Lance Reddick#Death
{{Short description|American actor (1962–2023)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lance Reddick
| image = File:Lance Reddick by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| caption = Reddick at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
| birth_name = Lance Solomon Reddick
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1962|6|7}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|3|17|1962|6|7}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| resting_place =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1982–2023
| education = {{ubl|University of Rochester (BM)|Yale University (MFA)}}
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{Marriage|Suzanne Yvonne Louis|1986|1998|end=div}}
- {{Marriage|Stephanie Day|2011}}
}}
| children = 2
}}
Lance Solomon Reddick (June 7, 1962 – March 17, 2023){{cite news |title=On this day: June 7 |url=https://www.wfxrtv.com/gallery/on-this-day-june-7/ |work=WFXR |date=June 7, 2017 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |archive-date=December 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231165610/https://www.wfxrtv.com/gallery/on-this-day-june-7/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web | title='John Wick' actor Lance Reddick dies at 60 | first1=Morgan | last1=Hines | first2=Charles | last2=Trepany | website=USA Today | date=March 17, 2023 |
url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/03/17/lance-reddick-dies-the-wire-john-wick-actor/11493481002/ | access-date=March 17, 2023 | archive-date=March 17, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317194827/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/03/17/lance-reddick-dies-the-wire-john-wick-actor/11493481002/ | url-status=live }} was an American actor. He portrayed Cedric Daniels in The Wire (2002–2008), Phillip Broyles in Fringe (2008–2013), and Chief Irvin Irving in Bosch (2014–2020). In film, he played Charon in the John Wick franchise (2014–2025) and General Caulfield in White House Down (2013).
He also portrayed Detective Johnny Basil in the fourth season of Oz, Matthew Abaddon in Lost (2004–2010), Albert Wesker and his clones in the Netflix series Resident Evil (2022), and Zeus in Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2024), the latter of which was released posthumously and earned him a Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer nomination. He provided the voice and likeness for video game characters Martin Hatch in Quantum Break, Sylens in Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, and Commander Zavala in the Destiny franchise.
Early life
Lance Solomon Reddick was born on June 7, 1962, in Baltimore, Maryland,{{cite news |title=Lance Reddick, Star of 'The Wire' and 'John Wick,' Dies at 60 |work=The New York Times |date=March 17, 2023 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/arts/television/lance-reddick-dead.html |access-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317225154/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/arts/television/lance-reddick-dead.html |url-status=live |last1=Levenson |first1=Michael |last2=Genzlinger |first2=Neil }} the son of Dorothy Gee and Solomon Reddick.{{Cite web|title=Solomon Reddick – Obituary|url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/baltimoresun/156025319|access-date=August 25, 2020|website=legacy.com|archive-date=August 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813224212/https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/baltimoresun/156025319|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=admin|date=December 3, 2010|title=Dorothy Reddick Obituary – Baltimore, Maryland|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/dorothy-reddick-obituary?pid=146901362|access-date=August 25, 2020|website=Legacy.com }} He attended Friends School of Baltimore. As a teenager, he studied music at the Peabody Institute, and studied music theory and composition during a summer program at The Walden School.{{cite web |last=Landau |first=Esther |year=2007 |title=Recitative: The Walden School Alumni Newsletter Fall 2007 |url=http://waldenschool.org/about-us/newsletters/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110022153/http://waldenschool.org/about-us/newsletters/ |archive-date=November 10, 2013 |access-date=November 12, 2013 |publisher=Waldenschool.org}} Reddick studied classical music composition at University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music, earning a Bachelor of Music degree. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. Reddick attended the Yale School of Drama in the early 1990s, receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1994.{{cite web |last=Blankenship |first=Mark |title=Lance Reddick-An Exclusive Interview with the Critical Condition |url=http://www.thecriticalcondition.com/2009/02/25/reddick/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303163224/http://www.thecriticalcondition.com/2009/02/25/reddick/ |archive-date=March 3, 2009 |access-date=February 25, 2009}}
Career
Reddick was cast as Cedric Daniels in the HBO series The Wire, having also auditioned for the roles of Bubbles and Bunk Moreland.{{Cite book| last= Abrams |first=Jonathan|title=All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire| publisher=Crown Archetype| year= 2018|isbn=978-0-451-49814-4| location=New York| pages= 20| oclc= 1008768023}}{{cite web | url=http://www.hobotrashcan.com/2005/10/25/one-on-one-with-lance-reddick-2/ | title=One on One with Lance Reddick | first=Joel | last=Murphy | publisher= | work=HoboTrashcan.com | date=October 2005 | access-date=September 22, 2019 | archive-date=November 8, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108121535/http://www.hobotrashcan.com/2005/10/25/one-on-one-with-lance-reddick-2/ | url-status=live }} He joined ABC's series Lost in 2008,{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/2007/09/03/lost-producers-their-five-new-actors/ | title=Lost producers on their five new actors | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | first=Jeff | last=Jensen | date=September 3, 2007 | access-date=September 22, 2019 | archive-date=October 1, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001173314/https://ew.com/article/2007/09/03/lost-producers-their-five-new-actors/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-lancereddicklostcasting,0,5422680.story|title=Wire star gets Lost|access-date=October 31, 2007|publisher=|work=Zap2it|year=2007|archive-date=May 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522042812/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-lancereddicklostcasting,0,5422680.story|url-status=dead}} where he played Matthew Abaddon, an employee of Charles Widmore, in multiple episodes. He was the third of five actors from the HBO series Oz to star in the drama. Producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse considered Reddick for the role of Mr. Eko, but he was busy filming The Wire.
