Fredro Starr On Turning Down Gay Role In 'The Wire' After Bring Told He Will Be Kissing Men.

[@ikecreates]

Been a fan of Fredro since “Strapped” with Bokeem. I can’t even count how many times I’ve listened to Onyx when I was a kid. I wore that CD out lol.

[@kerry-j4m]

I LOVED Fredro and the film-SUNSET-PARK. What a-GREAT-movie.

[@A.Hamp79]

He killed that bamboo role. " Make mines Bigger too!!" Lls

[@88ST3V307]

Strapped is a great movie! Fredro did great in it

[@faynitawilliams4437]

@@kerry-j4mMaaaannn I love me some Fredro and Onyx! But, Sunset Park is my movie. I remedy going to see it with my Mom and Stepdad. That movie will always be special to me. 🥹🥹👑👑❤️‍🔥

[@Mercenary-1914]

SLAM!

[@camiam91387]

Fredro underrated as an actor ...bro been in alot of movies and was good in all of them

[@tyrushbk]

even in Moesha lol

[@Printer0011]

Basically he was being himself 😂

[@peaceispriceless6051]

Facts 😅 Same as Ice Cube playing different variations of himself in every role. I'm here for it though ​@@Printer0011

[@lava22you55]

Yeah again most of those movies were in the 90s he's a little washed up now

[@chriso8193]

Bullshit....he plays the same role. He's been "Q" in everything he's been in.

[@zulu3274]

😊 THE WIRE absolutely Is one of the best TV shows ever made... But I don't think Bird/Fredro character got wrote out because they disliked him. The Wire just had this flow where ANYTHING good or bad can happen to anyone in that show and that's one aspect that made it realistic/entertaining... Bird got locked up for what he and Avon crew did to Omar boyfriend, so there was no need to realy hear from Bird character again... Life changing events happen throughout the whole show... Everybody was mad when Avon got locked up for good, Stringer got killed and Sergeant Herc became some sort of special lieutenant even though he was known for messing up...lol Great interview AOD and Fredro💯

[@tomeko0762]

Bird actually went to jail for killing that maintenance man that testified against De’Angelo.

[@zulu3274]

@tomeko0762 YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT....now that you say it I remember Omar testifying in court saying "bird dropped the working man..."....I stand corrected ... Bird was in the car when they saw Brandon playing the video game... 😁Bird still went to jail tho so .... Your comment is valid tho ... hadn't watch the show in a while but remember a lot of it ...lol

[@DaughterOfTheKing_]

Why is Hollyweird so obsessed with black men playing gay feminist roles in movies! A dark cloud over the industry ‼️💀

[@nyc21282]

So white man don't play feminine roles?

[@albertdaley9093]

Europe use to disrespect black man that way in front of they kids and wifes thats they way life they had it since b.c and Alexander the greats etc

[@Breaks4Life]

It's a humiliation ritual, it's called breaking the seal

[@Connor-xz7kn]

If you haven’t noticed they got everyone playin gay ass roles not just black dudes

[@dickhertz1571]

@@Breaks4Lifelol lol no it’s bc it adds dramatic value, plus many behind the scenes s are gay

[@jacquelinelockett]

Frfr Bird did his thing on The Wire. No lie. Best show ever!!

[@jeromebass7878]

The police 🚓 🚨 beat 😭 da brake's of bird in the interrogation room

[@jacquelinelockett]

@ 😆😆😆😆😆😆. That’s right. I remember that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@taniamarie2486]

I feel like fredo play the same person every role

[@tuubu9115]

It's so good that I consider buying HBO just to watch it again😂😂😂

[@jacquelinelockett]

@ i watched the whole series again this summer.

[@pkc11d]

The Wire was the best show ever. He killed the role of Bird.

