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Isiah Whitlock Jr. is an American actor. He plays Earn's father, Raleigh Marks, on Atlanta. Whitlock is best known for his role as corrupt state senator Clay Davis in the television series The Wire and has appeared in several Spike Lee films, including She Hate Me, 25th Hour, Red Hook Summer, and Chi-Raq. In those projects, Whitlock established a catchphrase from his characters' distinct pronunciation of the word "shit" ("sheeeeeeeee-it"). Capitalizing on his public noterity, Whitlock launched a successful Kickstarter Talking Bobblehead campaign, which raised raised over $100,000 from 1,828 backers.

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