Reddick released his debut album Contemplations & Remembrances in 2007, and in early 2008, he was cast in a key role in the pilot of Fringe,{{cite web | url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=41185 | title=Noble and Reddick Board Abrams' Fringe | access-date=February 4, 2008 | publisher=Comingsoon.net | date=January 24, 2008 | archive-date=January 27, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127065705/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=41185 | url-status=live }} in which his fellow Oz actor Kirk Acevedo also had a regular role. Reddick played Phillip Broyles, the head of an FBI department investigating paranormal activities. Reddick described this character as "a real hard-ass, but he's also one of the good guys."{{cite web | url=http://www.hobotrashcan.com/interviews/lancereddick3.php | title=One on One with Lance Reddick | first=Joel | last=Murphy | publisher= | work=HoboTrashcan.com | date=March 2008 | access-date=September 22, 2019 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051833/http://www.hobotrashcan.com/interviews/lancereddick3.php | url-status=live }} Like Lost, Fringe was co-created and produced by J. J. Abrams. There was some doubt about whether Reddick could appear in both Lost and Fringe in the 2008{{ndash}}2009 television season. However, Abrams stated that, even though Reddick was a series regular on Fringe, he would do episodes of Lost whenever required.{{cite web | url=https://au.ign.com/articles/2008/05/29/jj-abrams-takes-us-to-the-fringe?page=2 | title=J.J. Abrams Takes Us to the Fringe | first=Eric | last=Goldman | date=May 29, 2008 | website=IGN | access-date=September 22, 2019 | archive-date=March 17, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317225956/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/05/29/jj-abrams-takes-us-to-the-fringe?page=2 | url-status=live }} Reddick appeared in the 2013 thriller White House Down.{{cite news | first=Luaine | last=Lee | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/lance-reddick-working-his-way-up-to-white-house-down/2013/06/18/1d72df1a-d83c-11e2-a9f2-42ee3912ae0e_story.html | title=Lance Reddick, working his way up to 'White House Down' | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=June 18, 2013 | access-date=September 22, 2019 | archive-date=February 3, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203015111/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/lance-reddick-working-his-way-up-to-white-house-down/2013/06/18/1d72df1a-d83c-11e2-a9f2-42ee3912ae0e_story.html | url-status=live }} He starred in the YouTube web series DR0NE, where he was also credited as a co-producer.{{cite web| url= https://thesavvyscreener.com/2019/05/08/dust-ing-off-drone/| title= Dust-ing Off 'DrOne'| last= Luchter| first= Les| work= The Savvy Screener| date= May 8, 2019| access-date= July 7, 2021| archive-date= August 23, 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190823235629/https://thesavvyscreener.com/2019/05/08/dust-ing-off-drone/| url-status= usurped}}
In 2014, Reddick appeared as Charon in the action-thriller film John Wick, a role he reprised in its three sequels.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2014/scene/news/keanu-reeves-john-wick-adrianne-palicki-dogs-and-stunts-1201337425/|title=Keanu Reeves, Adrianne Palicki on 'John Wick,' Dogs and Stunts|magazine=Variety|last=Noonan|first=Kevin|date=October 23, 2014|access-date=November 6, 2018|archive-date=October 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025122607/http://variety.com/2014/scene/news/keanu-reeves-john-wick-adrianne-palicki-dogs-and-stunts-1201337425/|url-status=live}} In July 2021, it was confirmed that Reddick would reprise his role in John Wick: Chapter 4.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/john-wick-chapter-4-lance-reddick-returns-1234787130/|title='John Wick: Chapter 4' Will See The Return Of Lance Reddick As Charon|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 6, 2021|access-date=July 7, 2021|archive-date=July 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707020614/https://deadline.com/2021/07/john-wick-chapter-4-lance-reddick-returns-1234787130/|url-status=live}}
He voiced the character Commander Zavala in the 2014, and 2017 video games Destiny and Destiny 2, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2014/09/25/games-the-voices-of-destiny/|title=Sound Familiar? The Voices of Destiny|publisher=Xbox Wire|date=September 25, 2014|access-date=November 9, 2018|archive-date=November 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108224749/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2014/09/25/games-the-voices-of-destiny/|url-status=live}}