[@fyreleomh1896]

Yeah I still remember the scene with him going at the female detective Kima. "F'n charmer this one"

[@jaykaynum5569]

Never saw it. I skipped Snow Fall at first. Slipped up and turned to it💪🏾💯

[@GDC-v8p]

Hasn’t nothing came close to it yet! It was so vivid and real! 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@PorkNBeanss]

​@@GDC-v8p🎯

[@mikeyohanna1197]

Fedro sounds gay

[@SarahGarcia-mo9ge]

I've been waiting, a new one from you!

[@macwest5342]

I always wondered why he didn't have a bigger role in the wire. He was the most famous dude on the set at the time.

[@derald614]

Came on set acting like the man smokkng trees and got fired.

[@arfenmalik1717]

Seems like that fame he had got into his head with that smoking he opted to do What kind of person gets accommodated in a hotel for a job and starts wilding 😂

[@bombay3201]

So was wood Harris

[@GDC-v8p]

They didn’t need him! But no need to do homosexual roles👎🏿

[@jermaineburgess3767]

He was not

[@mirzasharamova-if7qq]

This collab is pure gold!

[@freethinkerstv2112]

RIP TO MICHAEL K WILLIAMS

[@clarencejones8180]

So Michael kissed men, talk about that part.

[@freethinkerstv2112]

@ ……wtf are you talking about??? What the F I need to say it for if dude already talking bout it in the interview. What hell do him kissing men got to do with me saying RIP?

[@clarencejones8180]

@@freethinkerstv2112 You're a hypocrite, you're against black men kissing other men on screen but you love MKW's character and the wire as a whole. You got some shit to work thru

[@Chris-dz5tv]

@@clarencejones8180and? You that gay that’s all u can focus on?

[@panchopablo9439]

@@clarencejones8180Dude ya closet is made of Glass.

[@growngrownman5950]

He didn't say he turned down the role. He said he auditioned but Michael got the role. He said he don't think he would have done as well as Michael because he didn't think he was ready to kiss another man in an acting role.

[@syko73b70]

Okay, glad to see I'm not the only one who heard that part

[@joshuamcdowell9745]

The kiss wasn't in the script. It was Michael's idea. He talked about it in his book that he wrote before he died. Omar was gay and had a boyfriend so he figured he should kiss his boyfriend.

[@DaPoetKou]

@@joshuamcdowell9745Yeah He Was Gay When He Played In Hap&Leonard

[@John-wv6ei]

@@DaPoetKou he definitely was and i was mad as sh!t once I finally peeped it cause it seemed like a good movie cause i thought i was tripping at first like something weird going on wit Mike in this movie i hope it's not what I'm thinking and my thinking abd gut feeling was confirmed lol So i just watched something else but i might check it again and just fast forward or turn my head from the TV to miss the extra strange stuff like i did while watching the wire lmao

[@JM-st6ut]

@@growngrownman5950 yet Art, being the terrible listener and interviewer he is, reframed a follow up question using that exact language so he could get a cheap headline

[@lineialquantum]

I like the Bird role he played though. Should have stayed on longer

[@henrysedillo5834]

Salute to ONYX Fredro Star ⭐💪💯💯💯‼️ ...........

[@tonysnow2224]

Michael K Williams was with Tupac in the movie “Bullet” too, and Wood Harris was with Tupac in “above the rim”..

[@KtotheG]

Pac discovered Michael K. Williams, who was a dancer at first. Pac said he looked like he could be a thug with the scar, which is why he was typecast for those roles.

[@Ray-f5q]

I think if pac was alive he would have been on the wire

[@drphot6050]

Six degrees of separation in Black Hollywood

[@Youngairmoney]

@@Ray-f5qdefinitely can see that with him being halfway raised in Baltimore

[@dawkinsco6298]

I still remember I went out to buy Fredro's album Firestarr album back in the day.

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

Yeah, him and Sticky dropped their solos the same year. Both slept on imo

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

I still have that album i bought it in 02

[@denimbandit2284]

"Yo, Firestarr! I'm America’s most!" Hella slept on record.

