Isiah Whitlock Jr Biography, Age, Net Worth, Wife, Movies, Interview

Isiah Whitlock Jr Biography

Isiah Whitlock Jr is an American actor. He is famously known for his role in the HBO television series, The Wire. In the series, he played as the corrupt state senator Clay Davis. He attended college at Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) in Marshall, Minnesota.

Isiah Whitlock Jr had enrolled through a football scholarship. However, after suffering injuries, he stopped playing football and shifted his focus to acting. He graduated in 1976, then later moved to San Francisco where he joined the American Conservatory Theater. He has also featured in a number of movies. They include: the Spike Lee films She Hate Me, 25th Hour, Red Hook Summer, Chi-Raq and BlacKkKlansman.

In those projects, Isiah Whitlock Jr developed a catchphrase from his characters’ distinct pronunciation of the word “shit” (“sheeeeeeeee-it”). Whitlock also featured on Chappelle’s Show and has made several appearances as various characters on Law & Order. In the film Pieces of April, Whitlock played a supporting role as Eugene. He had a bit part in Goodfellas as a doctor who gives Henry Hill Valium while attending to his brother.

In addition to that, Isiah Whitlock Jr made an appearance in the film 1408, as the engineer of the Dolphin Hotel. In 2007, he played Ethan Banks in Enchanted.Whitlock played an insurance agent named Ronald Wilkes in the 2011 film Cedar Rapids. He currently is appearing on the HBO comedy series Veep as General George Maddox. Among other appearances Whitlock is seen include:The Good Wife, Louie, Gotham, The Carmichael Show, and Elementary. He recently appeared as the sheriff in the 2016 remake of the 1977 film of Pete’s Dragon.

He was SMSU’s commencement speaker in 1999 and guest artist for the school’s celebration of Black History Month in 2007. SMSU now offers the Isiah Whitlock Jr. Endowed Scholarship.

Capitalizing on his catch phrase “Sheeeeeeeee-it” and his public notoriety, Whitlock launched a successful Kickstarter Talking Bobblehead campaign.This campaign is the most successful bobblehead promotion in Kickstarter history. The campaign has raised over $100,000 from 1,828 backers.

Isiah Whitlock Jr Age

Isiah Whitlock Jr was born in South Bend, Indiana, United States of America. He was born on September 13th 1954. His current age is 64 years as of 2018.

Isiah Whitlock Jr Net Worth

The primary source of income for Isiah Whitlock Jr is from his acting career. Having featured in a lot of movies and TV shows, he has accumulated a worthwhile amount of wealth. His career has proven to be succesful since he has a lot to show for it.

Among the appearances Isiah Whitlock Jr is seen include: The Wire,The Good Wife, Louie, Gotham, The Carmichael Show, and Elementary. Whitlock also featured on Chappelle’s Show and has made several appearances as various characters on Law & Order.

Isiah Whitlock Jr has an approximated net worth of $600 thousand dollars.

Isiah Whitlock Jr Wife

Isiah Whitlock Jr was in a long term relationship with Wilma Mondi. she has been his partner for fifteen years. Wilma is also an actress. There is no clear information as to where they met. The two used to share an apartment back when they were young and we all thought they matched as a couple.

However, things  did not last because they separated. Isiah Whitlock Jrhas remained silent about what might have caused the separation. There is no information regarding their children. After separation, people started speculating Isiah to be gay. He has however not talked about his sexual orientations.

Isiah Whitlock Jr West

There is no information about Isiah Whitlock Jr West. We will update soon that comes to our attention.

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Movies

1990 Goodfellas
1996 Eddie
2007 A Nick in Time
2008 Choke
2009 Brooklyn’s Finest
2009 I Hate Valentine’s Day
2010 Main Street Mayor
2011 Gun Hill Road
2012 Not Fade Away
2013 Home
2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014 23 Blast Dr. Connelly
2015 Chi-Raq Bacchos
2016 Pete’s Dragon
2017 Person to Person
2017 CHiPs
2018 All Square
2019 Lost Holiday
2019 Lying and Stealing

TV Shows

2002–2008 The Wire
2006 Chappelle’s Show
2008 Human Giant
2011 Onion SportsDome
2011 Law & Order
2011 The Good Wife
2012–2015 Law & Order
2014 The Blacklist
2015 Gotham
2015 The Carmichael Show
2016 Lucifer
2016 Atlanta
2017 Survivor’s Remorse
2017 The Mist Gus
2017 Thin Ice
2017 Kevin Can Wait Jerry
2018 The Good Cop

Isiah Whitlock Interview

Q: What’s the origin of sheeeeeeeeeit? Where did it come from? As I recall, I think I first saw you do it in Spike Lee’s 25th Hour.

Isiah Whitlock Jr: Right, I had gotten together with Spike and I had done it a couple of times and we laughed about it a bit and then we decided to do it in the movie.

