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The Wire' is very realistic and based on real events.
Michael K. Williams
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Michael K. Williams
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: November 22
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Michael Kenneth Williams
Michael Williams
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I come to work on time. I focus on my job. I bust my scenes out and everything else kind of happens from there.
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