Hollywood actor Wendell Pierce knows the world lost a true icon in Michael K. Williams‘ passing. The veteran entertainer has stepped up to reflect on his former “The Wire” co-star and what impact he had on the industry. Wendell Pierce Remembers Michael K. Williams Over the past few hours, Pierce has lit up Twitter with […]
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The cast of HBO’s critically acclaimed show The Wire is sending their love and support to fellow cast member Idris Elba after his announcement that he tested positive for COVID-19.
On Monday (Mar 16), actor Wendell Pierce, who portrayed Detective William “Bunk Moreland” in the HBO Baltimore crime drama, took to Twitter to show his support of Elba, who famously portrayed drug kingpin Stringer Bell in the series.
“The entire cast of ‘The Wire’ wishes our brother @IdrisElba to get well soon as he fights this virus,” Pierce wrote. “Take care and best of health.”
Andre Royo, who portrayed the character “Bubbles,” showed his support by referencing a famous quote made by Elba’s character Stringer Bell in the series, in which he famously said: “Ain’t nobody got nothing to say about a 40-degree day.”
“Yo It’s just one of those 40 degrees days my Brother,” Royo tweeted. “You will be fine and stronger than ever. Love to you and wifey and the fam!!”
As previously reported, Elba made the announcement in a video alongside his wife, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, that he tested positive for COVID-19, the disease also known as the coronavirus.
“This morning I tested positive for Covid 19,” he wrote in a caption for the video posted on Twitter. “I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus. Stay home people and be pragmatic. I will keep you updated on how I’m doing. No panic.”
This morning I tested positive for Covid 19. I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus. Stay home people and be pragmatic. I will keep you updated on how I’m doing
No panic. pic.twitter.com/Lg7HVMZglZ
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) March 16, 2020
Idris went live on Tuesday (Mar 17) to give fans an update on how he’s doing and shedding light on what to expect if you test positive.
“Just wanting to give you guys an update, I promised I would be checking in,” Idris said via video. “I know the news of testing positive was an eye-opener for a lot of you and it made the threat of it extremely real for me and my family. It’s day two and I am not experiencing any symptoms, my voice is a little tight but that’s because I didn’t sleep well––but they are monitoring my temperature by taking it twice a day.”
David Simon, who created “The Wire,” also shared his support for Elba on Twitter.
“Hunker down and get well, Dris,” he wrote “Fine messaging for the rest of us.”
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HBO’s hit series The Wire has long been heralded as the “greatest tv show of all time” and over the weekend the sentiment was solidified by the American Black Film Festival.
On Sunday (Feb. 23) the American Black Film Festival awarded the acclaimed 2000s series “The Wire” with the Classic Television award at its honors gala. The ABFF celebrated the HBO Baltimore crime drama, created by David Simon, for being widely regarded as “one of the greatest television shows of all time,” a press release stated.
During the ceremony, the cast members from “The Wire’ accepted the award on stage in Beverly Hills, California. Wendell Pierce, who portrayed detective William “Bunk” Moreland in the series, delivered an acceptance speech, alongside other cast members, including Lance Reddick, Andre Royo, Jamie Hector, Sonja Sohn and Michael K. Williams.
“This is a great honor for us… the many years we did ‘The Wire’ we never got awards,” Pierce said. “We’re breaking records tonight, getting our first one. Twenty years ago we gathered in Baltimore to start filming this television series that we were hoping would be our best work… but what we couldn’t [have] seen, was the fact that it captured the zeitgeist of the time and changed American television history.”
Pierce also noted that what makes the series a classic is that “it speaks to our humanity then when it was filmed [and] now it’s still relevant and years after we are gone, it will still speak to our humanity because it was authentic and truthful.”
During the hit shows six seasons, from 2002 to 2008, critics widely accused the Emmys of snubbing “The Wire” by not granting the show a single award and only giving it two noms for writing. Despite the show’s massive success the show has only won a total of four awards overall including the Peabody Award, Writer’s Guild of America Award for Television, and a Director’s Guild America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series.
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