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   Manhattan, New York, U.S. Occupation (s) Criminal, anti-crime advocate. Spouse. Fran Boyd. . ( m. 2007) . Larry Donnell " Donnie " Andrews (April 29, 1954 – December 13, 2012) [1] was an American armed robber, murderer, and anti-crime advocate. He was one of the inspirations for the character Omar Little on the HBO series The Wire .

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2012/12/15 › usDonnie Andrews, Basis for Omar of ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 58 ...

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   Dec 15, 2012 · Donnie Andrews, a reformed stickup man whose story inspired the character Omar Little on the acclaimed HBO drama “The Wire,” died late Thursday or early Friday in Manhattan. He was 58. He was 58.

4. www.highsnobiety.com › p › donnie-andrews-omarMeet Donnie Andrews: The Man Who Inspired Omar from 'The Wire'

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   Jun 1, 2017 · Donnie was born Larry Donnell Andrews in 1954. One of his earliest and most violent memories was when he was 10 years old and he watched a man bludgeoned to death for .15 cents in the West ...

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     Donnie Andrews (the real "Omar") on BMORENEWS.com, The Wire, theBALTIMOREWakeUp, 10.13.12

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6. www.latimes.com › local › obituariesDonnie Andrews dies at 58; killer an inspiration for TV ...

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   Andrews, 58, died Dec. 13 in New York City, where he was attending an event as part of his efforts to promote a nonprofit outreach foundation. He died after suffering an aortic dissection, which ...

7. www.vice.com › en › articleAn interview with Donnie Andrews, the real-life Omar Little

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   Jun 29, 2009 · Donnie Andrews is a former stick-up artist, convicted murderer and all-round Baltimore bad-ass who inspired the character of Omar Little in The Wire. He talks about his life, his crimes, his community work and his film project in this interview with Vice.

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   Who was Donnie Andrews?

   • Donnie Andrews, a reformed stickup man whose story inspired the character Omar Little on the acclaimed HBO drama “ The Wire ,” died late Thursday or early Friday in Manhattan. He was 58. He died of complications during emergency heart surgery, said Michael Millemann, one of his lawyers. He lived in Baltimore County, Md.

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   How did Donnie Andrews die?

   • He died after suffering an aortic dissection, which begins with a tear in the wall of the major artery carrying blood from the heart. “Donnie was truly a rare bird, a fierce street warrior who had been to hell and back,” said Sonja Sohn, an actress on “The Wire” who worked with Andrews in youth outreach.

   Donnie Andrews dies at 58; killer an inspiration for TV character

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   Why did Donnie Andrews wear a wire?

   • Donnie was ‘I will cooperate because I want to repent.’ ” Andrews agreed to wear a wire, at great personal risk — Edward Burns, a former police detective, said Andrews once went through three layers of bodyguards to get to a kingpin — and picked up conversations that were crucial in the prosecution in the case.

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   Who was Larry Donnell Andrews?

   • Andrews, whose full name was Larry Donnell Andrews, had been around violence most of his life, physically abused by his mother and watching at age 10 from behind a washing machine as a man was bludgeoned to death for 15 cents. He grew up in the public housing developments of West Baltimore, where he was mentored by hustlers and drug dealers.

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9. www.washingtonpost.com › local › obituariesDonnie Andrews, Baltimore criminal who inspired TV character ...

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   Dec 20, 2012 · “Donnie was truly a rare bird, a fierce street warrior who had been to hell and back,” said Sonja Sohn, an actress on “The Wire” who worked with Mr. Andrews in youth outreach.

10. www.avclub.com › r-i-p-donnie-andrews-real-lifeR.I.P. Donnie Andrews, real-life inspiration for The Wire's Omar

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    Dec 14, 2012 · Comments ( 168) The Baltimore Sun is reporting the death of Larry "Donnie" Andrews, the reformed stick-up man whose real-life exploits of preying on the city's drug dealers gave birth to The Wire ...