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I haven't had a problem with being typecast, but if I was only getting one type of role, I wouldn't mind. What I'm worried about is not working.

Michael K. Williams

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Michael K. Williams
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: November 22
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Brooklyn
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Michael Kenneth Williams
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