Q: Was it something you just started doing on your own or was there an inspiration for it, a friend or family member or what not?

Isiah Whitlock Jr: I had an uncle who used to say it all the time. You ask him anything and he would say it like 5 or 6 times a day and I just put it away in the back of my mind when I was kid. I thought it was hilarious. I remember him opening a bottle of whiskey and going, “Sheeeeeeeeeit.”

He wasn’t a heavy drinker but the whiskey was good and he was expressing happiness over it. You would ask him how his dinner was and he’d go, “Sheeeeeeeeeit those pork chops were really good.” So I started doing it as a total afterthought.I wish I could say that I was brilliant and knew all along that people would respond to it. But we did it in 25th Hour and I did it in another film for Spike called, She Hate Me, and then when I started doing The Wire I started doing it a little bit and then the writers would write it into the script.

But I always wanted to be very selective about when I did it because I wanted to be able to serve the writing, which I thought was so brilliant, and if you go back and look at some of those episodes they’re strategically placed, to sort of capture how the character felt at certain times. It seems appropriate for the character at those moments and not just something I’m throwing around, and that’s probably part of the appeal to it.

Q: Yeah. For sure.

Isiah Whitlock Jr: Like when they’re serving an indictment and I say, “I’m not going to take the rap for all the other crooks in office in Baltimore, sheeeeeeeeeit.”

Q: It’s perfect. It really is.

Isiah Whitlock Jr: I’m very delighted that people respond to it the way they do. I think that’s another part of the appeal; that’s how people feel at times, you know? You’re overwhelmed by something and that word just comes out. I’m glad I’ve been able to give people something to play with.

Q: Yeah, it’s become something of a catchword or phrase among me and friends for a while. In fact, I saw you walking down the street in New York a few years ago and it took everything in me to not drop a sheeeeeeeeeit on you as you walked by. Is that something that happens often, random people going up to you and saying it? Is that part of your life now?

Isiah Whitlock Jr: Dude, you have no idea! A guy just stopped me a few minutes ago to say it. Sometimes it happens twice a day, sometimes it’s ten times a day. It was a little weird at first and took a little getting used to. But after a while I figured, what the hell, if I have to live with it I might as well embrace it, you know?

The Wire ended in 2008 and people are still saying it so it’s something that’s probably never going to go away. I think it’ll probably be on my tombstone… I can’t walk down the street or be in large crowds or take the subway without people doing it. That said, there’s worse things in life to be known for, and it’s great that it’s usually coming from a good place and it makes people happy.

Q: Well, I think it’s neat that you’re embracing it and sort of taken it to another level with the whole Whitlock Academy thing.

Isiah Whitlock Jr: Yeah, we thought it would be fun to have like a four-year academy where people go to learn to say sheeeeeeeeeit. And then it spun off into some other things. We’re having fun with it and we’ve got a few other well-known characters coming. The humor’s a little on the dry side but I think they’re all kind of funny. All leading up to this Kickstarter program that we’re doing. I think people will be very happy with it.

Q: Veep, one of my favorite shows, is coming back soon and you play the Secretary of Defense, George Maddox, on it. Do you have a favorite insult from the show, maybe something your character has said or had said about him?

Isiah Whitlock Jr: I can’t say that I have a favorite one, but there is one coming up in the new season that is very funny and seems quite appropriate. I’ll just leave it at that.

Q:Okay, I guess we’ll just have to wait for it then.

Isiah Whitlock Jr: I’m still not sure what to make of Maddox. But that’s typical with a lot of the stuff that I do. I felt that way about the Clay Davis character as well. I get started on it and it just eventually finds a place to land. If you play a character long enough he’s going to eventually find his spot and you’re going to get comfortable in that spot and you’re going to start operating from within out of that. But I do like both characters.

Q: Interesting that you say that, because I see similarities in Maddox and Clay Davis. They’re both conniving motherf*ckers. Really, really conniving motherf*ckers.

Isiah Whitlock Jr: Yeah, I’m beginning to think I’ve become the motherf*cker guy.

Q:Well you’ll probably never go without work then because there are lots of motherf*cker characters that need someone to portray them.

Isiah Whitlock Jr: I’m pulling from people that I know. There’s a lot of motherf*ckers out there. People like to not admit it, and people like to not play it, but you live as long as I have and deal with as many people as I’ve dealt with and you meet a lot of motherf*ckers. I don’t forget the motherf*ckers, and I think that comes out in some of these characters. And then I think everybody’s got a little motherf*cker in them.

Q:Of course. I agree. I agree completely.

Isiah Whitlock Jr: I’m not even saying that’s a bad thing. I mean, everybody’s done done some motherf*cking thing.

Q: One last thing: For years, it’s been a dream of mine to have you record the outgoing voice message for my voicemail on my phone.

Isiah Whitlock Jr: I’d be happy to do that for you.

SOURCE: uproxx.com