(Central News Agency, Los Angeles, 17th comprehensive foreign report) Lance Reddick (Lance Reddick), the actor of the popular American TV series “The Wire” (The Wire), died at the age of 60, and his new film “Journal of Justice 4” (John Wick: Chapter 4) will be released in a few days.
Entertainment website TMZ reported that Lance Riddick was found dead in his Studio City home in Los Angeles today. Lance Riddick has a number of roles as a hotel manager in the “Justice” series of movies starring Keanu Reeves.
“Acclaimed actor Lance Riddick passed away this morning of natural causes. Lance will be dearly missed,” his publicist Mia Hansen told AFP.
Lance Riddick rose to fame in 2000 with the HBO drama “Oz,” in which he played an undercover detective who cracked down on the drug trade and soon became a drug addict himself.
But it was his role on “The Wire” that really gave Lance Riddick a taste of popularity. The five-season HBO series follows the Narcotics Department’s battle of wits with Baltimore’s powerful drug cartels.
Riddick’s other TV credits include the Emmy-winning “American Horror Story” and the upcoming Disney+ series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians).
In addition to “Justice,” Lance Riddick’s big-screen credits include the suspense-thriller “Total Capture 3: Angel has Fallen,” “Monster Party” and “Godzilla vs. King Kong.” “(Godzilla vs. Kong).
In addition to acting, Lance Riddick is also a classically trained pianist with a BA in Classical Composition from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester and released a jazz album in 2007 “Contemplations and Remembrances” (Contemplations and Remembrances, tentative translation).
“The Wire” star Wendell Pierce tweeted his condolences, describing Lance Riddick as “a man of strength and grace, a classic of classics.”
Master of Horror Novels Stephen. Stephen King tweeted that he was rewatching “The Wire,” writing: “Great cast, amazing people. Sad news.”
The day before the news of Lance Riddick’s death was announced, his personal Instagram page also posted a photo of him smiling and sitting on the sofa in the living room, surrounded by four pet dogs.
Lance Riddick is survived by his wife, Stephanie, whom he married in 2011, with whom he has a son and a daughter. (Translator: Li Peishan / Verified manuscript: Yan Siqi) 1120318
