NEW YORK — Michael K. Williams’ death a year ago shocked his biographer because “The Wire” star had been “very happy” and in a “very good place” at that time, his writing partner Jon Sternfeld recalled.
“It was extremely out of nowhere because he was in a very good place,” said Sternfeld, adding that he had spoken with the actor just days before he suffered a lethal overdose of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine.
Sternfeld had been working closely with Williams for more than two years to craft an autobiography that was nearly done when the actor died on Sept. 6, 2021.
