25 Mind-Blowing Facts About The Wire

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23. Cutty€™s Nickname

Dennis Wise (Chad L. Coleman), introduced in the third season, is one of the show€™s most popular characters. A convict who did time for his part in the Baltimore drug trade, he emerges from prison desperate to help Baltimore€™s street kids avoid his own fate and sets up boxing lessons for them. His handle, €˜Cutty€™, is derived from his time spent in Maryland State Penitentiary €“ nicknamed €˜The Cut€™.