Also in 2014, he started portraying Chief Irvin Irving in the Amazon Prime series Bosch.{{cite web|url=https://somanyshows.com/bosch-exclusive-interview-with-chief-irving-actor-lance-reddick|title='Bosch': Exclusive interview with Chief Irving actor Lance Reddick|publisher=So Many Shows|last=Phillips|first=Tracey|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=November 6, 2018|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106132201/https://somanyshows.com/bosch-exclusive-interview-with-chief-irving-actor-lance-reddick|url-status=live}} Comparing his three large roles as police commanders, Reddick said that Daniels, his character from The Wire, is "a cop at heart", while Broyles, his Fringe character, is "a soldier", and Irving "is the quintessential politician".{{Cite web|last1=Beachum|first1=Chris|last2=Laws|first2=Zach|date=May 18, 2017|title=Lance Reddick ('Bosch'): Our show has 'literally gotten better every season' [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/lance-reddick-bosch-titus-welliver-amzon-michael-connelly-entertainment-news-975318642/|access-date=August 25, 2020|website=GoldDerby.com|language=en-US|archive-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519031428/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/lance-reddick-bosch-titus-welliver-amzon-michael-connelly-entertainment-news-975318642/|url-status=live}}
Reddick was a spokesman in television commercials for Cree LED Bulbs.{{cite web | first= Erik | last= Oster | url= https://www.adweek.com/agencyspy/lance-reddick-introduces-cree-led-bulbs-for-baldwin/66186/ | title= Lance Reddick Introduces Cree LED Bulbs for Baldwin | work= Adweek | date= May 7, 2014 | archive-date= March 17, 2023 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230317230511/https://www.adweek.com/agencyspy/lance-reddick-introduces-cree-led-bulbs-for-baldwin/ | url-status= live }}
In 2016, Reddick was cast in the post-apocalyptic horror film The Domestics.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wire-star-lance-reddick-joins-kate-bosworth-tyler-hoechlin-domestics-951612|title='The Wire' Star Lance Reddick Joins Kate Bosworth, Tyler Hoechlin in 'The Domestics' (Exclusive)|date=November 30, 2016|last=Kit|first=Borys|access-date=April 4, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=April 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403234644/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wire-star-lance-reddick-joins-kate-bosworth-tyler-hoechlin-domestics-951612|url-status=live}} The film was released on June 28, 2018.{{cite magazine |last=McNary |first=Dave |author-link=Dave McNary |date=May 21, 2018 |title=Orion Classics Re-Launching With Kate Bosworth-Tyler Hoechlin's 'Domestics' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/orion-classics-launching-kate-bosworth-tyler-hoechlins-domestics-1202817771/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524091101/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/orion-classics-launching-kate-bosworth-tyler-hoechlins-domestics-1202817771/ |archive-date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=November 6, 2018 |magazine=Variety}} Reddick later starred in the 2018 horror thriller film Monster Party.{{cite web|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/lance-reddick-monster-party/|title=Lance Reddick on Relishing the Villainy of 'Monster Party'|last=Gullickson|first=Brad|work=Film School Rejects|date=November 5, 2018|access-date=July 7, 2021|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106122142/https://filmschoolrejects.com/lance-reddick-monster-party/|url-status=live}} He also voiced the character Sylens in the 2017 video game Horizon Zero Dawn{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/it-looks-like-lance-reddick-is-in-horizon-zero-daw/1100-6446856/|title=It Looks Like Lance Reddick Is in Horizon: Zero Dawn|publisher=Gamespot|last=Makuch|first=Eddie|date=January 12, 2017|access-date=November 6, 2018|archive-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117033458/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/it-looks-like-lance-reddick-is-in-horizon-zero-daw/1100-6446856/|url-status=live}} and reprised the role in the sequel Horizon Forbidden West.{{cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Samit|date=June 11, 2020|title=Horizon Forbidden West announced for PS5|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/11/21284436/horizon-forbidden-west-ps5-playstation-5-trailer|access-date=June 15, 2020|website=Polygon|publisher=Vox Media|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611212935/https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/11/21284436/horizon-forbidden-west-ps5-playstation-5-trailer|url-status=live}} In 2021, Reddick appeared in the film Godzilla vs. Kong.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/bosch-lance-reddick-godzilla-vs-kong-1202502022/|title='Bosch' Actor Lance Reddick Cast In 'Godzilla vs. Kong'|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 14, 2018|access-date=November 15, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115030528/https://deadline.com/2018/11/bosch-lance-reddick-godzilla-vs-kong-1202502022/|url-status=live}} In 2022, Reddick portrayed Albert Wesker and his clones Al, Bert, and Alby Wesker in the live-action Resident Evil Netflix series.