 Andrews died at age 58 in New York City on December 13, 2012, after suffering an aortic dissection.Omar admits to an interest in Greek mythology in the season 2 episode "All Prologue".Omar's nascent love of Greek mythology has some truth in real life; according to a passage in David Simon and Ed Burns' non-fiction book, "", children in Baltimore schools pay little attention to most classes or stories (as seen in season 4 of "The Wire"), but are often interested by and appreciative of Greek mythology.