| Besides Felicia "Snoop," Pearson, here's a partial list of main characters that also meet the description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Andrews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Williams_(actor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Norris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_D%27Addario https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Landsman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burton_(Baltimore) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Earle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Zorzi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwan_Glover And don't forget the show's creators: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Simon - former journalist at the Baltimore Sun. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Burns - former Baltimore police and public school teacher. |