{"id":690,"date":"2005-12-17T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-17T09:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maddruid.com\/wp\/?p=690"},"modified":"2007-07-08T16:49:04","modified_gmt":"2007-07-08T08:49:04","slug":"688-of-a-tribute-to-leo-mcgarry-to-john-spencer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maddruid.com\/?p=690","title":{"rendered":"[688] Of a tribute to Leo McGarry, to John Spencer"},"content":{"rendered":"

A tribute to Leo McGarry<\/a>, a great character in a great TV series. A tribute to a great actor, John Spencer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Wikipedia further:<\/p>\n

During the episode The Portland Trip, it is strongly suggested by a conversation between the President and Leo that Leo attended the University of Michigan, at least for undergraduate work.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Fair<\/div>\n

You will be missed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘West Wing’ Actor John Spencer Dies at 58
\nBy LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer<\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES – Actor John Spencer, who played the role of Leo McGarry in “The West Wing,” mirrored his character in several ways: Both were recovering alcoholics and both were driven.<\/p>\n

“Like Leo, I’ve always been a workaholic, too,” he told The Associated Press in a 2000 interview. “Through good times and bad, acting has been my escape, my joy, my nourishment. The drug for me, even better than alcohol, was acting.”<\/p>\n

Spencer died of a heart attack Friday. In a sad parallel to life, his character on the show had earlier suffered a heart attack that forced him to give up his White House job.<\/p>\n

Spencer died after being admitted to a Los Angeles hospital during the night, said his publicist, Ron Hofmann. He would have been 59 on Tuesday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ll be sacrificing my Wikipedia user page<\/a> for him for a few days.<\/p>\n

Go Blue. And God bless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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