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'''Norman Wilson''' is a ] on the ] drama '']'', played by ]. Wilson is a professional political operative and works closely with ambitious politician ]. The character first appeared in the show's fourth season premiere "]" and Cathey is part of the starring cast for the fourth and fifth seasons.<ref name="Cathey profile">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/actors/reg_cathey.shtml|title=Cast & Crew - Reg E. Cathey as Norman Wilson|accessdate=2008-01-15|publisher=HBO|year=2008}}</ref><ref name = "The Wire E38">{{cite episode| title = Boys of Summer| episodelink = Boys of Summer (The Wire episode)| series = The Wire | serieslink = The Wire (TV series) | credits = David Simon, Ed Burns | network = HBO | station = | airdate = 2004-09-10 | season = 4 | number = 01}}</ref><ref name = "The Wire EG38">{{cite web| year = 2004| title = ''The Wire'' episode guide - episode 38 boys of summer| publisher = HBO| accessdate = 2006-08-09| url = http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season4/episode01.shtml}}</ref> '''Norman Wilson''' is a fictional character on the ] drama '']'', played by ]. Wilson is a professional political operative and works closely with ambitious politician ]. The character first appeared in the show's fourth season premiere "]" and Cathey is part of the starring cast for the fourth and fifth seasons.<ref name="Cathey profile">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/actors/reg_cathey.shtml|title=Cast & Crew - Reg E. Cathey as Norman Wilson|access-date=2008-01-15|publisher=HBO|year=2008}}</ref><ref name = "The Wire E38">{{cite episode| title = Boys of Summer| episode-link = Boys of Summer (The Wire episode)| series = The Wire | series-link = The Wire (TV series) | credits = David Simon, Ed Burns | network = HBO | airdate = 2004-09-10 | season = 4 | number = 01}}</ref><ref name = "The Wire EG38">{{cite web| year = 2004| title = ''The Wire'' episode guide - episode 38 boys of summer| publisher = HBO| access-date = 2006-08-09| url = http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season4/episode01.shtml}}</ref>


==Biography== ==Biography==
Wilson is a professional political operative. He was previously a night editor at '']'' and was much loved by his reporters. He has a professional, savvy and honest presence.<ref name="Wilson profile">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/characters/norman_wilson.shtml|title=Character profile - Norman Wilson|accessdate=2008-01-15|publisher=HBO|year=2008}}</ref> He grew up in ], a southwestern ] suburb of ]. Wilson is a professional political operative. He was previously a night editor at '']'' and was much loved by his reporters. He has a professional, savvy and honest presence.<ref name="Wilson profile">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/characters/norman_wilson.shtml|title=Character profile - Norman Wilson|access-date=2008-01-15|publisher=HBO|year=2008}}</ref> He grew up in ], a southwestern ] suburb of ].


===Season four=== ===Season four===
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===Season five=== ===Season five===


Despite his misgivings, Wilson remains on Carcetti's staff as the Mayor struggles with a budget crisis while planning his run for ]. Carcetti is aware of Wilson's feelings about his decision but still seeks his counsel.<ref name = "The Wire E51">{{cite episode | title = More with Less | episodelink = More with Less | series = The Wire | serieslink = The Wire (TV series) | credits = Joe Chappelle (director); David Simon (story and teleplay), Ed Burns (story) | network = HBO | station = | airdate = 2008-01-06 | season = 5 | number = 1}}</ref><ref name="The Wire EG51">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season5/episode51.shtml|title=''The Wire'' episode guide - episode 51 More with Less|accessdate=2008-01-22|publisher=HBO|year=2008}}</ref><ref name = "The Wire E52">{{cite episode | title = Unconfirmed Reports | episodelink = Unconfirmed Reports | series = The Wire | serieslink = The Wire (TV series) | credits = Ernest Dickerson (director); William F. Zorzi (story and teleplay), David Simon (story) | network = HBO | station = | airdate = 2008-01-13 | season = 5 | number = 2}}</ref><ref name="The Wire EG52">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season5/episode52.shtml|title=''The Wire'' episode guide - episode 52 Uncomfirmed Reports|accessdate=2008-01-22|publisher=HBO|year=2008}}</ref> When ] Commissioner ] delivers altered crime rate statistics, Carcetti seizes his chance to fire him and hopes to eventually replace him with ]; Carcetti instructs Wilson to leak the story to test the waters. Wilson contacts ], a friend from ''The Sun'', and gives him the details along with a photograph of Daniels.<ref name = "The Wire E53">{{cite episode|title = Not for Attribution|episodelink = Not for Attribution|series = The Wire|serieslink = The Wire (TV series)|credits = Scott and Joy Kecken (directors); Chris Collins (story and teleplay), David Simon (story)|network = HBO|station = |airdate = 2008-01-20|season = 5|number = 3}}</ref><ref name="The Wire EG53">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season5/episode53.shtml|title=''The Wire'' episode guide - episode 53 Not for Attribution|accessdate=2008-01-22|publisher=HBO|year=2008}}</ref> Despite his misgivings, Wilson remains on Carcetti's staff as the Mayor struggles with a budget crisis while planning his run for ]. Carcetti is aware of Wilson's feelings about his decision but still seeks his counsel.<ref name = "The Wire E51">{{cite episode | title = More with Less | episode-link = More with Less | series = The Wire | series-link = The Wire (TV series) | credits = Joe Chappelle (director); David Simon (story and teleplay), Ed Burns (story) | network = HBO | airdate = 2008-01-06 | season = 5 | number = 1}}</ref><ref name="The Wire EG51">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season5/episode51.shtml|title=''The Wire'' episode guide - episode 51 More with Less|access-date=2008-01-22|publisher=HBO|year=2008}}</ref><ref name = "The Wire E52">{{cite episode | title = Unconfirmed Reports | episode-link = Unconfirmed Reports | series = The Wire | series-link = The Wire (TV series) | credits = Ernest Dickerson (director); William F. Zorzi (story and teleplay), David Simon (story) | network = HBO | airdate = 2008-01-13 | season = 5 | number = 2}}</ref><ref name="The Wire EG52">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season5/episode52.shtml|title=''The Wire'' episode guide - episode 52 Uncomfirmed Reports|access-date=2008-01-22|publisher=HBO|year=2008}}</ref> When ] Commissioner ] delivers altered crime rate statistics, Carcetti seizes his chance to fire him and hopes to eventually replace him with ]; Carcetti instructs Wilson to leak the story to test the waters. Wilson contacts ], a friend from ''The Sun'', and gives him the details along with a photograph of Daniels.<ref name = "The Wire E53">{{cite episode|title = Not for Attribution|episode-link = Not for Attribution|series = The Wire|series-link = The Wire (TV series)|credits = Scott and Joy Kecken (directors); Chris Collins (story and teleplay), David Simon (story)|network = HBO|airdate = 2008-01-20|season = 5|number = 3}}</ref><ref name="The Wire EG53">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season5/episode53.shtml|title=''The Wire'' episode guide - episode 53 Not for Attribution|access-date=2008-01-22|publisher=HBO|year=2008}}</ref>


