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I forget -- who is 'the Wiz'? [SOLVED plus possible SPOILER for ep. 3]



What is the character's name who is called "the Wiz"? I forget. Thanks. They mentioned him this episode but I couldn't recall him.


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Frank Wisner. He was the guy who recruited Jack and Leo. The guy had a mental breakdown after the Hungarian Revolution failed. Frank Winser is actually a real person in the CIA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wisner

"Wisner was devastated when the Soviet Union crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.[2] Soon thereafter, he suffered a breakdown, and was diagnosed as a manic depressive. He underwent psychoanalysis and was subjected to electroshock therapy. After spending 6 months at the The Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital,[2] he was released in 1958. CIA Director Allen Dulles named Wisner Chief of the CIA's London Station, but he was still suffering from mental illness.[2] In 1962, he was recalled to Washington, D.C., and agreed to retire from the CIA.

Frank Wisner committed suicide using one of his son's shotguns."

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Thanks!

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