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HBO’s Last Week Tonight With John Oliver on Sunday honored Emmy-nominated actor Michael T. Williams who died Sept. 6 at the age of 54. The show’s Latin-themed opening montage featured a photo of Williams and a note, “Gratias Omar”, “Thank you” in Latin and a reference to Williams’ signature role in The Wire.

On Sunday, Courtney B. Vance accepted his guest actor Emmy Award for Lovecraft Country, and took the opportunity to pay touching tribute to his recently passed co-star Michael K. Williams.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVCourtney B. Vance adds another Emmy to his mantle after picking up the guest drama actor statue for “Lovecraft Country,” but he used his acceptance speech not to celebrate his own achievement, but instead to pay tribute to his co-star Michael K.

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Lovecraft Country claimed its first Emmy for Sound Editing on Saturday night, leading Sound Supervisor Tim Kimmel to pay tribute to cast member Michael K. Williams.

Gallery: Remembering the life of Michael K. Williams: The 10 moments that defined him (BANG Showbiz)And Emmanuel is set to auction the prop at the This Is Icon fashion week event at the Landmark Hotel in London next week for the charity Wellchild, which provides care for seriously ill children and young people.

Jonathan Majors is paying tribute to the late Michael K. Williams, a celebrated actor and dear friend. On Wednesday, the  actor published a heartfelt letter honoring his former co-star on , detailing their friendship and Majors' appreciation for the other actor.

the late actor as “a guardian angel” in a heartfelt tribute published Wednesday.In an essay for Variety, Majors, 32, detailed how he and Williams met up in New York before filming the HBO sci-fi drama and promised “to be our brother’s keeper.”“In reflection, it becomes clear to me that such a covenant was not so novel to my big brother, Michael…,” Majors wrote, “He was an angel — a guardian angel — a man who put others ahead of himself at every turn.”“He was his brother’s keeper to his last

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”Michael K. Williams is another life lost too soon.

acclaimed TV performances on “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire,” but the actor was also a cinema connoisseur.The film buff had roles in many movies over the years, such as the 2016 “Ghostbusters” reboot, “The Purge: Anarchy” and “Motherless Brooklyn,” among others. Despite his vast array of parts, Williams, who’s nominated for an Emmy this year for his supporting role in “Lovecraft Country,” expressed deep-seated fears about being typecast in an HBO and Atlantic video short.

Williams’ tragic death on Monday.Both Williams, 54, who was found dead in his Williamsburg home of a suspected drug overdose, and Bourdain, who died by suicide in 2018 at 61, had been open about their struggles with addiction and mental health.Back in 2012, the two icons walked around Williams’ home neighborhood of East Flatbush before heading to Gloria’s, a since-shuttered Caribbean restaurant in Crown Heights.The beloved stars shared a meal including oxtail, mac and cheese and curried goat —

told TMZ Wednesday of the 54-year-old star of “The Wire,” who was found dead in his Brooklyn penthouse on Monday.

Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said Tuesday that he met earlier this year with actor Michael K.

Jonathan Majors Today the world is a different place. Mother Earth is missing one of her most unique children, the laugh, ferocity, kindness, gentleness and artistry of one of her most beautiful boys, Michael Kenneth Williams.

“The Wire” star’s death.The clip Wayans shared to Instagram Tuesday — a day after The Post first reported Williams’ death in Brooklyn — showed him leaning in to give his actor pal a big hug on a red carpet in Los Angeles.The pair remained clutched together for several seconds, sharing quietly spoken words — with Williams, wearing a bright green suit, nodding respectfully at Wayans as they finally parted.It was from Aug.

died Monday at 54, drew from his personal ties to the prison system for his 2016 role as Rikers Island inmate Freddy Knight in HBO’s “The Night Of,” for which he received his second of five Emmy nominations.“It wasn’t something where I needed to do research to understand that world,” Williams told NPR in 2016.“I still visit my family that’s incarcerated. And I see the good days.

Michael K. Williams’ final social media post was all love, but it now looks pretty grim seeing as it was shared just six days before he was found dead of a suspected drug overdose.

Michael K. Williams passed away Monday, September 6 at just 54 years old.A post shared by Michael K Williams (@bkbmg)Hollywood is mourning the four-time Emmy-nominated actor best known for his role as Omar Little in The Wire and Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire.He most recently starred as Montrose Freedman in Lovecraft Country.

Tamron Hall is paying tribute to Michael K. Williams.

The Sopranos and Deadwood – it was the Baltimore-set crime series The Wire, broadcast on HBO between 2002 and 2008, that was the most innovative and highly regarded. Its creator, David Simon, conceived it as “Greek tragedy for the new millennium”.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIn Season 3 of “Community,” the study group takes a class from biology professor Dr. Marshall Kane, played by Michael K.

A lot of celebs are shameless when it comes to self-promotion on social media; it’s all part of the game these days. But many feel 50 Cent crossed the line this time.

But 50 Cent’s post lacked the widely expressed surprise, sadness — and respect — of most after “The Wire” star was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment of what was reportedly suspected to be a heroin overdose.

Michael K. Williams, an accomplished actor most well known for his exceptional work on The Wire, was found dead of a suspected heroin overdose in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment on Monday afternoon. He was 54 years old.

Michael K. Williams was never shy about discussing his mental health and drug addiction prior to his death at age 54.  According to The New York Post, drug paraphernalia was found in the five-time Emmy nominee’s apartment, leading many to believe that he died of a drug overdose given his past comments about his own addiction struggles.

who passed away yesterday (September 6) on the Netflix limited series When They See Us. For his role as Bobby McCray, he was nominated for an Emmy.“I remember the times you’d come on set even when you weren’t on the call sheet.

Actor Michael K. Williams, who was best known for playing Omar Little on "The Wire," died Monday.

"The Wire’’ actor Michael K. Williams was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment Monday afternoon, law-enforcement sources told The Post.