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Actor Goes From Stage to 'Wire' and Back
Jump to full article: The Washington Post, 2008-03-16
Author: Nelson Pressley Special to The Washington Post; M03
Intro: You might know Delaney Williams as Sgt. Jay Landsman on HBO's "The Wire," but he grew up in Takoma Park as Bill Delaney. He's a local guy who, as an actor, calls himself "a character guy."
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Other secrets: Be prepared to repeat single scenes dozens of times. Hazards on "The Wire" included getting stuck eating a cheesesteak in take after take, and smoking in one scene until the retakes made him sick. (The cigarettes were his idea, and lesson learned.) Not that he misses the old bank job.
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