DONNIE - THE 'REAL' OMAR FROM THE WIRE Part 1

[@Crazymike1975]

RIP Donnie Andrews. Your Inspiration to the Omar Little character is what made him my fav character.

[@gregorymallard4105]

@C. Michael yeah but the robbing and killing of drug dealers was him

[@marcuscadiz2012]

That was Butchie's hitter, the one the had Omar back in County.

[@kalibasher2557]

Marcus Cadiz yeah.

[@melvinfields8010]

Ok he got shot in the head in monk house

[@DNDBOT]

Its wasn't county it was the city jail , Omar got a writ to Harford county jail he hadn't left yet. Butchie called to the jail to his hitter (Donnie his real name ) was already at city jail on a charge . Donna died back in 2012 of heart problems

[@killerpretty]

@@DNDBOT yup then he got married with fran from the corner

[@JustinTv88601]

thats the real life Omar...

[@TartaruzTheGreat]

donnie coming

[@colinmcneil595]

Steve Rogers lolllllllllllll

[@KevinP32270]

damn lolol

[@piercenotorious4426]

Steve Rogers hahaha

[@Gabriel-br4qe]

@NEGUS MBARKA He robbed your g pack back in the day huh?

[@whistlinn7.3]

AyeOo DoNNiE cUmmIN

[@JC-ox8yl]

Rest in peace brother! Such a soft spoken man. Float like. Butterfly sting like a bee💚

[@The_Isaiahnator]

He was so soft-spoken. I wonder if age mellowed him out.

[@MrMarkstyles]

I have a friend who lived in Baltimore at the time, and ran with some of the real people who the series based their characters on.. What an incredible job they did with this show. Eventually my friend cleaned himself up, and dropped out of that game.. good thing.

[@deathrager2404]

he went and cleaned his whole ack up

[@oobieo]

Your friend was lying to you

[@Powerule23]

I think you may have missed his point. He's saying, he didn't need to rehabilitate; rather, he needed to change his habitation - in other words, his environment.

[@Pirate7X]

Word. Most folks said 'Omar' was an aleegory combined of different cats and this brother included.

[@vxxx6783]

What an amazing person of great heart. Sometimes the circumstances don't allow you to grow up to be a "normal person" because all you see, since you learn to speak is just different shades of evil, then there is the heart, the concience deep inside. There's a way out of hatred. You just need to listen. Rest in Peace.

[@jfontanez1838]

Donnie got that smooth voice

[@ting280]

His name was Donnie in the show, same way Snoop played Snoop

[@MLEMOBLIFEENTERTAINMENT]

Her name ain't snoop and that's not her real speaking voice lol

[@FoevaHustling]

@@MLEMOBLIFEENTERTAINMENT that is her real speaking voice baltimore accent

[@snuffg5872]

@@MLEMOBLIFEENTERTAINMENT she grew up in East Baltimore and caught a murder before the show at like 15 look it up on vice dope documentary done by the 'Omar'

[@commandtymers]

@@MLEMOBLIFEENTERTAINMENT yes it is

[@nintendogeek9314]

@@MLEMOBLIFEENTERTAINMENT Felicia Pearson is from Baltimore and her nickname is really snoop, she was playing herself.

[@stringa01]

omar was actually three different gun boys who ran around b-more

[@JamandTheHolograms]

You should know that a lot of what Omar does on the show is based off Donnies actual life. Donnie shared his tirades with the shows producers and they made it part of the show. If you listen to the video you will understand that ED Burns one of the people behind The Wire was an Investigative officer at the time that arrested Donnie for the crimes he had committed. "Art imitates Life" and Donnie is who influenced Omar.

[@joeysnooze9927]

JamandTheHolograms uh he lied like shit

[@kentstone7626]

R.I.P Player of the Game

[@kylewarren5268]

Omar is my favorite character in the show

[@AKhellbindeR]

The writer said that the character of Omar isn't based on any one person in particular, as there were several people robbing drug dealers.

[@donishawhitfield7127]

just let him have his moment lol

[@HighLordBlazeReborn]

+Anders Kristensen yeah it's probably just coincidence he was cast by David Simon in the series. Donnie's always been the main basis for Omar. Simon did say what you said he said, but he's also said Donnie's the main inspiration.

[@musicinspiresall]

David Simon was a writer for the Baltimore Sun when all the real characters of the wire and the corner were deep in the game. He wrote about Avon, Stringer, Prop Joe, Omar, Marlo, Munk the detective, and the list goes on. These are true character based on true events that Simon had access and wrote about at the Sun. You just have to research. If these people alive they actually roles in front and behind the camera in the Wire that's were the compensation comes in, but he is using there stories.

