The Life of Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr.? Sheeee-it.

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August 4, 2020 • 39 mins

Interested in acting? Isiah Whitlock Jr. practically gives a mini Master Class when he talks about preparing for one of his more challenging roles.Fan of The Wire? You know Isiah as the corrupt Senator Clay Davis. In Epi 5 of It's Quite a Living hear where his famous phrasing of "sheeeeeeeee-it" originated (think Spike Lee!) and how it came to be in that HBO show AND in a bobblehead that you too can actually own!Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Clay Davis, in The WireHear how Spike Lee first met Isiah and cast him in The 25th Hour... (AND films like BlacKkKlansman AND the current Da Five Bloods and others And watch those films for his trademark saying!) Hear how I first met Isiah in the 80s why he scared the heck out of me...but ultimately taught me about trust.E.B./Isiah in NLN video and over the years...Are you a wine lover? Hear what Isiah would pair with latkes. Latkes? YES. Because he's may be an oenophile, but I'm the potato pancake queen, and that's what I serve at the Hanukah parties he's come to at my house over our three decades of friendship.I had a great time reminiscing and laughing in this podcast episode, while learning more about the life of this prolific film, theater and television actor -- and MY first acting teacher at American Conservatory Theater. Isiah has continued to teach me life lessons of staying calm, of staying focused, of having empathy and self-awareness... But it's that voice. That stare. That throughline of intellect laced with humor that shine through it all. And usually crack me up even when he's trying to be serious. (I encourage you to listen to every of the 39 minutes for a good blooper or two that help you really hear the personality behind the persona.)Oh, and if you want your own bobblehead or to learn more about Isiah visit: http://isiahwhitlockjr.com/ But as you'll hear in the beginning, he hasn't updated that site in a while. But you'll know him when you hear him. Love this man. You will too.

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