[@marcjones4544]

From the block office to the box office... bro still got the bars

[@BlOoDr3DxViSiOn]

We grow strong within our people south side survivors 🙏🏿

[@gregevans7686]

The wire and oz with the sopranos will always be the best shows but you can't forget about Roc and south central

[@listeningviayoutube7229]

Facts!

[@jumahbrady670]

Exactly

[@jamiashoffler5426]

Taxi confessions middle of night lol

[@jackson225]

The shield too

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

What about Oz?

[@darrylnelson05]

Ninjas always confuse 360 with 180.

[@GLIDE169WEBSIDE]

Key word was that he said “his mind”🤣

[@marquitamiller9313]

No he meant what he said,a circle is 360. Them seeing each other in the audition to having a scene(s) together,everything came full circle

[@FreezeSolo]

180 is a flip-flop, 360 is full-circle. The ninjas got it correct this time.

[@asapmikeyy916]

Correct​@@marquitamiller9313

[@AT-ts1se]

​@@GLIDE169WEBSIDE😂😂

[@LoneWolf-xx3rz]

Listen to the video again. He was really on the fence with the role. He didn't turn it down. Michael K Williams was chosen over him. He spoke with uncertainty. And he was tripping over his words. If the wire would've chosen Fredo to play Omar. I have no doubt he would have taken the role.

[@jaythescientist333]

Facts tf is he talkin about 😂😂 he contricted himself so hard

[@John-wv6ei]

​@@jaythescientist333he wanted that role knowing everything it came with, he knew it before he went for the audition lol he definitely exposed his self but I aint surprised lol

[@arfenmalik1717]

He knew. He was not on the fence or else he would not have attended the audition. How do you attend an audition knowing the character is gay If the gay character is a risk you can't take then don't attend the audition

[@LoneWolf-xx3rz]

@arfenmalik1717 well stated. You are correct, he was not on the fence.

[@John-wv6ei]

@@LoneWolf-xx3rz the funniest part is the weak spin he tried to put on it so you wouldn't think or assume he go the otherway or be smart enough to ask yourself,why is he auditioning for a same sex role if he straight? Or why did you even give that any thought if you straight lol You can tell the interviews be rehearsed and Fred practiced that weak spin lmao

[@DreiSkins101]

Nahh my guy, as soon as I hear it will be me kissing another man the audition is OVER bruh!! These nggs is weirdos

[@TECH5161]

Congratulations Mr Fredro, you got the part. We just want to be clear this role has a Zestomania scene as well as nudity, dong hangin, and intimate kissing. You're ok with that, right? Where we from you don't get alot of chances, you know wutta I'm sayin, so you tae the chances that you GET!

[@JRimLIVE]

Your broke and live in the suburbs. Stop comparing yourself to others

[@Zaybreeze]

Listen to what he said He auditioned just to show his acting skills The audition has no gay scenes It still let to him getting a different role that he didn’t need to audition for

[@702TifosiGambler]

@@Zaybreezedon’t educate the ignorant let them be ignorant we need ignorance to balance out the universe

[@acham4152]

If he didn't audition then he wouldn't have gotten the role of Bird.

[@Freetown2006]

Keyword this interview is "yet" 😂😂😂

[@marlondavis9450]

Caught that too, Guess he waiting for the bread to be right.

[@tonyscybercenter1781]

Nobody else caught that

[@HectorQuien]

Boom!

[@neesee333]

Uh oh 😂

[@bennyblanco8990]

😂😂, 1:47

[@KRoc24]

Bird's character wasn't gonna progress to future seasons. He was a hot-headed steppa 🔫

[@313thugboss]

Explore that yet?🤔 WHAT THE FUCK😂

[@mikeyohanna1197]

😂😂 exactly.. fedro star is gay

[@catchwreck928]

he did say "Sexy ninjas get abducted"

[@313thugboss]

@@mikeyohanna1197 man these guys really be telling they Truth and don't realize it

[@misterj3133]

so playing a gay man on tv makes one gay?

[@apuertorican1773]

Do u not understand what an actor’s job is?