[@joeysnooze9927]

Anders Kristensen true if you a baltimorean thats knows ne thing about that "film" or that life and era you know that the plot is a combination of several decades and his character is a mixture of the stick up boys from those times.

[@VillaG89]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/foGac6xnmL-nsKc In this link he particularly states Donnie by name in the white house as the model for Omar, that's how I found here

[@ricocori2447]

thats some spiderman shit rite there

[@The-Canon]

Was rewatching clips and was there a hint at him being called “Black Donnie” when Avon was still searching for freelance muscle when he was talking to Slim?

[@chalotadeo432]

If I got robbed him I'd say "what a calm voice for a robber" he'd probably tell me to have a nice day

[@dozz87]

Someone having a shave in the background or something?

[@shaquillebrown5656]

dozz87 lmao

[@kisuryouri334]

😂😂

[@karimamin2]

Recorded with a stolen potato

[@tjtaylor3446]

Karim Amin got damn 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Never2late757]

Lmfao

[@tjtaylor3446]

Karim Amin that was funny af!

[@tjtaylor3446]

Karim Amin he asked him what brings you here? And the answer is you!!👀That ass of yours brought me here

[@romans8024]

Yeah, kids, stolen potatoes didn't have no megapixels back in the day.

[@DarthDefiler]

Donnie comin' yo!

[@suledrake]

Actually one of the real life stick up guys was gay. Donnie mentioned it in another interview somewhere, and named him too. I can't remember where I read it though.

[@AlonzoDJones]

Billy outlaw

[@kennethcarter3962]

He was on the wire

[@Tunago1121]

Yea that's what I was thinking. Wasn't he Butchie's friend?

[@greghuntjr.8284]

+Tunago Yes he was

[@mikeo5003]

nope

[@TheOriginalDtrick]

Mike Hunt yes he was. Lol he was one of Omar's prison homies that butchie sent after he got clipped.

[@dianewilkins6269]

Kenneth Carter and but in the Omar is based off him

[@NlGHTMARE3TWO]

according to donnie in another interview the gay part was based on a different stickup guy at the time

[@ghostwriterpurpleflyink7199]

oM4VERICKo MOUZON

[@MLEMOBLIFEENTERTAINMENT]

The real one isnt gay...the producer started fabricating some of the show

[@RamKumar-yi6wn]

I have mad respect for this man !

[@perezmoore4333]

The main problem within the black community is that we have far too many people like you glorifying trash like this.

[@RamKumar-yi6wn]

@@perezmoore4333 Someone who had been as vile and as dangerous as Donnie but then broke all those old habits and redeemed himself in the end is someone deserving of respect. Did you even listen to the interview ?

[@perezmoore4333]

@@RamKumar-yi6wn Address your comments to his victims. I am not the one.

[@RamKumar-yi6wn]

@@perezmoore4333 I see your point of view. But I still respect him for turning over a new leaf.

[@AAACLEANINGBaltimore]

yes you are correct about rehabilitation but the second,he coined"re-habitation"meaning dwelling or re-dwelling>He imagined him self in their body....

[@kellyjohnson6085]

I thought Omar got killed by that Lil Dude

[@adonnarowe1811]

Kelly Johnson based on not real and it’s not all omar in this guy omar is a bunch of stuck up dudes in 1 that are real in bmore

[@Fier07112]

The characters on the wire are based off of real ppl and situations in Baltimore if u know ya shit!!! Like Avon Barkesdale is a real guy and bodie is actually Avon Barkesdales nickname!!! Avon actually left the game and got into real estate wuz in boxing as a younging so he was nice wit the hands as Marlo is...Marlo is a real person but is based off Avon Barkesdale as well.... as is the Avon and bodie!!!

[@WeGetItOutTheMudTv]

Fier07112 the preacher in the wire is who Avon is based on

[@MrJreed98]

leem kralc Naw the deacon is actually Lil Melvin who was a gangsta as well

[@tonypittman6869]

Fier07112

[@joeysnooze9927]

Fier07112. a real 410er l see

[@150keefstreet3]

No marlo is based on himself. Marlo

[@motif5775]

Interviewer look like Dukie from the show.

[@realpowerisppl]

Truth, well done

[@PharoahsKingdom]

@latenighttalk He was the guy that helped Omar in jail in season 4 and he was killed in Monk's apt in season 5.

