Boardwalk Empire: Jeffrey Wright On The Real-Life Racketeer Who Inspired His Character
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- From Huffington Post
Just a few days before the premiere of “Boardwalk Empire” Season 4, Jeffrey Wright discussed his new character, Harlem gangster Valentin Narcisse, in an interview with HuffPost Live. In a series that contains several real-life prohibition-era crime figures, Wright revealed that his character is a “funhouse mirror distortion” of a Harlem racketeer named Casper Holstein.
“My character is an immigrant from Trinidad; Casper Holstein came up from the Virgin Islands, and ultimately became the biggest and first massive numbers-runner in Harlem, early 1920s,” Wright explained.
According to Wright, Holstein got a menial job working on Wall Street as a kid, where he studied the markets and eventually “attached the daily number to the stock results ... You went to the newspaper, you had a number, you saw whether you hit or whether you lost and you collected your money. So his game attracted so much attention, he was like the Bolito king, the Harlem numbers king. He was making millions ... apparently $12,000 a day, and became ... a philanthropist on the level of Carnegie ... My guy is him, but with all the benevolence sucked out of him.”
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Narcisse is one of the best characters (of many) in Boardwalk Empire
He is a SUPER underrated actor. Love his work
This guy is a spectacular actor, Shamefully under Rated, He should be up there in the same level as Denzel.
SUCH A GREAT ACTOR ..
From Basquiat to Narcisse and all in between and after. Big up Jeffrey Wright.
Dont forget people's form shaft
I’m always in awe of actors who can become someone so on point..
He was scary as heck! Kinda in the same way as Gus Fring quiet. subdued and deadly
Excellent actor, I'm sure he did stage before. Love all of his work, keep it up my brother!!!
Jeffrey Wright is a fantastic actor. Great in Syriana, the Bond movies, and this
I CAN'T BELIEVE that this gentleman was in the movie Source Code!!
I want to get a beer with this guy. His mind is brilliant.
The character of Narcisse and that of Chalky White [RIP MK Williams] left a LASTING impression on me. HBO at it's finest.
Actually knows the history. No wonder he kills his scenes.
More like W.E B Dubious
W.E.B. Dubious deserves more likes. xD
@@michaelgove9349 back then you probably wouldn't have liked Dubuis either. Remember he believed he was the talented 10th.
Jason Wilson Yep, he undermined Marcus Garvey.
the backdrop of HuffPost workers looks just about what id expect with MLH leadin that um charge
Hahahahahahaha
This guy made me hate dr narciss, that means he’s an incredible actor
Real killa with the intellect of Dr. Narcisse
Any movie with Mr. Wright, or show is quality, depth and plain old good acting. This particular actor adapts to the role. However, he brings a certain knowledge and style which of course imprints the observer.
Of course this guy wants to interview this dude....
Fantastic. Basquiat!
Great actor, great series
12 gs a day?? back in those days?
12 gs a day..even in these days. Damn
It's Narcisse!, GET EM!!
I hate how they destroyed the essence of the show by rushing the endings of season 5. The talents put into the characters deserved better
This man he's describing is clearly not Narcisse.
He said Narcisse was BASED on him, not that Narcisse WAS him.
@@jonothandoeser Yeah that's obvious by the fact that the two characters have absolutely nothing in common 👍 Good stuff.
@@austinhuber3131 GOOD STUFF
Great acting job as dr. Narcese.the character was an evil bastard and i hated him but thats the sign of a good actor.
The numbers came from the racetrack! You couldn't have Bolitas from the stocks market! Bolitas are two numbers at a time.
He made Shaft so much better. I'll never forget the scene where he stabs himself with an ice pick in the shoulder, wearing a white turtleneck. All the while moving forward.
Wow.
Westworld‼️
YES!!!!
Virginislands we largee
Evil glorified.
I HATED this guys character which only speaks to this actors talents!
I couldn’t stand his character on the show
That's proof that Jeffrey Wright did a good job.
The mark of a good actor. The Doctor was deliciously evil! I still think he was the best Felix Leiter in the James Bond Series.
That is the finest compliment you can give this great actor!
Numbers BANKER! Casper was a great businessman but not a Gangster!
Bankers aren't gangsters?
@@Cobbido yes but not in the sense of violent street guys. But you're point is Well taken!😉
Not N word pool! They called it Nigga
Numbers!