Wikipedia Files: Michael K. Williams (Omar from ‘The Wire’)

Wikipedia Files: Michael K. Williams (Omar from ‘The Wire’)
Wikipedia Files: Michael K. Williams (Omar from ‘The Wire’)

Wikipedia Files: Michael K. Williams (Omar from ‘The Wire’)

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This week, actor Michael K. Williams made a quick stop-over in Chicago promoting his fall shows Boardwalk Empire and Community. Williams made his big splash by playing Omar Little for five seasons on the HBO show The Wire.

So what does that mean? It means he has a kick-ass Wikipedia page. And we fact-check it with him in our lastest episode of Wikipedia Files.