[@lukealderson742]

Looks like he's wearing his dads blazer

[@swp2157]

nigga interviewing him lookin at the camrra man like "god damn mate this man is the real deal"

[@JamandTheHolograms]

Actually the "stuck up boy" part was a typo. I meant to hit "I" but your ego seemed to miss that. I'm not missing any point what your missing is the point that that Omar's character is based on multiple people and Donnie Andrews is one of them. The creator of "Omar" himself has stated that. It's also the reason why Donnie was casted on the show in the first place.You should research what your talking about instead of just making outlandish statements. Makes you look foolish.

[@kawiman09]

he did 17yrs was supposed to get life the people who put him away helped him get released

[@amareharris2797]

Bc he snitched lol

[@Itzsfo0]

bmore city...its just the way it is...its just ironic (not so much now that ive seen the wire all seasons 2-3 times, but at first watch it was all sorta idk..goosebump feeling seeing areas YOU know personally you've been on and used on seeing it on a show just funny

[@alexwilson9726]

This guy seems real but i found him saying "I dont call it rehabilitation, I call it rehabitation, because I had to rehab my life". uhhh rehab is short for rehabilitation dude lol

[@bermudav3348]

Blame the public school system

[@bird1311]

He just saying that he had to re-habit his life like he had to create a bunch of new habits to get over what he had been doing before especially heroin and shit

[@istvanbocsor7911]

@@bird1311 finally someone gets it

[@raoulhery]

Wait a minute is that William Gant?

[@KNByam]

Salvador Allende looks like him.

[@MrJreed98]

bigbullbk Bird killed him in season 2

[@DNDBOT]

No Donnie Andrew's R I P 2012

[@tomerbarkay2449]

Ey yo what up bird?

[@pault1964]

With his criminal record how was he allowed in the uk

[@abcdefg7435]

The Queen allowed him to visit💯

[@glasscitymatt419]

Y he say his name like that in the beginning Donnie Andrewssssss 🤣 let me shut up 🤐 before I hear a yo Donnie coming 💀🤣

[@thedarkwarriorperspective7475]

🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@glasscitymatt419]

The DarkWarrior Perspective 🤣🤣

[@supersaiyanlegend3149]

Legit Shooter 😭😭😭

[@superfreak19770331]

That's the Baltimore Accent 💪🏿

[@glasscitymatt419]

grimlock716 yes sir ✊🏽🔥

[@Itzsfo0]

i live in bmore county (20 mins outside of bmore city) my entire life (31 years) and i used dope for years too (clean now, and have been for several years, put that shit behind me) but it wasnt "the wire" that made me want to be there, do certain things now dont get me wrong I never saw a shootout, or saw "real muscle" lol or anything like that nothing too dramatic (i mean for 10 years using heroin i saw shit, pawn shops, stole shit, fucked over corner boys for money (i did what johnny did

[@vprince9907]

Good to know you're clean brotha keep sharing your plight your a light of inspiration to those who may be struggling with the addiction to kick it for good..

[@dwcLDN]

You still clean after 10 years?

[@Deprofundis142]

@stringa01 What's the story behind this if you don't mind sharing? Thanks man.

[@nousername07mb]

RIP to the real Omar

[@TheDreamer452]

Rip to the fake omar 😥

[@stringa01]

@Deprofundis142 its kinda crazy you asked because HBO recently re-aired the "making of the wire" the other day... but to answer your question. during the time of the real avon barksdale AKA "Bodie" it was reported by local police that there was 3 different gun boys separately running around robbing Avon's dealers. all three of their styles made up omar in the series, the gay part was just added to make it more interesting. this is Off topic but in real life Avon and Stringer Bell were enemies

[@rillyjo5810]

Ya that's wack. They always gotta put some fruity stuff in entertainment now

[@ondo592]

Is that Andre 3k holding the mic?

[@NdaKeekz]

I got a home boy named Doni that I grew up with in Maryland and he wasn't a robber or killer but he turned out to be gay once we became adults.

[@TheBuddhaVlogs30508]

NdaKeekz did he touch you ? Lol

[@tyrelltaylor5741]

DrankSinarta 30508 😂😂

[@Trandana]

listen to Pharoahe Monche - Queens Same story different location

[@vegardtveito]

very intereseting.

[@gabeshedd]

One of those folks being David Simon.

[@clivedademon6525]

Everybody run the gay guy with the shotgun coming

[@anthonysopran4342]

NdaKeekz lol

[@reggbrown5274]

hahahahha, you are fucked up in the head to say some funny shit like that. That shit worked, I feel better now thank you!!!

