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	Idris Elba Information
		Idris Elba (born September 6, 1972) is a television, theatre and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions.
		Idris was born and raised in Hackney, London, England.
		Elba is perhaps best known for playing Stringer Bell, one of the major characters in the HBO drama series "The Wire".
	www.bookrags.com /Idris_Elba (182 words)

	Idris Elba - Biography - Moviefone
		As the child of a Syrian father and a Ghanian mother, the Afro-British cinema and television actor Idris Elba built his reputation as a performer in sitcoms and cable dramas during the 1990s and early 2000s before segueing into Hollywood movies in 2005.
		Born in London on September 6, 1972, and raised in the Hackney borough of that city (in the northeast quadrant), Elba pursued acting as a high-school student, at the behest of a drama teacher.
		Elba immediately became notorious for daring to impart a pronounced level of affability to Stringer (despite the character's profession); as a result, the role attained widespread popularity with viewers and helped put the series on the map.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/idris-elba/270025/biography (332 words)

	Idris Elba \| MTV Movies
		Born in London on September 6, 1972, and raised in the Hackney borough of that city (in the northeast quadrant), Elba pursued acting as a high-school student, at the behest of a drama teacher.
		Elba grew deeply frustrated, however, over the seemingly irrepressible tendency of British casting directors to peg him in supporting roles.
		Elba immediately became notorious for daring to impart a pronounced level of affability to Stringer (despite the character's profession); as a result, the role attained widespread popularity with viewers and helped put the series on the map.
	www.mtv.com /movies/person/235360/personmain.jhtml (324 words)

	Idris Elba at AllExperts
		Idris was born and raised in Hackney, London, England.
		Idris started acting in secondary school with encouragement from his drama teacher, on whom he also had a crush.
		Elba is perhaps best known for playing Stringer Bell, one of the major characters in the HBO drama series "The Wire".
	en.allexperts.com /e/i/id/idris_elba.htm (259 words)

	Features : The Wire Week: Idris Elba (Stringer Bell)
		Idris Elba: I think obviously the sources when we did the BET Awards show, it was a great look for BET to have two essential characters come out and announce expressly that the show is coming to BET.
		Idris Elba: When I first got to the states it was three years before I could emulate the accent properly.
		Idris Elba: Iâm doing this project called The Allies where every record is basically going to be a US artist and a UK artist.
	allhiphop.com /blogs/features/archive/2007/01/12/18133798.aspx (2047 words)

	Idris Elba - HBO Films: Sometimes in April
		Idris Elba: Well, I was actually rehearsing for a play at the time.
		Idris Elba: Augustin is a soldier, a committed soldier, I should say.
		Idris Elba rehearses a scene with co-star Fraser James [Xavier] and director Raoul Peck.
	www.hbo.com /films/sometimesinapril/interviews/idris_elba.html (1842 words)

	Tavis Smiley . Archives . Idris Elba . February 14, 2007 \| PBS
		Elba started his career on the London stage and, by age 24, was a mainstay on British television.
		Elba: Yeah, I was, like, 12 years old, man, and it was a matinee of a Spiderman movie, believe it or not.
		Elba: While all the other kids were climbing all over the seats, I was, like, I wanna do that.
	www.pbs.org /kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200702/20070214_elba.html (1625 words)

	March 2005 \| blackfilm.com \| features \| interview \| Idris Elba
		Idris Elba is mostly known for playing the character of Stringer Bell on HBO's The Wire.
		Working with HBO again, Idris will be the part of Augustin in a film that focuses on the genocide on Rwanda in 1994.
		Idris Elba: There are actors that are very established and have name value and Raoul had a problem with the fact that most of the actors the producers wanted weren't of African descent.
	www.blackfilm.com /20050311/features/idriselba.shtml (1148 words)

	Actors - Idris Elba
		Idris was born and raised in Hackney, London, England.
		Idris started acting in secondary school with encouragement from his drama teacher, who he also had a crush on.
		Elba is perhaps best known for playing Stringer Bell, one of the major characters in the HBO drama series "The Wire".
	listing-index.ebay.com /actors/Idris_Elba.html (272 words)

