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March 04, 2006
'West Wing' Shoots In Baltimore
http://www.thewbalchannel.com/entertainment/7661036/detail.html
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore became one of the last backdrops for NBC television drama "The West Wing."
If you saw the presidential motorcade driving down North Charles Street on Friday, you were right -- well, sort of.
WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Melissa Carlson reported the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen held a mock funeral for the television show.
"Today, the scene is about the funeral of the chief of staff, Leo, John Spencer, who died in real life," said Hanna Byron, of the Baltimore City Film Office.
The 58-year old "West Wing" actor died from a heart attack last January. Spencer played the Democratic vice presidential candidate. His running mate, played by actor Jimmy Smits, was among the actors in Baltimore on Friday.
Carlson said the shoot looked like the real thing, replete with the Secret Service and the police presence.
"(Baltimore is) playing for Washington, D.C. They shot the interior of the funeral in Los Angeles, but they're shooting the exteriors here in Baltimore. So, we're really happy that they're doing that here," Byron said.
Actor Rick Cane, a Maryland native, has worked on "The West Wing" for the last five seasons. He said it's great to see his town on TV.
"It's always great to be able to work on these shows and see how it is edited together and see how seamless it is," Cane said. "I've worked on a lot of productions where they pieced it together, a little in D.C., a little in Baltimore," he said.
The show shot in Baltimore is set to air sometime in May.
Posted by Jo at March 4, 2006 07:06 PM