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Michael K. Williams was much more than an actor — he was a storyteller
From Omar Little to Chalky White to Leonard Pine, Williams "made you believe in every character, scene, line, and moment...
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Posted Tuesday 9/07/21 at 2:45PM EDT
50 Cent under fire for using Michael K. Williams' death to promote his Cognac brand and Power Book III: Raising Kanan
“Damn if you didn’t see Raising Kanan check it out that fentanyl is no joke, killing the clientele.
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Posted Tuesday 9/07/21 at 2:45PM EDT
Michael K. Williams reflected on the fragility of life was in an emotional February 2020 Instagram post following Kobe Bryant's death
"I’ve been thinking about my own mortality lately," wrote Williams, who died Monday at age 54.
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The Wire's Michael K. Williams dies at 54
The Emmy-nominated actor best known for his role as The Wire's gay Baltimore stick-up man Omar Little, who robs street-level...
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2021 Emmys Preview: Handicapping the Supporting Acting Categories
Joe Reid isn't just Primetimer's managing editor.
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Posted Monday 6/28/21 at 1:20PM EDT
Michael K. Williams portrayed DMX in BET Awards tribute to the late rapper
The Wire alum channeled DMX in a star-studded tribute that included Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Swizz Beatz, The Lox, Griselda,...
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Lovecraft Country didn't have to be perfect: Its undeniable flaws are part of the point
"In its first season, the show often drowned out its most interesting points with heavy-handed plotting, but the expectation to...
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Posted Saturday 10/17/20 at 3:41AM EDT
Lovecraft Country has a storytelling problem: It tries to cram in too much meaning and character motivation
"Being that Lovecraft explores segregated America through witchcraft, ancient legend, and eldritch horror, some of this crampedness and confusion is...
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Posted Saturday 9/19/20 at 2:57AM EDT
Michael K. Williams sees parallels between Lovecraft Country and the experience of Black men today
"There are some things that bother me that I see in Lovecraft Country still being play out today.
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Who's Who in HBO's Lovecraft Country
Premiering Sunday, HBO's Lovecraft Country has all the makings to be the network's next big series.
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Posted Tuesday 5/12/20 at 6:04PM EDT
Michael K. Williams to narrate a Golf Channel Tiger Woods documentary
Tiger Slam, premiering May 24, will look back at the 10-month stretch of wins in 2000 and 2001 when Woods...
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A Pair of Emmy Faves Highlight the Supporting Actor Races
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards are coming at us in just a short few weeks.
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Posted Monday 4/15/19 at 1:07PM EDT
Michael Keaton makes another late-night cameo, joining Michael K. Williams and Bryan Cranston on Last Week Tonight
One night after Keaton played Julian Assange on SNL, he joined Williams, Cranston and Richard Kind in John Oliver's second...
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Posted Wednesday 10/10/18 at 1:29PM EDT
Michael K. Williams boards HBO's Lovecraft Country
The Wire and Boardwalk Empire alum is returning to HBO for the drama revolving around a road trip across 1950s...
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Posted Monday 7/09/18 at 7:23PM EDT
Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga and John Leguizamo will star in Netflix's Central Park Five limited series from Ava DuVernay
Filming begins next month on the four-part limited series based on the five black teens who were incorrectly convicted in...