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/resident-evil-lance-reddick-to-star-as-albert-wesker-five-actresses-join-netflix-live-action-series-1234773762/|title='Resident Evil': Lance Reddick To Star As Albert Wesker, Five Actresses Join Netflix Live-Action Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Alexandra|last=Del Rosario|date=June 11, 2021|access-date=June 11, 2021|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611173759/https://deadline.com/2021/06/resident-evil-lance-reddick-to-star-as-albert-wesker-five-actresses-join-netflix-live-action-series-1234773762/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/resident-evil-series-canceled-netflix-one-season-1235101187/|title='Resident Evil' Series Canceled By Netflix After One Season|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=August 26, 2022|access-date=August 26, 2022|archive-date=August 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826205643/https://deadline.com/2022/08/resident-evil-series-canceled-netflix-one-season-1235101187/|url-status=live}} He also provided the voice of Hellboy in the video game Hellboy Web of Wyrd. The game was released following his death.{{cite web | url=https://aiptcomics.com/2022/12/08/game-hellboy-web-of-wyrd-game-awards/ | title=New Hellboy video game 'Hellboy Web of Wyrd' announced at the Game Awards • AIPT | date=December 8, 2022 | access-date=March 19, 2023 | archive-date=December 18, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218222548/https://aiptcomics.com/2022/12/08/game-hellboy-web-of-wyrd-game-awards/ | url-status=live }}
He appeared posthumously as the Greek god Zeus in the series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Disney+ adaptation of the book series of the same name.{{cite web | last=Boyle | first=Kelli | title=Meet Poseidon & Zeus: 'Percy Jackson' Series Adds Toby Stephens, Lance Reddick | website=TV Insider | date=January 26, 2023 | url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1078953/percy-jackson-series-poseidon-zeus-toby-stephens-lance-reddick/ | access-date=January 26, 2023 | archive-date=January 26, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126201803/https://www.tvinsider.com/1078953/percy-jackson-series-poseidon-zeus-toby-stephens-lance-reddick/ | url-status=live }} The role of Zeus for the second season was later recast to Courtney B. Vance.{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=November 25, 2024 |title='Percy Jackson' Casts Courtney B. Vance as Zeus Following Lance Reddick's Death: 'I'll Be Giving My Brother a Heavenly Hug' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/percy-jackson-courtney-b-vance-zeus-lance-reddick-1236218442/ |access-date=November 25, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Death
Reddick died suddenly on March 17, 2023, aged 60, at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles, from what the coroner deemed to be coronary artery disease and atherosclerotic heart disease.{{efn|Reddick's attorney has disputed the coroner's findings.{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Ellie |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/lance-Roddick-cause-of-death-family-dispute-inconsistent-3427296 |title=Lance Reddick's cause of death disputed by actor's family as "wholly inconsistent with his lifestyle" | website=NME | date=April 7, 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://people.com/tv/lance-reddick-cause-of-death/ | title=Lance Reddick's Lawyer Disputes Cause of Death Report: 'Wholly Inconsistent with His Lifestyle'|website=People |date=April 6, 2023 }}}}{{r|peopledispute}}{{Cite web |title='The Wire' Star Lance Reddick Died from Heart and Artery Disease |url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/04/06/the-wire-lance-reddick-cause-death-heart-disease-artery-disease/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=TMZ |date=April 6, 2023 |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/wire-star-lance-reddick-dies-214619295.html|title='The Wire' star Lance Reddick dies from natural causes at 60, publicist says|publisher=Yahoo News|date=March 17, 2023|access-date=March 18, 2023|archive-date=March 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318032100/https://news.yahoo.com/wire-star-lance-reddick-dies-214619295.html|url-status=live}} Tributes were paid by colleagues and friends, including Reddick's The Wire co-stars Wendell Pierce and Isiah Whitlock Jr., as well as creator David Simon.