[@demitriuswilliams4729]

Good job bro, don't let these abstract people try and let money by you, KUDOS🎯

[@athirdwhy9734]

That show was perfectly casted from major to minor roles. Even the extras were on point.

[@pep-d7d]

Bird did the damn thing on wire

[@DS-ev4xb]

Imma keep it a buck, cause he's capping a bit. Michael K Williams got the role. Fredro didn't turn it down.

[@khaliddontplay818]

The real question is would he have taken the role? He went and auditioned for a gay role and never got the chance to turn it down, he wasn't offered it. He should've kept this story to himself

[@lv5949]

Lolol his dumb ass

[@rushmorefx7472]

😂😂😂 he’s not Gay.. nuff said.. Respect Fredro!

[@joystratton68]

He was asked about it!! He didn't volunteer the information

[@smokescythe8880]

He said he's not ready to do that "YET".

[@blackstar2937]

Right lol 🤣🤣🤣!!!

[@jesseashton6163]

“You got fired, right?” “Okay”

[@socrates39]

😂😁

[@omegawicked1]

Lol

[@Beinraps]

No he didn’t turn down the role. Interviewer wasn’t listening

[@dkj19967]

I know I said this before but this dude right here is a solid individual. While filming Save the last dance in Chicago came to my projects called Madden Park better known as Newtown. With no security or nothing and showed major love. This is a forever childhood memory of mine.

[@Bmore_gooch]

I always said this, Queens has always had the illest talents in hip hop .. RIP Phife, RIP JMJ , RIP Prodigy, RIP stack bundles RIP big DS( onyx) RIP freaky Tah

[@33GLOCK]

RIP CHINX

[@Bmore_gooch]

@33GLOCK oh yea no doubt

[@tonysnow2224]

Donald Trump from Queens..lol

[@Bmore_gooch]

@tonysnow2224 lol.... What's his talents tho? Pimpin' huaxs?

[@stanspliff92]

I agree and I'm from Brooklyn. G rap, Nas, large pro, tragedy, 50, rundmc, LL, there's too many to list. Philly gets busy too and Newark.

[@LifeIsNotorious]

Thank you Fredro for turning that role down. I just can’t see you doing it.

[@leandrisj]

Instead you don’t see him doing shit😂😂

[@33GLOCK]

​@@leandrisj😂

[@chilltrav9273]

He aint turn it down, he aint get the role.

[@jasonvoorhies6431]

@@leandrisjyou went to the audition and started kissing dudes aggressively and they didn’t ask you to do that 🤡

[@danilojones1618]

​@chilltrav9273 he turned it down why a person got to lie grown men don't lie I act n do music n there's certain things I won't do n that's it im in the chi season 6 episode 10 in the club I'm a new face I use to do plays in elementary school, Highschool n in college hiphop was my first love...

[@TheEsquireOfSportsFSU]

He said "yet" LMAOOOOOO this man be lying about everything.

[@IInevitable]

I said the same thing 💀bout "yet"? Maaan these ninjas are something else

[@Alrightvibe]

It's acting. If you've seen most of his characters then he never really had to do much in his roles but say his lines. I'm sure he was talking about exploring acting on a deeper level. There's a ton of levels to it. Look at Colin Farrell in The Penguin, it takes a lot even to sit for hours each day to apply the makeup then take it off and do it again the next day. If you like watching movies and shows then you have to respect the actors and their craft. That's if you're mature though.

[@TheEsquireOfSportsFSU]

@@Alrightvibe There would have BEEN NO "yet" from me.

[@Alrightvibe]

​@@TheEsquireOfSportsFSU You hangin off his every word. Everything doesn't have to be articulated if you know what YOU mean.

[@whooked]

@@TheEsquireOfSportsFSU you aint nobody tho

[@Smokeycity6]

5:00 he ain’t point at you lmao “aye what up bird” 😂😂😂😂

[@KRoc24]

Bird was a firecracker 🧨

[@amsf1]

All these people took the oath. You have to play by their rules to be in their world. Period. Sacrifices, humiliation rituals, and a whole host of other things...

