The real-life inspiration for Stringer didn’t meet the same fate (thankfully). “The Wire” is famously based off of former ...

Elba played erudite but cold-hearted gangster Stringer Bell in three seasons of The Wire, one of the leaders of the drug ring ...

Idris Elba played the charismatic Stringer Bell in 'The Wire' for three seasons - but the actor has no interest in watching ...

After 20 years, Idris Elba has come around on the death of his The Wire character Stringer Bell. But when he first got word ...

Idris Elba may have made a mark with his role on The Wire, but that doesn’t mean he watched the show. “I wanna stay in the ...

The Wire wrapped in 2008 and Idris stepped into a larger career. He starred in Luther, a British psychological thriller ...

Poehler, very much a member of the show's fan club, identified The Wire as "a series that changed my life" and revealed that she's watched it all the way through at least three times. But when she ...

Idris Elba rose to fame on the acclaimed HBO crime drama “The Wire,” but he recently made a shocking admission: he’s never ...

Idris Elba Reveals Why He Refuses to Watch The Wire: 'There Was a Part of Me That Died With That Character' ...

The Wire actor Idris Elba has never seen the iconic HBO series, and he has no plans to catch up. Ripa earlier joked on "Live" ...

Idris Elba confessed that he has never seen a single episode of the HBO hit that made him a household name, and he has no ...

Series creator David Simon stated that Stringer's death wasn't personal but rather "to make a political point." ...