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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsActor Michael K. Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, Lovecraft Country) has died
A relative found the 54-year-old actor dead in his apartment on Kent Ave. in Williamsburg about 2 p.m., cops said.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-michael-k-williams-omar-wire-dead-brooklyn-20210906-zpmunvh4xnbjfa6brd7lkwcyyi-story.html
NewHendoLib
(60,014 posts)blm
(113,043 posts)Compelling, sometimes mesmerizing. Saddened fans here.
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Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)So sad.
iemanja
(53,031 posts)True Dough
(17,302 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,876 posts)An infinite loss for all who appreciate the powers of the performing arts.
I know his work from Boardwalk Empire: Chalkie White is unforgettable.
fishwax
(29,149 posts)Retrograde
(10,133 posts)just because he was in it.
He's remember for his role as Omar in The Wire, but I think Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire was a more complex and demanding role, which he pulled off.
albacore
(2,398 posts)And Williams had comic chops, too.
madville
(7,408 posts)for several generations. Gun violence, gang violence, drug violence, yet people love watching it, our society is broken.
tenderfoot
(8,426 posts)Nothing you said is based in fact.
madville
(7,408 posts)Overall glamorizing urban violence as justified. What about that is not fact about that character and storyline in the series?
tenderfoot
(8,426 posts)his lifestyle gets the best of him.
But do carry on with your assumptions.
madville
(7,408 posts)please carry on, you can watch it over and over on demand. Someone made a lot of money producing that as well.
Now back your episode of Duck Dynasty.