[@gavinbrando8255]

If that’s true why haven’t they offered me that cos I’d accept immediately

[@TheEsquireOfSportsFSU]

Thank God he turned it down. That would have been traumatizing to see. I could at least ignore it when MK did it.

[@33GLOCK]

Yeah because we had no idea who MK was anyway

[@TheEsquireOfSportsFSU]

@@33GLOCK quiet.

[@PictWarrior]

Why would that have been traumatizing?

[@elephantseal4585]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@donnellm346]

Why Fredro lie on here? He didn't turn the role down, he didn't get it.

[@tonyamartin1425]

and being gay is not a stretch for him either lol

[@arfenmalik1717]

😂😂😂 yep He attended the audition As an actor if i'm told the character is romancing with other men i'm politely declining😬 lossing that paycheck will be painful

[@NGEmaxo]

Did you not pay attention he said he didn’t get the role n he is glad because Micheal would have played it better

[@sabeto5527]

​@@NGEmaxo so...

[@brazyfilmo3121]

@@sabeto5527so that means he didn’t turn the role down like the title and the original comment said he did

[@sonyaugustin-x4h]

BAMBOO WAS FREDRO STAR BEST ROLE EVER

[@GB-vo8xc]

"You ever run game on Bamboo, OFF wit ya head"🔥

[@doogieFive-Four]

I want the same sandwich he got! His was bigger than mines!!

[@GB-vo8xc]

@@doogieFive-Four 💯

[@KawaiianKing]

​@@doogieFive-Four YOU TAKE YA FUCKIN FISH HEAD HANDS N U MAKE MY SANDWICH BIGGER TOO IIGH!"

[@noble906]

I liked his roles in ride as geronimo and shorty in sunset park. He had some dope movies

[@tukufuzubar7023]

You right for not taking it Bro. That aint for everybody Bro.. Period.

[@metadon1444]

This is how Hollyweird makes you compromise your morals. I wouldn't do the auditions

[@kanethepittbull4436]

Michael K Williams played tf out that role. You didn't even notice he was 🌈

[@killuminati5019]

You definitely noticed 😂

[@ryansaunders65]

No. You noticed.

[@doitall36]

How could you not notice when he was kissing men

[@shaquilleburton1611]

We noticed

[@newgenerationtechnology2930]

Nah dog , you noticed 😂

[@flordiagoenn8567]

So proud of this black man

[@kmtg705]

He knowingly went to try out for a gay role. He gay

[@tonyamartin1425]

I can see you never met him lol fake AF he will do that in real life he doesnt need a script

[@Padah-m1r]

Crazy. I was just talking about the show last weekend. A young Michael B Jordan was in it.

[@doogieFive-Four]

Michael b Jordan is forever Wallace

[@Padah-m1r]

@doogieFive-Four 💯

[@2080bop]

01:32 "they let u know before u even go. Ok. U might be kissing a guy. So, I go to the audition.." 💀💀💀

[@awhite804]

😂😂

[@maxinekanner5434]

It's an audition why not do it, he still got a spot on the show, maybe he doesn't do it he gets no cameo

[@erics362]

Title not accurate. Although he didn't want a gay role, he still auditioned for it and Michael K. Williams got it instead.

[@moorefyre9381]

He also Said didn't wanna explore tht type of role yet

[@erics362]

@moorefyre9381 Not wanting a role and turning it down are 2 different things.

[@moorefyre9381]

@erics362 I hear you, I ain't here to argue either way. All I know is for him to say "not yet" it's very shaky ground to be on. As a man, I ain't playing no funny roles for no amount of money.

[@erics362]

@moorefyre9381 🤝

[@thehotbox7474]

I always hated we ain’t get to see enough of Bird!!!

[@ejluna4451]

This the same mf that said MJ cut his hair because of him 😂

[@nyc21282]

U good?

