Earlier this morning, David Simon tweeted that he was excited to be filming in Baltimore. “Alarm just went off. A** up and moving. Today is the first day of filming in Baltimore in more than 14 years. Good to be home.”
The MoCo native graduated from B-CC high school and is perhaps best known for creating one of the most popular HBO series of all-time, The Wire. The reason Simon is in Baltimore is for the filming of his new limited series on HBO, We Own This City, based on the book We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption by investigative journalist Justin Fenton.
Simon has brought back a lot of the crew that worked on The Wire, which includes writer/producer George Pelecanos, who graduated from Northwood High School. Simon and Pelecanos have worked together on HBO’s The Wire, Treme, The Deuce, and more.
Beyond Simon and Pelecanos, The Wire had plenty of ties to Montgomery County:
Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe, who played Chris Partlow, graduated from Magruder High School. Delaney Williams, who played Jay Landsman, is a graduate of Blair High School. Darrell Britt-Gibson, who played Darius “O-Dog” Hill, is a graduate of Blake High School. The show even featured Burtonsville in season 3, as the location where “burner” cell phones were purchased.
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I was born in Washington DC and grew up in Chillum Heights (Prince George’s County) before moving to MoCo, where I graduated from Northwood High School in 1966. My first notable film roles were in Airplane!, 48 Hours, and Beverly Hills Cop in the early 80s. In 1987, I got a break on television and earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for my role in Wiseguy.
My most popular role has arguable been that of Mike Ehrmantraut, a former police officer turned private investigator, in Breaking Bad. I reprised the role in Better Call Saul and in the sequel film– El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Who Am I? I’m Jonathan Banks.
Music Executive George Daly attended Northwood High School
George Daly, the music executive, songwriter, guitarist, and music producer attended Northwood High School in Silver Spring.
Daly has worked with many famous artists over the years such as Carlos Santana, Huey Lewis, and Janis Joplin to name a few.
Daly is also credited with discovering the band “The Cars”. He signed them to a deal on a paper napkin after their performance at Harvard University, which his sister attended.
Daly developed a love for music early in his life, as he formed several garage bands during his youth, and eventually The Hangmen, which were wildly popular in the DC and Baltimore areas during the 1960’s.
In the late 1960’s, Daly decided to move to the San Francisco Bay Area from the DC area. Daly still lives in the Bay Area and is currently the CEO of About Records/About Songs.
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By Tom Merritt