[@doneshapetrie9074]

Clive da demon 😂😂Right! I have yet to meet a scared gay guy

[@insomthegreat]

Donesha Petrie They're all in prison.

[@garyjohnson1970]

Gay bullets work just the same, and don't get it twisted a gay man is still a man. I once fought a gay man, he came at me with the wild windmill attack, and after an eye jammie and a couple of speed knots....I broke out!!

[@LiamVolb]

Money got no owners only spenders 😎

[@JRiggz108999]

i hope so

[@latenighttalk]

who was his character on the wire?

[@quincygupton1977]

Omar little

[@ThePRGeneral]

Salute to a real nigga!!

[@airtightdubs]

the audio on this video is so weird

[@Dharg100]

nah he has a wife and omar being gay is also from other bank robbers one of them was gay

[@kaymarley4715]

didn't know he was a real person

[@whayes8084]

It's based on numerous guys who robbed drug dealers in Baltimore. This guy is just taking credit.

[@totalbliss1]

Wrong. This was the guy. David Simon calls this guy one of the most amazing person he's ever met and says that Omar was based on him. He said it in this interview between David Simon and President Obama here on KZbin's White House channel.

[@m.harrison8416]

Johnny Blaze no u wrong he actually said numerous times the omar character was based on multiple characters

[@totalbliss1]

Did you see the actual interview between Obama and David Simon where he says categorically that this was the guy Omar was based on? No. I rest my case.

[@mikeredd2126]

kay marley , most of the characters on the Wire were real, down to bubs, who died of aids in 84.

[@inleblack1136]

The cheese stands alone

[@wayofthegun6224]

Inle Black I think he said the king stands alone ..

[@inleblack1136]

wayofthegun I thought Omar is whistles 'The farmer in the Dell' in the wire. .and when he whacks meths character (prop joe nephew) he saiz "the cheese stands alone" but it was a while ago I watched the wire. .

[@wayofthegun6224]

Inle Black he didn't kill meth..the tall guy slim killed cheese ...he did say that when meth left the store and he was following him..

[@inleblack1136]

wayofthegun yeah was a while ago ì watched it mate

[@WD-hd1vw]

Definitely says the cheese stands aone

[@DOYLERULES69X]

The interviewer reminds me of a black Bruno.

[@Cloggy2006]

Re-habbit is what he said

[@liamgleeson3083]

Why the English dude 10 times louder than the other guy

[@mrperfect390]

How the fuck he get out 3 life sentences

[@Itzsfo0]

(Cause some corners the crews never actually counted the money BEFORE the transaction (after the runner went and fetched the vials from the stash, they'd send the car around the block, then youd make a full circle and come back INTO the spot (areas like Brice Avenue, Lauretta, SHirley (at one time in the late 90s shirley was hoppin, 2-3 crews on seperate corners competing for drug/dope sales but anyway some of them crews in bmore were irresponsible and u could easily (say roll ur 10s and 20 bill

[@stylesb05]

I hate interviews that don't listen and don't jump in at the right time! Donnie said he was sentenced to 2 state life sentences and 1 federal life sentence and got out in 2005. I would have jumped in and said how the fuck you get out?!!! Anybody know what "Life" really means??

[@Deprofundis142]

@akn0ledge he definitely had some of the best lines in the show for sure. "Hey yo Omar coming! Omar! Omar"!!!

[@Itzsfo0]

it is, alot of people started robbing (small break ins and burglarys for dope money) in the county (bmore county and harford county 20-40 minutes outside of bmore city) u gotta figure all the dope in the city TRICKLES out into the middle-class suburban areas of bmore and harford county (Baltimore City > Baltimore COunty > Harford County > Cecil County (all 4 areas are connected within 1 hour - so heroin (raw dope not the scramble) became a big thing in my native of bmore county by the mid to

[@wagooairlines]

he must have used a different voice when he robbed people lol

[@zakkeels3383]

Most mfs will comply with that iron in there face... sometimes you dont have to say a word...

[@kharizmatikone1481]

A deep, masculine voice isn't always scary. Sometimes the soft quieter voices are a lot more terrifying especially when said person is a psychopath. No I don't mean Donnie is a psychopath either.

[@LifeFirst]

@latenighttalk That big dude in jail who helped Omar.

