an impression that a year later, watching Oz, I said, “Hey, it’s that guy!” Dude was absolutely magnetic, and I am sorry to see him go.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 7:18 PM on March 18, 2023 [5 favorites]
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posted by Halloween Jack at 7:27 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by Halloween Jack at 7:27 PM on March 18, 2023
At this time there is no cause of death other than the police saying apparent natural causes. This means they didn’t see any sign of foul play, suicide, or accident. The public won’t know unless the autopsy details are made public. He doesn’t appear to have been suffering from any known health or substance abuse issues. He posted to Instagram in the days before his death and he showed no signs of acute illness.
posted by interogative mood at 7:32 PM on March 18, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by interogative mood at 7:32 PM on March 18, 2023 [3 favorites]
"Magnetic" is a perfect description. As I watched The Wire I was like "why is this guy new to me?" Very much I felt like I'd been missing out.
posted by rhizome at 7:59 PM on March 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
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posted by praemunire at 8:20 PM on March 18, 2023
posted by praemunire at 8:20 PM on March 18, 2023
God, I've been trying to figure out where I knew his face from, because I haven't seen any of the things he's most famous for. But of course! That is Sylens! I just had no idea he was a real guy! No wonder it took me so long to place him. I thought he was just an animated character.
posted by potrzebie at 8:26 PM on March 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
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posted by confluency at 12:25 AM on March 19, 2023
posted by confluency at 12:25 AM on March 19, 2023
Fringe always feels like the forgotten JJ Abrams show, and I keep telling people its probably the best science-fiction thing JJ has ever done and one of those reasons its the best is b/c of the cast.
Personally, I'm a believer that it's one of the best SF series anyone has ever done, and one of the best cast (even though it seems most of them originally auditioned for other roles). There's a wee vid about the casting here , Reddick was already pitch-perfect as Broyles in the audition tapes.
posted by Buntix at 2:10 AM on March 19, 2023 [5 favorites]
Personally, I'm a believer that it's one of the best SF series anyone has ever done, and one of the best cast (even though it seems most of them originally auditioned for other roles). There's a wee vid about the casting here , Reddick was already pitch-perfect as Broyles in the audition tapes.
posted by Buntix at 2:10 AM on March 19, 2023 [5 favorites]
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posted by Joey Michaels at 2:31 AM on March 19, 2023
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posted by Token Meme at 2:53 AM on March 19, 2023
posted by Token Meme at 2:53 AM on March 19, 2023
I first remember seeing him on LOST playing a mysterious, ominous character. Surprised me when I checked just now that he only appeared in four episodes but I remember him as being much more dominant.
Sudden death in an apparently healthy individual makes me think of an embolism or aneurysm. It’s just too sad.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 6:28 AM on March 19, 2023
Sudden death in an apparently healthy individual makes me think of an embolism or aneurysm. It’s just too sad.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 6:28 AM on March 19, 2023
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posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 7:03 AM on March 19, 2023
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 7:03 AM on March 19, 2023
Totally gutted, he was so great in all of his roles.
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posted by TwoStride at 7:21 AM on March 19, 2023 [1 favorite]
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posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 10:32 AM on March 19, 2023
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 10:32 AM on March 19, 2023
Post at thereallancereddick, by his wife:
Lance was taken from us far too soon. Thank you for all your overwhelming love, support and beautiful stories shared on these platforms over the last day. I see your messages and can't begin to express how grateful I am to have them.
And to the thousands of Destiny players who played in special tribute to Lance, thank you. Lance loved you as much as he loved the game.
Donations may be made to momcares.org in Baltimore, his hometown.
- Stephanie Reddick
posted by Iris Gambol at 11:01 AM on March 19, 2023 [3 favorites]
Lance was taken from us far too soon. Thank you for all your overwhelming love, support and beautiful stories shared on these platforms over the last day. I see your messages and can't begin to express how grateful I am to have them.
And to the thousands of Destiny players who played in special tribute to Lance, thank you. Lance loved you as much as he loved the game.
