real Chief of Staff dies

[pinto32]

John Spencer, best known for his role as Leo McGarry on The West Wing died today of a heart attack.

Ironically, he was recovering alcoholic who played a recovering alcoholic. Ironically, his character had a heart attack at the end of last season...


http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/16/spencer.obit.ap/index.html

 

[Chundles]

John Spencer, best known for his role as Leo McGarry on The West Wing died today of a heart attack.

Ironically, he was recovering alcoholic who played a recovering alcoholic. Ironically, his character had a heart attack at the end of last season...


http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/16/spencer.obit.ap/index.html

That's sad but it's more coincidental than irony. It would be ironic if he was a recovering alcoholic and was run over by a beer truck.

 

[asherman13]

As a huuuuuuuge fan of "West Wing", I was deeply saddened to hear this. What will they do with the plot, since Spencer's character is the candidate for Vice President for the Democratic ticket?

 

[dmw007]

John Spencer, best known for his role as Leo McGarry on The West Wing died today of a heart attack.

That is very sad.

I enjoyed John Spencer/Leo McGarry on the West Wing (such a good show btw).

Ironically, he was recovering alcoholic who played a recovering alcoholic. Ironically, his character had a heart attack at the end of last season...

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/16/spencer.obit.ap/index.html

Quite odd!

 

[hcuar]

You have a strange sense of "real"

 

[MacFan26]

I was very saddened to hear this, John Spencer is such a great actor. He will be missed!

 

[Jon'sLightBulbs]

You have a strange sense of "real"

Nah, I think he's just commenting on how much stronger McGarry's personality is compared to Drew Card. The guy's supposed to be a pushover.

 

[combatcolin]

Never watched West Wing, but he was good in LA Law.

 

[m-dogg]

I was surprised to hear this. Sad, he wasn't very old.

I'm curious how they'll write this into the WW script since he is a VP candidate in this season's election year. I wonder how many episodes he's taped already that have yet to air? Will they write this into the story before or after the election ends?

 

[Thomas Veil]

I am not a big fan of The West Wing, but when I did watch it, John Spencer (not Martin Sheen) was the actor I always thought was most interesting to watch. Spencer made it look so natural and effortless. It's a shame he's gone.