Inspiration for Omar from 'The Wire' starts nonprofit group
Donnie Andrews' life is one that David Simon and Ed Burns would have had to invent if he hadn't already lived it.
Andrews, the inspiration for the ruthless yet moral stickup man Omar Little in the Simon and Burns HBO series "The Wire," has formed a nonprofit organization called Why Murder?
At 57, Andrews seems grateful to be alive, speaking repeatedly about "blessings" on Thursday evening to a group gathered at the University of Maryland Law School to launch and raise funds for his new nonprofit organization targeting urban youth.
- Companies:
- The New York Times
- People:
- Donnie Andrews
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