RIP Lance Reddick

Discussion in 'Visual Arts' started by Attila the Professor, Mar 17, 2023.

  1. Sure, it's called Life. We all die from it.

    :shrug:
     
  2. Do you remember Jim Fixx? Runner. Top health, lean body weight. Died of a heart attack.52. It happens.

    ‘We also never know if they have any pre-existing conditions not shared.
     
  3. vince

    vince Stan Ricker's son-in-law

    He was AWESOME in "LOST"!
     
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  4. claytonretired

    claytonretired Forum Resident

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    RIP. Loved him in Bosch.
     
  5. drumzNspace

    drumzNspace Forum Resident

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    Bummer - he was great in The Wire.
     
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  6. Bill Hart

    Bill Hart Forum Resident

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    This news really saddened me, too young, great performances, talented man. He will be missed.
     
  7. yesstiles

    yesstiles Senior Member

    Yep. Both Fixx’s father and grandfather died from heart ailments around age 40. Jim got an extra decade out of life because of his running. Sucks to have that bad gene.
     
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  8. jbmcb

    jbmcb Forum Resident

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    The first time I noticed Reddick was his absolutely brilliant appearance on the Eric Andre show. He came out, dressed impeccably and playing it straight, then quickly stormed off after Andre made his typically off-color and off-putting remarks.

    Then, in a later segment, he came out shirtless, in manacles and a gold visor, and perfectly delivered a completely insane spoken-word poem about how he wished he were LeVar Burton. It was brilliant.
     
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  9. krock2009

    krock2009 Forum Resident

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    Jim Foxx neglected to get physicals, thinking his running and having quit smoking solved all his problems. Had he gotten one, they would have discovered the blocked arteries he had, necessitating bypass surgery.
     
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  10. yesstiles

    yesstiles Senior Member

    I always wonder how that works. What tests are performed at a physical that indicates blocked artery?
     
  11. luckybaer

    luckybaer Thinks The Devil actually beat Johnny

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    I always imagined him having a long career in entertainment like Bill Duke - Bill Duke - IMDb .

    Both those guys had some serious screen presence!
     
  12. maccafan

    maccafan Senior Member

    I love his character in John Wick, the classiest hotel receptionist ever!
     
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  13. mr. steak

    mr. steak Forum Resident

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    I loved his acting in many things especially The Wire. RIP.
     
  14. Jack Lord

    Jack Lord Forum Resident

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    Obviously good in The Wire but I thought he hit it out of the par in Oz. A dual role more or less.

    RIP Lance
     
  15. Al Kuenster

    Al Kuenster Senior Member

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    R.I.P. :cry: never watched The Wire but did watch all of Fringe and the John Wick films.
     
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  16. tonyballz

    tonyballz Roogalator

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    Cedric! Too soon, too soon.

    Classic Daniels from Season 1 of The Wire:

     
  17. Bill Hart

    Bill Hart Forum Resident

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    Wire may seem dated but based on two books, one where the author embedded himself with serious crimes/homocide squad- at first, they were like "dude, go get us coffee" and by the end of his year there, they were like "you wanna cuff 'em." His other book was hanging on the corner with the dealers.
    Both books were combined.
    Some of the real people are in role in this thing, not necessarily playing themselves.
    In addition to Lance Reddick, who was great, Idris Elba who is now famous, played a smart street operator, and you'll see a ton of people who were in other shows. A couple of the characters were real life gangsters- and sadly, though Omar (Michael Williams) was a favorite colorful street dude in the show, he died recently.
    We watched The Wire years ago. The season that really hit me in the gut was the one devoted to the kids and school. These kids were homeless, and had nothing. School could have been a refuge. It was a battleground but there were some positive signs.
    I offer this not to take away from Lance Reddick but to underscore his involvement in what is considered to be great tv. It may not be blow 'em up, shoot 'em up in every scene, but there's a lot of serious, hardcore stuff going on that makes this show a perennial and well worth watching.
    Reddick acted in a lot of other great roles.
     
  18. slovell

    slovell Retired Mudshark

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    Just a shame to lose him. I so enjoyed him on Bosch and John Wick. He will be missed.
     
  19. Roland Stone

    Roland Stone Offending Member

    Stress test, usually involving a stationary bike and an ECG . . .
     
  20. yesstiles

    yesstiles Senior Member

    When I went to my Age 50 physical, all they did was give me some blood tests, and an ECG while lying down.
     
  21. bob g.

    bob g. Senior Member

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    I know him exclusively from Bosch and think he was great. People say he was too reserved or flat but that was part of the role. He could really impart deeper feeling.
     
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  22. daglesj

    daglesj Forum Resident

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    NOOOOOOO! He was amazing. He was really funny doing comedy skits too cos it was so unnatural seeing him do that. I really liked his work.

    Will be missed. So sad...wow bummed.
     
  23. Amnion

    Amnion Forum Occupant

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    Such a shame - R.I.P.
     
  24. marmalade166

    marmalade166 Sous les pavés, la plage!

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    so many great shows had Lance in major roles, a huge loss to the arts :cry:
     
  25. the real pope ondine

    the real pope ondine Forum Resident

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    man he's one of those guys I always like, damn only 60 RIP
     

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