on social media Monday — including a genre-bending gay gangster from the “The Wire,” a menacing mob boss on “Boardwalk Empire” and a captivating alcoholic father on “Lovecraft Country.”The 54-year-old star, who was found dead in an apparent overdose in his Brooklyn penthouse Monday morning, once told Vanity Fair he picked roles that told the stories of black men with nuance and honesty.“I don’t get to assimilate into anything other than the black experience,” he said in a September 2020 video interview with the magazine. “For me to be given the opportunity to be a storyteller and to tell a narrative of people in my community that look like me, I wear that as a badge of honor — and a huge responsibility.” “I’m grateful for the gift of art —.
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