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I'm looking for diversity, all my characters may or may not be on the wrong side of the tracks. It doesn't mean that they're all the same.

Michael K. Williams

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Michael K. Williams
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: November 22
Actor
Character Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
Television Actor
Brooklyn
New York
Michael Kenneth Williams
Michael Williams
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