'The Wire' Actor's Crucial Update After Son, 19, Was Hit by Tornado
'The Wire' Actor's Crucial Update After Son, 19, Was Hit by Tornado originally appeared on Parade.
Relieving news from The Wire star Tray Chaney: His 19-year-old son is out of the ICU after surviving a tornado that viciously tore through the family's Atlanta home.
Chaney, 43, shared the update with TMZ in a new report that was published on Tuesday, June 3. The actor told the outlet that his son Malachai "moved out of the ICU and into a stabilized room earlier today," the site reported.
Malachai's new condition is nothing short of a miracle, given that he was "thrown 300 feet out of his room" as the tornado destroyed the family's home last week, Chaney shared on May 30.
Chaney also shared a new post on Wednesday, updating fans on Malachai's new hospital plan.
"Did 5 Days in ICU," the actor wrote on Wednesday, June 4. "Still gotta remain in the hospital for a whole other process BUT you talking Progress... LIKE YOU MY HERO!"
The family man, who portrayed Poot on The Wire from 2002 to 2008, even quipped that Malachai's grandfather is "Standing Over You Praying While You Snore, LOL" Chaney joked, adding several "ZZZ" emojis. "(Malachai gone get me one when he see this) I'm like dad the boy knocked out," the actor quipped.
After the devastating wreckage occurred, Chaney took to social media to post an emotional video about his son's terrifying accident and hospitalization.
"I lost my house. I lost everything in it. Thank God, I'm still living. I survived a tornado. My son, he survived. I'm doing a video to let everyone know, cherish life," he said in the May 30 Instagram video, which showed him tearing up. "Cherish life as much as you can."
The actor, who shares son Malachai with wife Ayesha Chaney, noted, "I wish he was the one doing the video and I was the one in the ICU."
'The Wire' Actor's Crucial Update After Son, 19, Was Hit by Tornado first appeared on Parade on Jun 4, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 4, 2025, where it first appeared.

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