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El legado de Isiah Whitlock Jr. perdura tras su fallecimiento a los 71 años

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Isiah Whitlock Jr., conocido por su icónico papel en 'The Wire', falleció a los 71 años en Nueva York tras una breve enfermedad. Su representante, Brian Liebman, destacó su brillante carrera que abarcó más de tres décadas en cine y televisión, incluyendo colaboraciones con Spike Lee y papeles en series como 'Law & Order' y 'Veep'. Whitlock se destacó por su memorable interpretación de R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis, un senador corrupto, y su famosa frase 'mierda', que se convirtió en un fenómeno cultural. Su legado perdurará en la memoria de sus colegas y fans, quienes lo recordarán como un actor talentoso y una persona entrañable.

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