RIP Michael K. Williams .

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RIP #MichaelKWilliams

Gone too soon, way too soon. So very, very sad.

Just a couple days ago TBH and I saw him on The Sopranos("the Boonton Holiday Inn") and we both did what we've been doing in the years since we saw The Wire: sit up and exclaim "Hey, it's him!" Every time, from roles big to blink-and-you'll-miss-him(The Incredible Hulk!), we always sat up and took notice.

Omar from The Wire…funny, when he showed up the first time, even though TW was already lore(as was the legions of people banging you over the head with "You *haven't* seen The Wire?!"), I did not know about him and his outsized presence(and…no, no spoilers here) was such a pleasant surprise, in an age where all surprises are spoiled before you even get a chance to enjoy them. That was part of the enjoyment, no?, "Who is this guy?!" to "Woah, who *is* this guy?!"

It was a few years before he started popping up in high profile stuff, but there he was, in one HBO show after another, in too-few movies, and the reaction was always the same, "Hey, it's him!"

This is why the sadness with him being go so young, there were still so many roles out there waiting for him, Hollywood was beginning to scratch the surface of his many capabilities, but if you look over his credits, it's amazing the amount of work he put in once he was given the opportunity. Luckily, these remain for a whole new generation to discover him. and then sit up and say:

"Hey, it's him!"

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#RIP #MichaelKennethWilliams #actor #characteractor #Hollywood #TV #HBO #legend

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The Wire (2002)
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
The Night Of (2016)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Bessie (2015)
Hap and Leonard (2016)
F Is for Family (2017)
The Sopranos (2001)
Community (2011)
Lovecraft Country (2020)
Walk This Way (2013)
Law & Order (1997)
When They See Us (2019)
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
Body Brokers (2021)
Alias (2005)
Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
The Road (2009)
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Kill the Messenger (2014)
Triple 9 (2016)
Inherent Vice (2014)
Assassin's Creed (2016)
When We Rise (2017)
The Philanthropist (2009)
I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
The Kill Point (2007)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Detroit 1-8-7 (2011)
Anesthesia (2015)
The Public (2018)
SuperFly (2018)
Arkansas (2020)

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