	Idris Elba Bio - Idris Elba Biography - Idris Elba Stories
		Idris was chosen as one of People Magazine's annual 100 Most Beautiful People in the World, in May 2007.
		Idris admits he does not watch any of his work because he is too self-critical.
		Idris says that Andre Braugher's character on the TV show Homicide is one of his favorite's he has seen on television.
	www.tv.com /idris-elba/person/44798/biography.html (233 words)

	Idris Elba - Brotha Ash Productions
		Idris is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis, Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording artist.
		IDRIS cites the influence of his music and sound as coming from having listened to over 5000 records (which stretches across several musical genres) in his Dj crate alone.
		When Elba arrived in the VIP section of DeJaVu, he was happy to see all the people that came out to see him.
	www.brothaashproductions.com /IdrisElba.htm (514 words)

	Idris Elba Biography
		A couple of years of inactivity ensued, but after a supporting turn on a 2001 episode of Law & Order, Elba landed a starring role on a 2002 HBO cop drama, The Wire.
		In that part -- Elba's best-known and highest-profiled to date -- he plays pusher "Stringer" Bell, the second in command to drug-dealing kingpin Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris).
		In 2006, Elba also signed on as the lead of the seriocomedy Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (2007), playing Monty, a blue-collar mechanic who falls in love with a six-figure attorney (Gabrielle Union) and finds the relationship threatened by the re-arrival of his ex-wife.
	www.fandango.com /idriselba/biographies/p270025 (388 words)

	Idris Elba
		After making a name for himself on the small screen, Idris Elba is ready to spread his wings even further.
		If that’s the case, Idris Elba must be working on building a temple.
		Back in February, Elba found himself in the midst of a whirlwind promotional tour for writer/director Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls, where the first-time leading man played Monty, a struggling father of three trying to make ends meet.
	www.theavemagazine.com /Issues/07SPR/idris.html (0 words)

	www.britishhiphop.co.uk - The original UK Hip Hop History and Database - Idris Elba
		Idris cites that his musical sound is a result of having listened to over 5,000 records (and counting) from his DJ collection.
		Idris Elba: I started in pirate and I always kept a studio at my house, I was always into little productions here and there but because of acting I obviously had to push it aside as a hobby, I never really wanted to pursue the two at the same time.
		Idris Elba: A solo album from me is not in the pipeline right now, I wonna do another EP which is probably gonna be solo.
	www.britishhiphop.co.uk /features/interviews/idris_elba.html (1591 words)

	world-productions.com / ultraviolet / the cast
		IDRIS ELBA - VAUGHAN RICE PHILIP QUAST - PEARSE HARMAN
		Idris Elba's television credits include Bramwell with Jemma Redgrave, Channel 5's Family Affairs, the BBC's Insiders, Silent Witness with Amanda Burton, Crocodile Shoes, The Governor, The Bill and Absolutely Fabulous.
		Idris Elba is also an R'n'B and Hip-Hop producer and remixer with his own production company, Frontroom Productions.
	www.world-productions.com /wp/content/shows/other/uv/vaughan.htm (259 words)

	Idris Elba: International Man - Horror feature \| CRAVEONLINE.COM
		Idris Elba: Yeah, everything from American TV to hip-hop music, and then I’ve been living her for like seven years, so I’ve kind of cheated a little bit, I kind of snuck in and listened to everyone speaking for a long time, like, "Can you say that again, please mate?"
		Idris Elba: I saw Se7en recently and there's a scene where this guy's sort of like tied to this bed and then you realize that he's been there for a year and he's alive.
		Idris Elba: I'm doing a film now called Prom Night which is a remake of a film.
	www.craveonline.com /articles/filmtv/04647718/idris_elba_international_man.html (1756 words)

	Idris Elba Interview, The Reaping - MoviesOnline
		MoviesOnline sat down with Idris Elba to discuss his new movie, "The Reaping,â a supernatural thriller directed by Stephen Hopkins which explores a series of bizarre occurrences in the Deep South.
		Idris Elba is perhaps best known for his role as the calculating de facto leader of a Baltimore drug empire in HBOâs critically acclaimed original series "The Wire.â In 2005, he received an Image Award nomination for his work on the series.
		Idris Elba is a fabulous guy and a very talented actor and we really appreciated his time.
	www.moviesonline.ca /movienews_11604.html (2871 words)

	Idris Elba
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		Idris Elba (born September 6, 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions.
		Elba is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis / Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording artist.
	www.spock.com /Idris-Elba (158 words)

