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The Wire star Tray Chaney loses Atlanta home in tornado that left son seriously injured: 'Cherish life'

Tray Chaney, who played Poot on 'The Wire,' revealed Friday that he lost his Atlanta home in a tornado that also left his teenage son seriously injured.

The Wire star Tray Chaney has one message for fans after losing his Atlanta home in a tornado that also left his teenage son seriously injured: "Cherish life as much as you can." The actor played Malik "Poot" Carr, a drug dealer working for Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris), for five seasons on the critically acclaimed HBO drama The Wire. In his Instagram post, Chaney revealed that he and Malachi had appeared on an Atlanta radio program with The Wire actress Felicia Pearson, who played Snoop, the day before the devastating tornado.

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