Michael K Williams Net Worth 2022 Updated

Michael K Williams Net Worth: Michael K. Williams was a talented American actor who had an estimated net worth of $5 million dollars at the time of his demise.

He was well recognized for his role as Omar on “The Wire.” He also starred in the HBO series “Boardwalk Empire.” Michael died tragically on September 6, 2021, at the age of 54.

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Celebrated Name	Michael Williams
Real Name	Michael Kenneth Williams
Date of Birth	November 22, 1966
Date of Death	September 6, 2021
Age	55
Birth Place	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Nationality	American
Religion	N/A
Sun Sign	Sagittarius
Height	1.78 m
Weight	76 Kg
Eye Color	Dark
Hair Color	Dark
Marital Status	Not Married
Wife	N/A
Profession	American actor
Social Media	Instagram
Net Worth	$5 million
Updated	January 2022

Early Life

Michael K Williams Net Worth — **Michael K. Williams**

Michael K. Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 22, 1966. As a youth, Michael attended the National Black Theatre in Harlem.

He worked as a temp at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals while studying. Against his family’s objections, he dropped out of school and abandoned his job to pursue a career as a dancer, and after a year of mediocrity and being homeless, he landed employment as a background dancer on Kym Sims’ “Too Blind to See It” tour.

This led to dance and choreography work with Madonna, George Michael, and Crystal Waters, among others.

Career

After being found by Tupac Shakur, Williams was cast as High Top in the 1996 film “Bullet,” which was one of his first acting jobs. He appeared in a number of film and television projects from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. Due to a huge scar on his face from a bar brawl in New York City, while he was in his early twenties, he frequently played thug-type roles. “Bringing Out the Dead,” “Law & Order,” and “The Sopranos” were among his early endeavors.

In 2002, he was cast in the role of Omar Little on “The Wire,” which would gain him the most critical praise and renown. He was cast after only one audition. He was previously told that Omar’s character would only appear in seven episodes throughout the first season. Williams was named one of 10 reasons why people still enjoy television by USA Today for his depiction of Omar.

Williams was acclaimed for his unusual depiction of Omar, which added wit and fun to the sometimes drab TV crime drama scene. For his work as Omar, Williams was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series in 2007. Senator Barack Obama declared “The Wire” to be his favorite TV program and Omar to be his favorite character in 2008.

Williams got recurring appearances on programs including “Alias,” “Six Degrees,” “CSI,” “Boston Legal,” “The Sopranos,” and “Law & Order” after his six-year, 41-episode stint on “The Wire.” “Gone Baby Gone,” “I Think I Love My Wife,” “The Road,” “Life During Wartime,” and a slew of other films featured him. He’s also starred in music videos for R. Kelly, The Game, Young Jeezy, Trick Daddy, MGMT, Marilyn Manson, and ASAP Rocky, to name a few.

From 2010 through 2014, Williams played in HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” as Albert “Chalky” White, the head of Atlantic City’s black population in the 1920s. He also appeared in three episodes of the third season of “Community.” Williams was in discussions to play Django in Quentin Tarantino’s next picture “Django Unchained,” but schedule difficulties with “Boardwalk Empire” stopped him from doing so.

Under his firm Freedome Productions, he executive produced the indie film “Snow on the Bluff” in 2012. Williams featured in SundanceTV’s “Hap and Leonard” in March 2015, which was based on a series of novels by Joe R. Lansdale. Season one was well-received, and season two premiered in 2017. Williams began working with Vice News in 2016, anchoring a VICELAND program called “Black Market.”

In 2016, he played Freddy Knight in six episodes of “The Night Of.” For his portrayal, he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series.

In 2018, he was featured in Vice’s “Raised in the System,” a personal quest to reveal the core of the juvenile justice system and the mass imprisonment catastrophe in the United States.

Williams played Bobby McCray in the highly acclaimed and award-winning film “When They See Us” in 2019. He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for the second time. Williams starts portraying Montrose Freeman in “Lovecraft Country” in 2020.

Personal Life & Relationships

Michael K Williams was never married to anyone. Though he was in a relationship with multiple ladies. He was also rumored to be in a relationship with the actress, Tasha Smith. Williams has a son named Elijah Williams, though, he did not reveal his son’s mother’s name yet.

On September 6, 2021, Williams’ nephew discovered him face-down and unconscious in the living area of his penthouse. Investigators discovered drug paraphernalia in his residence after conducting their inquiry, leading to speculation that he died as a result of a drug overdose.