Omar from the Wire is dead, for real.
Posted: 07 Sep 2021, 05:07
Sad day
American actor Michael K Williams, best known for starring in HBO drama The Wire, has been found dead in his New York apartment. He was 54.
US media quote law enforcement sources as saying he died from a suspected drug overdose. This has not been officially confirmed.
Williams - who was nominated for three Emmy Awards - had openly discussed his struggles with drugs over the years.
In The Wire, he played Omar Little, a streetwise robber of drug gangs.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58470253
American actor Michael K Williams, best known for starring in HBO drama The Wire, has been found dead in his New York apartment. He was 54.
US media quote law enforcement sources as saying he died from a suspected drug overdose. This has not been officially confirmed.
Williams - who was nominated for three Emmy Awards - had openly discussed his struggles with drugs over the years.
In The Wire, he played Omar Little, a streetwise robber of drug gangs.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58470253
