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Idris Elba Designing Clothing Line
The Wire star is teaming up with the brand's design director James Holder to produce a premium line to be sold in autumn and winter (15). Elba will also become the face...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 March 2015
'The Wire' Star Anwan Glover Stabbed In Washington Dc Nightclub
Anwan Glover, who is an American actor, musician and is best known for his role in HBO's 'The Wire,' was stabbed and beaten up in a Washington D.C. nightclub in the early hours of Sunday...
By Nick Hill in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 August 2014
Actor Tray Chaney Producing And Starring In Mac Dre Biopic
The Wire star Tray Chaney is set to produce and star in a movie about late rapper Mac Dre.The actor will play Dre's friend Curtis 'Kilo Curt' Nelson and has cast four of his former...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 April 2014
The Pogues Musical In The Works
The Pogues guitarist Philip Chevron had reportedly been working with The Wire creator David Simon to write a musical based on the songs of the folk rockers before he died.Chevron lost his battle with cancer...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 December 2013
The Wire Ended Idris Elba's Desperate Times
Actor Idris Elba has opened up about his desperate life just before he landed a role in cult drama The Wire, revealing he was broke and expecting a child.Now a well-off movie star and Dj,...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 November 2013
Idris Elba Djing In Ibiza
The Wire star Idris Elba is spending the summer (13) working as a Dj in Ibiza.The British actor Djs under the name Driis and has taken a hiatus from acting so he can concentrate on...
By WENN on 16 July 2013
Dominic West To Race Prince Harry To The South Pole
The Wire star Dominic West is to race British royal Prince Harry across Antarctica as part of a charity challenge to reach the South Pole.The actor and the Prince will both lead teams of wounded...
By WENN on 16 July 2013
The Wire Named No. 1 Tv Show Of All Time By Entertainment Weekly
The hit Baltimore-set crime series The Wire has been chosen by Entertainment Weekly as the greatest television show of all time in a recent poll compiled by the magazine. The HBO series, which ran for...
By Joe Wilde in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 June 2013
Dominic West Records Rap For Rizzle Kicks
The Wire star Dominic West is set to show off his hip-hop talents after recording two songs with British rap duo Rizzle Kicks.The actor appears on the tracks Put Your Two's Up, produced by DJ...
By WENN on 03 June 2013
Dish Raises Its Bid For Clearwire
DISH Network, which sees itself operating at a disadvantage against cable operators since it cannot bundle phone and Internet services along with its TV satellite service, appears determined to wage a battle to the death...
By Lew Irwin on 30 May 2013
Idris Elba Lands Dj Residency
The Wire star Idris Elba has signed up for a seven-week residency as Dj in a London nightclub.The British actor, who Djs under the name Driis, will hit the decks at the Love & Liquor...
By WENN on 16 January 2013
Idris Elba To Become Next James Bond?
Idris Elba has been tipped to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond.The 'Prometheus' actor is in talks with producer Barbara Broccoli to take over from Daniel as the iconic British spy in the future, making...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 October 2012
Anti-islam Film Reportedly Sparks New Protests
Violent protests reportedly sparked by the anti-Islam film The Innocence of Muslims , produced in the United States, spread to Yemen today (Thursday) as an angry mob chanting "Death to America" attempted to storm the...
By Lew Irwin on 13 September 2012
Kate Moss Blasted By Photographer Terry O'neill
Photographer Terry O'Neill claims Kate Moss isn't a real supermodel. The 38-year-old model is regularly referred to as one of the most beautiful women in the world but the famed snapper isn't impressed with her...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 April 2012
Tv Reviews The Golden Globes
In the end, the TV critics concluded, Sunday night's Golden Globes telecast amounted to yet another letdown, not so much because of the choice of winners -- best drama The Descendants ; best comedy or...
By Lew Irwin on 16 January 2012
Idris Elba Joins U.k. Wrestling Show
Idris Elba has traded The Wire for the ring after signing up to produce a show about wrestling.The actor, best known for playing The Wire's Stringer Bell, is working behind the scenes on upcoming U.K....
By WENN on 09 January 2012
Bradley Cooper Named People's Sexiest Man Alive
Bradley Cooper has been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.The 'Hangover' star has been awarded the annual title by the publication and although he is honoured to win he admits he is shocked...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 November 2011
Maryland Boosts Tax Incentives 750 Percent
Hoping to lure more TV and movie productions to the state, Maryland has increased the amount of tax incentives it is offering to studios from $1 million a year ago to $7.5 million this year....
By Lew Irwin on 14 April 2011
Report Tonight Show No Longer A Must For Ad Buyers
Advertisers no longer regard NBC's Tonight show as the essential late-night television buy, the Associated Press reported today (Tuesday), quoting David Campanelli, vice president and director of national television for Horizon Media, as saying, "There...
By Lew Irwin on 23 November 2010
Tv Creator Simon Awarded $500,000 'Genius' Grant
American screenwriter and TV producer DAVID SIMON has been awarded a $500,000 (£333,330) grant for his groundbreaking work on hit shows THE WIRE and TREME.Executives at The MACArthur Foundation announced 23 recipients of their "genius"...
By WENN on 28 September 2010
West And Moss Design London Eye Prints For Charity
THE WIRE star DOMINIC WEST and British supermodel KATE MOSS have designed their own prints of iconic landmark the London Eye to raise money for charity.Other celebrities including Jude Law's ex-wife Sadie Frost and British...
By WENN on 25 June 2010
Elba Spent Three Years Learning Accent
British actor IDRIS ELBA was so determined to land a role in TV drama THE WIRE, he spent three years mastering an American accent.The star grew up in London but knew he would have to...
By WENN on 27 April 2010
Belzer Character Munch Makes Tv History
Actor RICHARD BELZER has made television history - his character DETECTIVE JOHN MUNCH has now appeared in 10 different shows, following the recent taping of an upcoming episode of THE WIRE. Munch was created by...
By WENN on 06 August 2007
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