Though he received his start in entertainment as a dancer and music video performer, actor Michael K. Williams established himself as a bona fide talent with his breakthrough performance as Omar Little, the openly-gay stick-up artist who roams the streets of Baltimore robbing drug dealers and selling the pilfered wares to other pushers on the critically acclaimed series, “The Wire” (HBO, 2001- ). Though originally slated to be on the show for seven episodes – the writers said they wanted to kill off Omar in season one – Williams instilled his character with a magnetic charm and sense of humor
