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Robert F. Chew, very best identified for his part around the hit HBO display The Wire, has died from heart failure, in line with The Baltimore Sun. He was 52.

Chew, who played Proposition Joe to the cable demonstrate, passed away in his rest on Thursday at his dwelling in Baltimore, his sister Clarise Chew tells the paper.

His former co-star Michael Kenneth Wiliams Tweeted a message on Thursday saying, "R.I.P. for the talented Mr Robert Chew." The message was retweeted pretty much one,000 instances and was met by shock and sadness from mates and followers.

"I did not would like to think this #RIP Robert F Chew," The Wire's Jamie Hector wrote on Twitter. "Prop Joe will often be remembered Robert Chew will generally be loved and missed!"

The show's creator, David Simon, sent a lengthy e-mail towards the Baltimore Sun praising Chew's do the job as an actor and his dedication to his neighborhood.

"Robert was not simply an outstanding actor, he was an critical a part of the film and theater local community in Baltimore," wrote David Simon. "He could have gone to New York or Los Angeles and commanded lots extra do the job, but he loved the city as his house and chose to continue to be right here doing work."

Chew, a member of your area Arena Gamers theater troupe, mentored kids and aspiring actors, and in some cases facilitated bringing a group of 22 younger actors to perform college students to the Wire's fourth season.

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