[@301larussomusic]

How does that even matter in this video. These producers on tv shows and Hollywood just try to normalize this gay stuff especially toward black ppl

[@logicalblackman8228]

@@301larussomusic gay behavior IS normal. Gays have always existed and even exist in nature.

[@mpho87]

Stand up dude, if you don't believe in something don't do it for the check.

[@bigsmilie07]

😂😂😂 he was ready to go all the way

[@ChopGod23]

He didn’t turn it down. He auditioned knowing the role. Mike just got it. No harm no foul

[@1flyguy6]

They tell u that u may be kissing a man and u proceed to give that audition yo all 🤔 😂😂😂

[@nyc21282]

Exactly he did say yet

[@albertdaley9093]

Cuz he was tryin to finesse duhhhh shit they tried to get dave in a dress he change the idea

[@nyc21282]

@albertdaley9093 Dave was in a dress before

[@freddie90014]

He said the audition lines was based on sticking up and robbing people for the Omar character. Not Omar gay character lines. He did good with the stick up line of Omar robbing people they gave him a part in the show of being a villain drug dealer. Now if you went to audition And actually had to kiss someone to do a gay scene and say some gay shit I think dude would’ve walked out the door at that point. You know they keep footage of actors auditioning for parts. That wouldn’t look good for him if shit like that surfaced.

[@lineialquantum]

If you listen he said it was just a line reading

[@theb.o.b.experience3736]

Fredo is a LEGEND. Music,TV,Films. Did it all at the highest level.

[@JELew-yk3bm]

"explore that yet" 👀

[@MrHayes-vh6wl]

Aye yooo I forgot he was bird in the wire 😂😂🔥🔥🔥

[@ERRATAS0707]

The reason why Michael K Williams is a great actor. Doesn't duck any role and doesn't care what bigoted nighas think. He's just gonna give his best performance in the role.

[@Eff_It]

People are clapping because Fredro limited himself due to his prejudices. MKW was captivating. They only offered FS the role of a mindless thug, and he's pretending it's because he wouldn't kiss a man.

[@tonymack30tm]

The way Art ask his questions will forever be hilarious. My favorite out the top dawgs. Bro shit is classical

[@Dr.PeaceofMind]

Dang, I don’t even remember him on the show. I have to go back and watch it again 😅

[@mynameisnotimportant2854]

He was Byrd.

[@Dr.PeaceofMind]

@ yes, I went back and watched it. I remember now.

[@Disco-xy4nz]

It was quite a few a NY/Jersey actors in The Wire as well as Baltimore natives. It just showed you the different accents of Baltimore. Incredible show.

[@SR-hf3hx]

Half the cast was from NYC. Cheese, wee bay, namond, Omar, Michael, Marlo...and probably more i can't think of

[@SenpaiSmith]

This dude said so much pause worthy phrases is insane

[@Willyken-r9g]

That was a blessing , no one could have done the character more justice than Micheal K W

[@theconcluesion]

Good for Mr Star, more people should take the stand

[@peterparrisjr849]

Bird was a hard character they should of showed more

[@toddramsey334]

Should’ve not should of

[@peterparrisjr849]

​@@toddramsey334thx Mr.Garrison for correcting English on the internet u must have a lot of time. Cause there's a lot of bad grammar on here.😅

[@tste7856]

​@@peterparrisjr849ignorant mofos always in their feelings when people correct them smh

[@walkerfreighttv3548]

He is a great actor frfr who remembers his role as bam boo …he knocked that out the park and also Sunset park!I knew he was a true actor once I saw him and his composure on the show moesha.i feel like any role he touches will be stellar and top tier..shout out to onyx❤

[@dakritic]

I didn’t know you were on “The Wire” 😂. Did you even watch the show? By the way Fredro, you were in the 1st and 2nd seasons and blessed us in several episodes.

[@tomeko0762]

Exactly I said the same thing he was all through season 1 and half way through season 2 !!

