Scenes from my life : a memoir / Michael K. Williams ; with John Sternfeld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Michael Kenneth, author.

Sternfeld, Jon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Williams, Michael Kenneth.

African American actors--Biography.

African American actors.

African American dancers--Biography.

African American dancers.

Actors--United States--Biography.

Actors.

Dancers--United States--Biography.

Dancers.

United States.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown, [2022]

Summary:

"When Michael K. Williams died on September 6, 2021, he left behind a career as one of the most electrifying actors of his generation. From his star turn as Omar Little in The Wire to Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire to Emmy-nominated roles in HBO's The Night Of and Lovecraft Country, Williams inhabited a slew of indelible roles that he portrayed with a rawness and vulnerability that leapt off the screen. Beyond the nominations and acclaim, Williams played characters who connected, whose humanity couldn't be denied, whose stories were too often left out of the main narrative. At the time of his death, Williams had nearly finished a memoir that tells the story of his past while looking to the future, a book that merges his life and his life's work. Mike, as his friends knew him, was so much more than an actor. In Scenes from My Life, he traces his life in whole, from his childhood in East Flatbush and his early years as a dancer to his battles with addiction and the bar fight that left his face with his distinguishing scar. He was a committed Brooklyn resident and activist who dedicated his life to working with social justice organizations and his community, especially in helping at-risk youth find their voice and carve out their future. Williams worked to keep the spotlight on those he fought for and with, whom he believed in with his whole heart. Imbued with poignance and raw honesty, Scenes from My Life is the story of a performer who gave his all to everything he did-in his own voice, in his own words, as only he could"-- Provided by publisher.

"When Michael K. Williams died on September 6, 2021, he left behind a career as one of the most electrifying actors of his generation. From his star turn as Omar Little in The Wire to Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire to Emmy-nominated roles in HBO's The Night Of and Lovecraft Country, Williams inhabited a slew of indelible roles that he portrayed with a rawness and vulnerability that leapt off the screen. Beyond the nominations and acclaim, Williams played characters who connected, whose humanity couldn't be denied, whose stories were too often left out of the main narrative. At the time of his death, Williams had nearly finished a memoir that tells the story of his past while looking to the future, a book that merges his life and his life's work. Mike, as his friends knew him, was so much more than an actor. In Scenes from My Life, he traces his life in whole, from his childhood in East Flatbush and his early years as a dancer to his battles with addiction and the bar fight that left his face with his distinguishing scar. He was a committed Brooklyn resident and activist who dedicated his life to working with social justice organizations and his community, especially in helping at-risk youth find their voice and carve out their future. Williams worked to keep the spotlight on those he fought for and with, whom he believed in with his whole heart. Imbued with poignance and raw honesty, Scenes from My Life is the story of a performer who gave his all to everything he did-in his own voice, in his own words, as only he could"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The cracks

Janet

Paula and Booker T.

The veer

Kenneth

Strung

Day one

Scars

The breaks

Art + life

Omar

Hiding out in Newark

Influence

The world beneath the world

Voice

Our kids

The work

Coming home.

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Cracks

2. Janet

3. Paula and Booker T.

4. The Veer

5. Kenneth

6. Strung

7. Day One

8. Scars

9. The Breaks

10. Art + Life

11. Omar

12. Hiding Out in Newark

13. Influence

14. The World Beneath the World

15. Voice

16. Our Kids

17. The Work

18. Coming Home.

Other Format:

Online version: Williams, Michael K. Scenes from my life

ISBN:

9780593240373

0593240375

OCLC:

1311406935