[@Itzsfo0]

we had a nigga on Ashleign avenue (off of edmonson) chase us on bicycle after we ripped them off for 20 bucks (out of 50) so on and so on so we did some shit in our day, no guns were ever pulled (thank lord) and (even though 90% of the people I ran with were in/out of jail, locked up on CDS charges (controlled dangerous substance) IE typical posession charge, or DUI stop cause of reckless driving IN the city, I never caught a charge, and managed to use (shooting up) for nearly 10-11 years

[@mankytoes]

Actually, I call it a "stick up boy". Which is correct. You call it a "stuck up boy", which is silly. I don't think you get my point, I'm not doubting his criminal credentials, I'm doubting the claim of this video that he is "the real Omar".

[@Itzsfo0]

late 90s in the area i grew up in (and still live in) and its just funny to see this show (when i was actively using 1998-2009 i never watched the wire heard of it of course (but ironicaly never watched a show that was BASED on the same area (that i lived near, and visited on a daily basis nearly all my life) its just funny, to see the spots (the blue security surveillance (they are called NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH cameras (you can see 1 after another in bmore city flickering that blue light at night,

[@scenariomckinney]

Dude looks like Mekhi Phifer in a jacket WAAAAY to big. (With an English accent)

[@romans8024]

eah-yo!

[@Itzsfo0]

without ever getting hurt, or caught - I had a few scars on my body (as reminders) but outside of that - that shit, that life (whether your on the gangster side/dealing side, or the addict side, or the law enforcement side its all part of this nasty drug game, I had no delusions about that lifestyle (dont misinterpret my words, I am in no way saying i was "in the game" or a dealer, or had any action in bmore, but after so many years being DOWN in the city on a nightly basis (sometimes multiple

[@SuperRAFAM]

@richiemo2000 You a real FAN of the Wire.

[@TheSincereb11]

RIP

[@Itzsfo0]

bills in a wad and act like ur getting say (100 bucks worth, 10 dimes, and u actually only have 70 bucks but in a wad if u count it wrong infront of them, and u look straight (dont look like cops just a bunch of young kids in car) you can get away (we had several incidents where the junkies i grew up with in the county were stealing 4wheelers, guns from parents cabinets and taking it down to certain scramble spots (low purity her oin in east bmore) to get easy dope for trading guns (no joke)

[@latenighttalk]

@PharoahsKingdom Thanks

[@jimpikoulis6726]

Yo Omar Comin Yo

[@jenniferdavis2306]

I like the REAL MARLO interview better

[@roeroe305]

@MuggaReik you to go ask him

[@trollfinger]

@BlackHawkPGA He's not British...

[@whatsyouremo257]

I wonder since he's the real Omar. I wonder if he's Gay also. Most likely he got that old man swagg from Family Guy. Hey you want a pop sickle. 😂

[@DNDBOT]

He is dead from heart problems 2012

[@jaiceporter8768]

Popsicle

[@team69racing11]

you a lawyer a felony don't go away dummy!!

[@earias283]

old dude has to speak a little louder

[@TheHippocrocapig]

Voice of an angel, heart of a devil

[@RamKumar-yi6wn]

No. Did you even listen to the interview ?

[@planc3318]

Heart of a devil? He literally turned himself in and then changed his life

[@LeftHookDeadly280]

Was he really gay too?

[@Deprofundis142]

@stringa01 Word, thanks!

[@onlyjoetee]

@norcalstunts most gansters are homosexuals,its not surprising,they spend most of their lives locked up in jail with other men for years LOL....

[@Gblack06]

So is he gay?

[@lostinnadrip9261]

he snitched like real Omar

[@rhoadsgilbertfan4125]

Pretty full of shit. First of all, Capone and Costello had plenty of balls, Frank just had enough brains to know to get out before he got whacked. Second, if you're going to model yourself after an old school mobster, probably shouldn't pick Frank Nitti, a guy who couldn't handle running Chicago and blew his brains out before Tony Accardo and Paul Ricca could do it for him.

[@angelw0520]

Most of the mob dudes were snitches!

[@rhoadsgilbertfan4125]

Not the old school guys man, guys like Pittsburgh Phil Strauss, all the guys from Lucky's days as the head of the commission, nobody said shit, or they went out a window just like Abe Reles.

[@bradrobbins7992]

Joseph Valachi

[@rhoadsgilbertfan4125]

Valachi knew a little bit, but most of those bullshit "Valachi Papers" have been shown to be complete bullshit. Vinnie Teresa, he knew a whole lot more- the price on his head was like 500 K more than Valachi. But Vinnie wasn't big until the 70's and 80's, and even then, it was New England- Patriarca and those guys- you're not talkin about guys like Lucky and Meyer running things.

[@bradrobbins7992]

I agree....Theres no way possible you can compare these guys to them. It was a great series tho.

[@damonpaige8321]

h

[@veeseee128]

is this guy sweet?