[@TTSantiago821]

Just what it is! No matter if u are acting or not, you know u are the one who is DOING THAT SCENE! I was a theatre actress for 10 years in nyc and chicago, i stopped when i got married and had a baby. My husband told me one day im glad u got out. Because no matter what role u get....YOU ARE THE ONE DOING THE ROLE.! It isnt that much acting in the world. U still gotta go home with yourself, not the character. You still have to look un the mirror at yourself, not the character. Wisdom. This is why the most brilliant and upstanding black actors never went that route with sexual deviancy and depravity.

[@tahirflint75]

Nga was ready to kiss a man and call it acting 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ivandesantis858]

When an actor creates an iconic role it's impossible to imagine anyone else in their place. Matthew McConaughey was almost Jack in Titanic . Both men are talented

[@ebebb6078]

Idc how many men Omar kissed he was a straight up G fr fr

[@stanspliff92]

Fr. I knew a dude like that back in the day. In and out of jail and straight up menace, deebo-ing m*fuckkkas.

[@DarellDavie1]

My Hero.

[@JohnDoe-vo6rf]

Omar’s character was based on many different ppl one of them being Donnie Andrews who actually played in the Wire he was a jackboy & another rainbow gangsta I forgot his name

[@JohnDoe-vo6rf]

@ Oh that’s insane , you mentioned Mathews, do you know the full name ? I couldn’t find it on google This is a lot of good game right here

[@roycestandard6153]

He said you got to do what ever it takes to get that money. AKA--- Selling your soul. He said he didn't know if he was ready for that type of role yet. That means he would of did it just to get paid.

[@therealboyboy7449]

Acting or not I’m not kissing no man

[@IENetworkTV]

Fredro and erick sermon need to just do a 2 hour interview of stories fredro can tell you hip hop and hollywood stories very unique talent

[@kburton531]

Im lost at what point did he turn down the role?

[@nyc21282]

He never did

[@lineialquantum]

He turned down the Omar role, he was Bird on the show.

[@CaligirlNita94803]

He has always been so adorable to me 😍

[@joshuakornegay8870]

I don’t blame him

[@kennymack6492]

It's acting 😂

[@taniamarie2486]

@@kennymack6492it’s acting that ppl will always remember too

[@brandonjackson7177]

@@kennymack6492so find a gay dude to play him

[@BillCagney]

@@kennymack6492 Who cares u still have rto kiss a man!

[@kennymack6492]

@@BillCagney you have a dad right

[@soldierforchrist3727]

Met Fredroo at the gym during his Moesha days as Q, Bally's in Rockville center ny strong island , he was by himself training and politiced with me and my man like we was peoples from back on the day. Humble joking with us even signed and autograph for my daughter good man as far as I'm concerned

[@mindbully]

He took the role and died a legend. Could’ve been you, but you didn’t have the chops to become an entirely different character, which is what acting IS. Sad.

[@user-jh6kl8jq8l]

That was for him and his community . Fredro shouldn't be concerned about being that kind of legend. HE'S A LEGEND ! And BEEN a legend before the wire was even thought of . FOH

[@mindbully]

@ What community? Mike Williams was straight and had 3 kids. This is acting. If you can’t handle it, just bow out and continue playing the same character in every part--like Fredro always has.

[@thaistomp]

@@mindbullyMike was actually bisexual. Great actor. Rip 🙏

[@amohvac27]

1:24 they let you know youll be doing gay stuff before you go to the audition……..so i went to the audition 😂😂😂suspect

[@Mayne-s4q]

The fact that Avon doubled the original bounty on Omar, after Bird revealed he saw him intimate with other males in jail was always super wild to me. Homophobia is real!

[@thehotbox7474]

It’s because it was embarrassing to get robbed by a ponk. No matter how tough Omar was. The fact that he was gay was a slap in the face to everybody he robbed.

