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Michael K. Williams Breaks Down His Career, from ‘The Wire’ to ‘Lovecraft Country’ | Vanity Fair

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6 years ago

September 18, 2020

Michael Kenneth Williams takes us through his storied acting career, breaking down his roles in ‘Bullet,’ ‘Bringing Out the Dead,’ ‘The Sopranos,’ ‘The Wire,’ ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ ‘The Gambler,’ ‘Bessie,’ ‘The Night Of,’ ‘When We Rise,’ ‘Viceland,’ ‘Hap & Leonard,’ ‘When They See Us’ and ‘Lovecraft Country.’

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28 Comments

Shaun lahert

September 18, 2020 at 5:04 pm

How he talks about the wire with such love and admiration after all these years is great. Great actor with one of the most impressive TV resumes of all time.

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Sonny S

September 18, 2020 at 5:15 pm

I LOVED him in Spoils Before Dying.

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Maekar I Targaryen

September 18, 2020 at 5:21 pm

I love Michael; awesome guy! And his beard matches his teeth!

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Nia

September 18, 2020 at 5:21 pm

So handsome, beautiful skin, amazing actor!

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- melvina628
  
  September 18, 2020 at 7:47 pm
  
  True!
  
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Michael Shang

September 18, 2020 at 5:24 pm

Vanity Fair staff when announcing the career breakdown video lineup for the year:
“Omar comin’!”

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Notta Chancinelle

September 18, 2020 at 5:27 pm

MKW consistently delivers one chilling performance after another.
Brilliant!✨

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Vivek

September 18, 2020 at 5:28 pm

You come at the king, you best not miss

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B S

September 18, 2020 at 5:33 pm

Amazing!

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David Estrada

September 18, 2020 at 5:42 pm

No Incredible Hulk? His performance in that one made me tear up.

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Christiaan Tomatenpuree

September 18, 2020 at 5:56 pm

5:54 The Wire

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TheOtherSide

September 18, 2020 at 5:58 pm

Such an underrated actor!

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MissZ87

September 18, 2020 at 6:00 pm

He is amazing!

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Mitch Ravenport

September 18, 2020 at 6:02 pm

This man is just phenomenal in everything he’s been in. Wayyyyy underrated.

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Vito Corleone

September 18, 2020 at 6:23 pm

Yo lesson here Bey
‘You come at the king, you best not miss’

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Val Dobie

September 18, 2020 at 6:26 pm

He plays such a complex character in Lovecraft. Great actor.

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Vito Corleone

September 18, 2020 at 6:26 pm

Money ain’t got no owners, only spenders – Omar Little

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MINNIE

September 18, 2020 at 6:30 pm

This man has carried HBO on his back for years.

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Ryuko Matoi

September 18, 2020 at 6:40 pm

He played in CSI as a former african warlord who killed lots of Rwandan humans. How did he get that facial scar?

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- Tia Williams
  
  September 18, 2020 at 6:55 pm
  
  Bar fight on his 26th birthday iirc. He was slashed with a knife or razor.
  
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- Ryuko Matoi
  
  September 18, 2020 at 7:00 pm
  
  @Tia Williams ouch
  
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stanford0711

September 18, 2020 at 7:00 pm

Ava being straight up with him ????

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Juju Taylor

September 18, 2020 at 7:00 pm

He danced backup for Mya? My 90’s fangirl just fainted lmao.

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97 Manny

September 18, 2020 at 7:02 pm

OMAR coming

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William Ledbetter

September 18, 2020 at 7:13 pm

HUGE respect for you, Mr. Williams. Your commitment to your craft – to presenting images and stories that reflect our world – is laudable. I only wish more American’s in a position to speak would take ownership of their responsibilities to each other.

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fk0015

September 18, 2020 at 7:15 pm

He was a real badass in RoboCop movie. I really like his dialogues.

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Vee Pee

September 18, 2020 at 7:42 pm

Not many actors can grab my attention they way he can…Omar, chalky, and the character he plays in the night of are just and amazing examples of the art behind REAL ACTING coupled w equally great writing…

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George Costanza

September 18, 2020 at 7:45 pm

He acted with the best rapper alive, then worked with the best director alive, then went on to be in 2 of the best TV shows ever made and more recently he was in one of the best documentaries ever created. And he stood out as an exceptional actor in all of those things. Truly a legend.

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Inside WNBA Star A’ja Wilson’s Louis Vuitton Bag | In the Bag | Vogue

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15 hours ago

March 24, 2026

LAVISHLY DEMURE

Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson shows us what’s inside her Labubu-laden Louis Vuitton bag. The WNBA MVP always carries two pairs of glasses, depending on what the occasion calls for, and pulls out her favorite snack, a bag of Sour Patch Kids. The most meaningful item in A’ja’s bag is her late grandmother’s coin purse, which she now uses to carry her ID cards. “I don’t put coins in it because my heart’s in it.”

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