Actor Michael K. Williams Of "The Wire" Found Dead At Age 54

quality regarded for his position at the Baltimore-primarily based totally HBO series "The Wire," has died, a New York police spokesperson showed Monday. He turned 54.

Monday and discovered him dead. His demise turned into first mentioned with the aid of using the New York Post.

Investigators are searching at whether or not Williams died with the aid of using overdose, police stated.

"It is with deep sorrow that the own circle of relatives proclaims the passing of Emmy nominated actor Michael K. Williams. They ask on your privateness even as grieving this unsurmountable loss," a consultant for Williams' own circle of relatives stated.

Williams, who turned into born in Brooklyn in November 1966, was given his begin in leisure around age 22 as an expert dancer, and he regarded in extra than 50 track videos, in step with TV Guide.

It turned into the past due Tupac Shakur who observed his expertise and solid him, in step with Williams' internet site.

earned him the excessive reward and made Omar one in all television's maximum memorable characters," Williams' internet site reads.

President Barack Obama stated in 2012 that Williams' portrayal of Omar turned into his favorite individual on "The Wire," adding, "That man is unbelievable," in connection with Williams' individual.

Along together along with his iconic overall performance in "The Wire," Williams turned into praise for his paintings as Albert "Chalky" White in HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," in addition to Jack Gee, the husband of Bessie Smith, withinside the HBO biopic "Bessie.

He shared a Screen Actors Guild Award with the solid of "Boardwalk Empire" for Outstanding Performance with the aid of using an Ensemble in a Drama Series and turned into nominated for 6 Primetime Emmy Awards.

Celebrities and enthusiasts alike shared their emotional tributes to Williams on social media Monday evening.

Williams' "The Wire" co-big name Isiah Whitlock Jr. tweeted that he turned into shock.

An exceptional actor and soul. May you RIP. God bless," he wrote.

Another "The Wire" co-big name, Wendell Pierce, tweeted approximately his ache.

"The intensity of my love for this brother can best be matched with the aid of using the intensity of my ache studying of his loss. An immensely gifted guy with the capacity to present voice to the human circumstance portraying the lives of those whose humanity is seldom accelerated till he sings their truth," Pierce tweeted.

Brian Koppelman, the showrunner of Showtime's "Billions," tweeted that Williams turned into a "stunning soul."