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lance-reddick-death-reactions-obituary-wendell-pierce-celebrities-1235303307/|title='The Wire' Actors Wendell Pierce & Isiah Whitlock Jr. Remember Co-star Lance Reddick As Hollywood Pays Tribute|publisher=Deadline|date=March 17, 2023|access-date=March 18, 2023|archive-date=March 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317205501/https://deadline.com/2023/03/lance-reddick-death-reactions-obituary-wendell-pierce-celebrities-1235303307/|url-status=live}} Reddick's John Wick co-stars Keanu Reeves and Ian McShane also paid tribute to him,{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=March 17, 2023 |title='John Wick's Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski, Ian McShane & Lionsgate Mourn "Consummate Professional" Lance Reddick: "A Joy To Work With" |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lance-reddick-keanu-reeves-john-wick-chad-stahelski-lionsgate-reaction-1235303471/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318030815/https://deadline.com/2023/03/lance-reddick-keanu-reeves-john-wick-chad-stahelski-lionsgate-reaction-1235303471/ |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2023 |publisher=Deadline}} as did his Horizon co-star Ashly Burch and others from the video game industry.{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/hollywood-and-the-games-industry-pay-tribute-to-lance-reddick-we-just-lost-a-beautiful-human | title=Hollywood and the Games Industry Pay Tribute to Lance Reddick: 'We Just Lost a Beautiful Human' | date=March 17, 2023 }} Thousands of players in the games Destiny and Destiny 2 visited Reddick's character, Commander Zavala, standing vigil or using in-game emotes to salute him.{{Cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=March 17, 2023 |title=Destiny fans mourn the loss of Lance Reddick |url=https://www.polygon.com/23645175/destiny-fans-lance-reddick-bungie-tributes-tower |access-date=March 18, 2023 |website=Polygon |language=en-US |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318082739/https://www.polygon.com/23645175/destiny-fans-lance-reddick-bungie-tributes-tower |url-status=live }}
Reddick's family asked fans to give to MOMCares, a Baltimore nonprofit supporting underserved mothers with babies in neonatal intensive care. The organization received $12,000 in donations, the most it has received in a single day.{{cite news |last=Zumer |first=Bryna |title=Lance Reddick's family promotes Baltimore doula organization |url=https://www.wmar2news.com/local/lance-riddicks-family-promotes-baltimore-doula-organization |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=WMAR 2 News Baltimore |date=20 March 2023 |language=en}}{{cite news |last=Zimmardi |first=Abby |title=Fans have donated thousands to 'The Wire' star Lance Reddick's favorite Baltimore nonprofit |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/local-news/lance-reddick-death-donations-the-wire-4UPO4YOLZ5CX5KLYWH4C7FCHEI/ |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=21 March 2023 |language=en}}
Legacy
In January 2024, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films announced that it had established the Lance Reddick Legacy Award for the Saturn Awards ceremony in honor of Reddick's contributions to the film industry. For the recipient, the award "symbolizes and celebrates not only a performer's talent, but their character; someone who's a true goodwill ambassador in the industry." The first inaugural winner of the award, given at the 51st Saturn Awards, was Reddick's John Wick: Chapter 4 co-star, Keanu Reeves.{{cite web|access-date=2024-01-26|title=Keanu Reeves to Receive Inaugural Lance Reddick Legacy Award at 51st Saturn Awards|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/keanu-reeves-lance-reddick-legacy-award-51st-saturn-awards-1235888063/|date=26 January 2024|publisher=Variety}}
The first-season finale of the Disney+ TV series Percy Jackson and the Olympians was dedicated to Reddick's memory. He played the character Zeus in one of his final posthumously released television roles. Show co-creator Rick Riordan remarked on working with Reddick, "He had a marvelous and quirky sense of humor. He was thoughtful, caring and piercingly perceptive." He stated that he hoped Reddick's scenes would "remind us of how much brilliance we have lost."{{cite web|last=Campione|first=Katie|access-date=2024-02-07|title='Percy Jackson And The Olympians' Pays Tribute To Lance Reddick In Season Finale|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-tribute-lance-reddick-1235807755/|website=Deadline|date=January 30, 2024}}
Filmography
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Awards and nominations
- Nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television, Fringe (2010)
- Nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television, Fringe (2012)
- Nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television, Bosch (2015)
Discography
- 2007: Contemplations & Remembrances Christai Productions{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0BTGMNHPZ |title=Contemplations & Remembrances: Lance Reddick: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |access-date=March 30, 2023 }}
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- [http://www.hobotrashcan.com/interviews/lancereddick.htm Interview] at HoboTrashcan.com
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