	VIBE CONFIDENTIAL - Hush, Hush, Pass: Gabrielle Union Inks TV Deal, Idris Elba Picks Up The Mic, Brit Singer Omar ...
		However, if this TV thing doesn’t work out the second time around, she can always fall back on her status as the “Meg Ryan” of fl romantic comedies.
		Idris Elba is known for his acting skills in front of the camera, but now the former star of The Wire has decided to go behind the mic and launch a recording career.
		Few know that the sexy British actor has a background as a turntablist, spinning under the name DJ Driis.
	www.vibe.com /blog/vc/2006/11/hush_hush_pass_gabrielle_union.html (445 words)

	Idris - Idris Muhammad
		Idris (disambiguation) Idris may mean: Idris (prophet), a prophet of Islam, named Enoch in Christianity Idris I, the founder of the Idrisid dynasty.
		Idris Elba is mostly known for playing the character of Stringer Bell on HBO's The Wire.
		IDRIS, or Enoch, was the son of Jarid, the son of Mahlalel, but was called Idris, from darasa (to study), for he was constantly occupied with the study of
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	SCI FI Wire \| The News Service of the SCI FI Channel \| SCIFI.COM
		Idris Elba, who co-stars in the upcoming zombie sequel film 28 Weeks Later, told SCI FI Wire that it was a challenge playing an American general while shooting in his native London.
		Elba, who next appears in the supernatural thriller film The Reaping, is accustomed to playing Americans, like Baltimore drug lord Stringer Bell on HBO's The Wire.
		Elba plays U.S. Gen. Stone, "who is the general that looks after the new contained area in the sequel," he said.
	www.scifi.com /scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=40411 (459 words)

	Love It: Idris Elba (January 30, 2006)
		Idris Elba is next up as this weeks wonderful one.
		Born Sept 9, 1972 Idris is the only child to a
		Idris soon discovered his fondness for acting and his claim to fame has to be his stark
	www.gossipish.com /IdrisElba300106.html (318 words)

	Mahogany Cafe
		British thespian Idris Elba may be waist-deep in blood and up to his neck in religious phenomena in The Reaping (opening April 5th from Warner Bros./Dark Castle), however, things have gone full-tilt apocalyptic for him in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's 28 Weeks Later.
		Elba adds that he skirted the whole audition process thanks to, "Danny Boyle and Juan Carlos - they made the decision about bringing me in.
		Idris Elba ("The Wire"), the London-born son of immigrants from Ghana and Sierra Leone, plays Augustin, a Hutu soldier who tries to save his Tutsi wife and children.
	www.mahoganycafe.com /idriselba.html (1168 words)

	Idris Elba Movies & News
		IDRIS ELBA is perhaps best known for his role as the calculating de facto leader of a Baltimore drug empire in HBO’s critically acclaimed original series “The Wire.” In 2005, he received an Image Award nomination for his work on the series.
		Elba played a Hutu soldier who tries to save his Tutsi wife and family, earning another Image Award nomination for his performance.
		Elba has also worked on the stage, including leading roles in “Coming Home,” an original play written by Oscar Watson and performed at London’s Red Lion Pub Theater, and Sir Peter Hall’s off-Broadway production of “Troilus and Cressida,” receiving rave reviews for his portrayal of Achilles.
	www.moviesonline.ca /celeb-Idris-Elba.htm (922 words)

	Idris Elba Wanted Zombie Blood in 28 Weeks Later
		It is 2003, seven months (twenty-eight weeks) after the last Infected died of starvation and the U.S. Army, commanded by General Stone (Idris Elba), takes control of the now-lifeless London.
		Idris spoke on it during a press tour for The Reaping
		But Idris Elba signed on expecting to be running through the city blasting zombies into the side of buildings.
	www.whudat.com /newsblurbs/more/idris_elba_wanted_zombie_blood_in_28_weeks_later_16850107 (0 words)

	BET.com Article - Printer Friendly
		Just like Idris Elba and Eaomann Walker, Razaaq Adoti is crossing the pond to make waves on the American screen.
		Idris Elba (“The Wire,” “The Gospel”) and I are best friends – we went to college together, lived together.
		We always wanted to come to the states because there are not many movies being made in the UK, maybe like 10 a year, and most of them are period pieces with no roles for brothers.
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