When I went in and kissed Michael on the lips, everyone stopped what they were doing and went slack-jawed.” Williams contextualized just how groundbreaking the improvised scene was ...

Portraying openly gay stickup man Omar on HBO’s widely acclaimed “The Wire,” Michael K. Williams ... According to Williams, he told Darnall, “I’m thinking in this scene we should kiss ...

Michael K. Williams ... even heard of ‘The Wire,’ much less watched it,’’ he said, referring to the pastor. “I wrote my full name down — Michael Kenneth Williams — and in the ...

By Jonathan Abrams The first time the casting director Alexa Fogel saw the actor Michael K. Wiliams ... initially asked for the scene introducing Williams as Omar to be cut.

Michael K. Williams, the actor who portrayed ... until he sings their truth.” “The Wire brought us together and immortalized Omar & Bunk in that ‘scene’ on a park bench,” Pierce added.

A 71-year-old man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for his involvement in the 2021 fatal overdose of “The Wire” star Michael K. Williams. Nearly two years after the beloved ...

Williams will always be known first and foremost for his scene-stealing turns as some of the most gripping characters in TV history, including Omar in “The Wire” and Chalky White in ...

Here is just a sampling of the gifts Michael K. Williams had to offer us all. David Simon’s HBO crime epic The Wire shows how the ... This emotionally-gutting scene is difficult to watch but ...

He was an indelible character on one of the most highly regarded series in television history, "The Wire." The actor who brought Omar to life, Michael K. Williams. Michael was constantly sort of ...