Michael Kenneth Williams was a dancer, producer, and actor from the United States.
He was one of the most well-known and respected performers in the television industry.
He was best recognized for his roles as Omar Little on HBO’s The Wire and Albert ‘Chalky’ White on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire.
Tupac Shakur, the late American rapper, found Michael and introduced him to mainstream cinema by casting him in the 1996 film Bullet.
Since then, he has been in a variety of television shows, including Bullet, I Think I Love My Wife, Gone Baby Gone, Addicts, and others.
In addition, he starred in minor roles in films such as The Incredible Hulk, Assassin’s Creed, and the Academy Award-winning film 12 Years a Slave.
Michael K. Williams was found dead in his New York apartment on September 6, 2021.
When did Michael K. Williams get his scar?
On his 25th birthday in 1991, he got into a pub fight in Jamaica Avenue, Queens, New York City.
The wound left a big scar on Michael’s face and it later became one of the main reasons for Michael to be cast as a thug in movies and videos
How did Michael K. Williams get his scar?
Williams told National Public Radio that he received his scar after being attacked with a razor while celebrating his 25th birthday at a pub in Queens, New York City.
He revealed: “The dude wiped his hand across his mouth and just what I thought appeared to be smacked me, but what he did was he spit a razor.”
“He was positioning the razor in his mouth to get between his middle finger and his ring finger, and then he just went — swiped me down my face, and this cut my face.
“It was actually the first hit of the fight. So we managed to escape with our lives, barely, that night.”
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