When the truth of ]'s "homeless killer" is revealed, Wilson expresses a forlorn wish that he was still a journalist at ''The Sun'' "so I could write on this mess. It's too fucking good." He is present when Carcetti wins the gubernatorial election and becomes governor of Maryland. When the truth of ]'s "homeless killer" is revealed, Wilson expresses a forlorn wish that he was still a journalist at ''The Sun'' "so I could write on this mess. It's too fucking good." He is present when Carcetti wins the gubernatorial election and becomes governor of Maryland.
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Latest revision as of 14:52, 17 December 2024

Character from The Wire Fictional character
Norman Wilson
The Wire character
Reg E. Cathey as Norman Wilson
First appearance"Boys of Summer" (2006)
Last appearance"–30–" (2008)
Created byDavid Simon
Portrayed byReg E. Cathey
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationCarcetti Administrative Aide

Norman Wilson is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Reg E. Cathey. Wilson is a professional political operative and works closely with ambitious politician Tommy Carcetti. The character first appeared in the show's fourth season premiere "Boys of Summer" and Cathey is part of the starring cast for the fourth and fifth seasons.

Biography

Wilson is a professional political operative. He was previously a night editor at The Baltimore Sun and was much loved by his reporters. He has a professional, savvy and honest presence. He grew up in Catonsville, a southwestern Baltimore County suburb of Baltimore.

Season four

Wilson serves as Councilman Tommy Carcetti's deputy campaign manager in his run for Mayor of Baltimore, under campaign manager Theresa D'Agostino. He is an honest voice in Carcetti's campaign and is often the sounding board for Carcetti's worries about race in Baltimore politics. When the poll results do not go in Carcetti's favor, Carcetti assumes he will lose and becomes uninterested in the campaign. Wilson is left to keep his candidate on track despite his pessimism.

After Carcetti wins the Democratic primary and subsequent election, Wilson continues to serve as Carcetti's right-hand man, accompanying the newly elected Mayor everywhere he goes. Wilson becomes disillusioned with Carcetti when he puts his own ambition above the needs of the city. He talks with Clarence Royce's former advisor, Coleman Parker, and muses about managing the campaign of another up-and-coming politician on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Season five

Despite his misgivings, Wilson remains on Carcetti's staff as the Mayor struggles with a budget crisis while planning his run for governor. Carcetti is aware of Wilson's feelings about his decision but still seeks his counsel. When BPD Commissioner Ervin Burrell delivers altered crime rate statistics, Carcetti seizes his chance to fire him and hopes to eventually replace him with Cedric Daniels; Carcetti instructs Wilson to leak the story to test the waters. Wilson contacts Gus Haynes, a friend from The Sun, and gives him the details along with a photograph of Daniels.

When the truth of Jimmy McNulty's "homeless killer" is revealed, Wilson expresses a forlorn wish that he was still a journalist at The Sun "so I could write on this mess. It's too fucking good." He is present when Carcetti wins the gubernatorial election and becomes governor of Maryland.

References

  1. "Cast & Crew - Reg E. Cathey as Norman Wilson". HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  2. David Simon, Ed Burns (2004-09-10). "Boys of Summer". The Wire. Season 4. Episode 01. HBO.
  3. "The Wire episode guide - episode 38 boys of summer". HBO. 2004. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
  4. ^ "Character profile - Norman Wilson". HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  5. Joe Chappelle (director); David Simon (story and teleplay), Ed Burns (story) (2008-01-06). "More with Less". The Wire. Season 5. Episode 1. HBO.
  6. "The Wire episode guide - episode 51 More with Less". HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
  7. Ernest Dickerson (director); William F. Zorzi (story and teleplay), David Simon (story) (2008-01-13). "Unconfirmed Reports". The Wire. Season 5. Episode 2. HBO.
  8. "The Wire episode guide - episode 52 Uncomfirmed Reports". HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
  9. Scott and Joy Kecken (directors); Chris Collins (story and teleplay), David Simon (story) (2008-01-20). "Not for Attribution". The Wire. Season 5. Episode 3. HBO.
  10. "The Wire episode guide - episode 53 Not for Attribution". HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
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