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Michael Kenneth Williams (1966-2021) was an ACLU Artist Ambassador for ending mass incarceration. Williams was best known for his remarkable work on The Wire, which ran for five seasons on HBO. The wit and humor that Williams brought to Omar, the whistle-happy, profanity-averse, dealer-robbing stickup man, earned him high praise and made Omar one of television's most memorable characters. For his work, Williams was nominated in 2009 for an NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series." Williams also co-starred in two more critically-acclaimed HBO series: Boardwalk Empire and Lovecraft Country. In 2012, Boardwalk Empire won a Screen Actors Guild Award for" Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" and, in 2021, Williams won a Critics' Choice Award for "Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" for his work on Lovecraft Country. Giving back to the community played an important role in Williams' off-camera life. He established Making Kids Win, a charitable organization whose primary o

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Michael K. Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams (November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021) was an American actor. He played Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire[1][2][3] and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

Williams died on the morning of September 6, 2021 at his New York City apartment at the age of 54.[4][5] His death is being investigated as a possible drug overdose.[6]

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  1. ↑Robert Bianco (2004-05-26). "10 Reasons we still love TV". USA Today. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
  2. ↑Chris Barsanti (2004). "The Wire - The Complete First Season". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2006-07-20.
  3. ↑Brent McCabe and Van Smith (2005). "Down to the wire: Top 10 reasons not to cancel the wire". Baltimore city paper. Archived from the original on 2005-04-16. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
  4. ↑Fleming Jr, Mike (September 6, 2021). "Michael K. Williams, Star Of 'The Wire' And 'Lovecraft Country,' Dies At Age 54". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 6, 202
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    Michael K. Williams

    American actor (1966–2021)

    Michael Kenneth Williams (November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021) was an American actor. He rose to fame for his acclaimed portrayals of Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire (2002–2008) and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014).[2][3][4]

    Born in Brooklyn, New York City, to an African-American father from South Carolina and a Bahamian mother, Williams enrolled at the National Black Theater. He left school early to pursue a career as a dancer, which resulted in his working with Kym Sims, George Michael, and Madonna, and found work choreographing music videos. His distinctive voice, prominent facial scar, and charisma helped him obtain acting work, initially alongside Tupac Shakur in the 1996 film Bullet before being cast in The Wire in 2002.[5]

    Williams earned five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in the HBO television biopicBessie (2015), the Netflix drama series When They See Us (2019), the HBO crime series The Night

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