Donations may be made to momcares.org in Baltimore, his hometown.
- Stephanie Reddick
posted by Iris Gambol at 11:01 AM on March 19, 2023 [3 favorites]
Yes, way too soon. Excellent in The Wire, of course, but his performance in Corporate beats it, in my opinion any way - he manages to be both terrifying and hilarious at the same time, without being cartoonish - and makes it look so, so, easy.
posted by coffeecat at 2:19 PM on March 19, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by coffeecat at 2:19 PM on March 19, 2023 [1 favorite]
Via Andrew Wood's twitter, a bit from a Vulture interview with Lance Reddick about his friendship with Keanu Reeves:
How has your friendship changed after four movies?
We’ve gotten to know each other a little better. I hope I don’t get in trouble for telling this story: During John Wick: Chapter Four, my first day of filming happened to be Keanu’s birthday. But he wasn’t in the scene. He came to the set anyway at nine o’clock at night with his girlfriend who I had never met. And she is … can I say a bad word?
Go for it.
His girlfriend is cool as fuck. And she told me that she asked Keanu what he wanted to do for his birthday and he said, “I want to go see Lance.” He’d never done this before but he wrote me a note thanking me for what I brought to the character in these movies. And he wanted to give the note to me. I’ll never forget it. I’m going to cry now.
posted by creepygirl at 6:32 PM on March 19, 2023 [8 favorites]
How has your friendship changed after four movies?
We’ve gotten to know each other a little better. I hope I don’t get in trouble for telling this story: During John Wick: Chapter Four, my first day of filming happened to be Keanu’s birthday. But he wasn’t in the scene. He came to the set anyway at nine o’clock at night with his girlfriend who I had never met. And she is … can I say a bad word?
Go for it.
His girlfriend is cool as fuck. And she told me that she asked Keanu what he wanted to do for his birthday and he said, “I want to go see Lance.” He’d never done this before but he wrote me a note thanking me for what I brought to the character in these movies. And he wanted to give the note to me. I’ll never forget it. I’m going to cry now.
posted by creepygirl at 6:32 PM on March 19, 2023 [8 favorites]
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posted by UhOhChongo! at 8:49 PM on March 19, 2023
posted by UhOhChongo! at 8:49 PM on March 19, 2023
From @Dip Flash:
“I played an army captain from Sierra Leone in 2001 before I was cast in ‘The Wire,’” he said, “and I had to learn the Sierra Leone accent. To this day, that’s my favorite character, the character I’m most proud of.”
I pulled a clip from that episode. As said above, he elevated everything he was in.
posted by macrael at 9:13 PM on March 19, 2023 [7 favorites]
“I played an army captain from Sierra Leone in 2001 before I was cast in ‘The Wire,’” he said, “and I had to learn the Sierra Leone accent. To this day, that’s my favorite character, the character I’m most proud of.”
I pulled a clip from that episode. As said above, he elevated everything he was in.
posted by macrael at 9:13 PM on March 19, 2023 [7 favorites]
I have only seen him on "The Wire". He had a certain poise and presence plus he could play the piano well.
posted by DJZouke at 4:58 AM on March 20, 2023
posted by DJZouke at 4:58 AM on March 20, 2023
I pulled a clip from that episode . As said above, he elevated everything he was in.
Thank you!
posted by Dip Flash at 5:49 AM on March 20, 2023 [1 favorite]
Thank you!
posted by Dip Flash at 5:49 AM on March 20, 2023 [1 favorite]
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posted by of strange foe at 1:37 PM on March 25, 2023
posted by of strange foe at 1:37 PM on March 25, 2023
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posted by inpHilltr8r at 10:08 AM on April 1, 2023
posted by inpHilltr8r at 10:08 AM on April 1, 2023
Sex Educator Rain Degrey of “The Dirty Talk Podcast” remembers Lance Reddick as a friend and someone who threaded the needle of celebrity and ethics till the end. (Note: while DTP is normally NSFW, this episode is not)
posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 5:48 PM on April 9, 2023
posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 5:48 PM on April 9, 2023
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