Dominic West (The Wire’s Jimmy McNulty) on Eminem

Photo by John Wright

Here’s an excerpt from UK’s The Daily Mail in which ‘The Wire’ lead actor, Dominic West (McNulty) discusses working with Eminem:

Meanwhile, [West's] choice of projects continues to surprise. Just recently he contributed to Eminem’s comeback album, Relapse.

‘I don’t call him Eminem. He’s Marshall to me, or Marsh for short,’ he says. ‘He’s a big fan of The Wire; he’s seen it the whole way through four times. He rang me up and said he had an idea for a skit for the album. He’d been in rehab and his doctor was English. When he heard that I was English he wanted me to play the part of his doctor on the album. We ended up recording it over the phone – I was in Chiswick and he was in Miami. I’m the first voice you hear on the album.

‘We met up when he came to Britain and went out for a Diet Coke. He’s not what you’d call a funny man. He’s intense and edgy. He’s interesting, curious, totally fascinating.’

There’s no telling what we can expect next from Dominic West. He’s keeping his options wide open. (via)

–

Needless to say, Dominic West is one of my favorite actors, now that I’ve watched ‘The Wire’. Actually, I still have the last season to watch (five).

$

Permalink Posted in: celebs, hip-hop, music, show, tv July 18, 2009