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Idris Elba
Idrissa Akuna Elba OBE (born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, writer, producer, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ. He is known for roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire, DCI John Luther in the BBC One series Luther, and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, winning one, and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award.
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Idris Elba's Netflix sitcom Turn Up Charlie cancelled after just one series
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mirror.co.ukIdris Elba’s Netflix sitcom Turn Up Charlie has been turned OFF. The Luther favourite’s foray into funny is over – with no plans for a second series, sources say.
Created by Idris himself, it saw the 47-year-old play a has-been DJ trying to revive his career. It was a dream role for Idris, whose big love is music and being behind the decks.
An insider said: “Idris had hoped to get a second season rolling and was even working on new ideas but he couldn’t get it to work. “ Netflix and Idris just didn’t see eye to eye on it.” Turn Up Charlie was billed as Idris’s big time comedy opportunity, moving him away from tough-guy crime roles such as a detective in Luther and drugs kingpin Stringer Bell in The Wire.
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