[@lineialquantum]

90s-00s was a different social climate

[@taniamarie2486]

That’s what’s wrong with society now ppl act like they can’t be shamed for bad degenerate behavior. Hopefully we see some change with that for the next 4 years

[@KtotheG]

It doesn't matter what Avon thought... it mattered what the streets thought. One of the 48 laws of power is to guard your reputation at all costs... i.e. "My name is my name."

[@willia3r]

“Homophobia” is not a real term. Phobia is a fear of, as in you run away from it, or the fear paralyzes you. I don’t see any fear here, only disgust. And being disgusted by something is not being in fear or afraid of it.

[@ManDinqa]

That scene hits hard because it was true. Michael snitched on Fredro about the weed.

[@CapQuest1]

Def could have had more than 2 episodes

[@tomeko0762]

He had a whole season and a half!! Did you watch the Wire???

[@CapQuest1]

@@tomeko0762 more times than you missy he said himself

[@Keenan-b7q]

WTF you talking about Freddro? The show was rocking already? Bruh. You were Bird in the first season as one of Barkdale's main shooters. You got arrested as the guy who killed Gant and was in the second season on trial with Omar testifying against you. Freddro wasn't fired. His character served its purpose in the story.

[@blitztactique4689]

Somebody tell Freddy to talk about this: European males enslaved, colonized, brutalized, subjugated and dehumanized BLK women for over 400 years! I hope BLK women can recover from this traumatic past! Much love to all the copper skinned sisters out there!!!!!

[@GermanGuyBulldogs]

Bye Felicia

[@jadexo_6491]

He doesn’t care he is married to the white woman from that NSYNC video

[@marxman300]

​@@GermanGuyBulldogsloool

[@tianrichards]

One thing about Fredro, he is a SMART actor. And I mean that as how he views his craft, his commitment and his choices. And his discretion on what type of roles he chooses to play.

[@capoislamort100]

President Obama’s favorite TV character, I never understood what that was about…..

[@edubb1luv100]

Think about it hard!

[@darnellcalbert2563]

​@@edubb1luv100 Obama doesn't deep throat microphones like trump

[@edubb1luv100]

@darnellcalbert2563 🤣🤣🤣 No, he didnt, he deep throated something else. Better do your research.

[@UrbanCraftTv]

The word "yet" changes everything he's talking about. Man was interested low-key.

[@xavieredwards2002]

Never understood why Omar’s character was gay

[@tonyamartin1425]

part of a big brainwashing agenda empire was a continuation of that agenda

[@MIZRAIM1906]

You know why…. Feminizing black men

[@willia3r]

Because the script writer wanted it that way?🤔

[@MIZRAIM1906]

@@willia3rthe script writer had a homosexual he wanted to suck dry

[@brazyfilmo3121]

Because Omar character was based on real people. The show was also honest too. Most hardcore gangsters are gay on the low.

[@alexandersmith5071]

Omar couldn't be replaced so ion believe none of this u did good bird that's ur real personality.

[@Im_a_49er]

He didn’t turn it down. He didn’t get it. Two totally different things bruh.

[@mistersir6831]

That interrogation scene wit Bird was crazy. Crazy 😂

[@MR.T-MACK]

All 💵 ain't good 💰 bro

[@bbryant9455]

That onyx hoodie is mad fire 🔥

[@cav65]

Cap ...they kept Cheese ..meth smoked weed in the hotel

[@dakota-joemaguire5623]

Fredro would kill it with any roll! Played a good bad guy in Strapped was my favorite movie when I first seen it, the entaglement with right and wrong decisions and going off on snitches haha, unforgettable performance in that one. Ill have to check out The Wire!

[@Muztang010]

Thought Fredro was a streetdude, we all know the street culture bruh. Not acceptable, f### that perverted s###.

[@amck72]

Respect for him understanding it`s just business. These producers love to try and have black men dress up as women and kiss each other.

[@logicalblackman8228]

The title is wrong. He didn’t turn it down. It wasn’t offered to him. Second of all, there’s nothing wrong with taking a gay role.