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Randy Wagstaff
Randy Wagstaff is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Maestro Harrell. Randy is an enterprising student who is dependent on social services. During season 4, he was an 8th grade pupil at Edward Tilghman Middle School and is friends with Namond Brice, Michael Lee and Duquan "Dukie" Weems. He lived with a foster mother, Miss Anna, who instilled some discipline in his life.
He is well known amongst his peers for his imagination and ideas. Randy runs a small business selling snacks and drinks to his peers and neighborhood drug dealers. He shares his last name with drug lieutenant Cheese Wagstaff. Though the relationship was never established on the show, creator David Simon revealed Cheese to be Randy's biological father—which would also make Proposition Joe Randy's granduncle.
In a dispute with a rival gang of children, Randy came up with the idea of filling water balloons with urine and ambushing the other gang. The plan backfired when Namond accidentally burst a balloon on himself, but Randy escaped unscathed. He also attempts to make money by catching homing pigeons to sell to drug kingpin Marlo Stanfield for his pigeon coop.
Randy was naively involved in the murder of local drug dealer, Lex. When Stanfield dealer, Fruit, is killed by Lex - Chris advises restraint, suggesting they kill the perpetrator instead of all the members of the independent drug crew. Marlo agrees with Chris' approach and gives him the go-ahead to kill Lex. Little Kevin tells Lex that Patrice, (the mother of his child), wants to meet him at eight in a secluded spot; an action Little Kevin then pays Randy to do. Once the trap is sprung, Lex is murdered by Chris and Snoop. Little Kevin tells Randy he did well and gives him more money, to Randy's distress.
Randy receives money from Stanfield drug dealer Monk Metcalf as part of an effort by Marlo Stanfield to ingratiate himself to neighborhood kids. Randy loses the money to Western district officer Eddie Walker when he is chased away from a car stolen by his friend Donut. Walker refuses to believe Randy's story that the money is from his foster mother and pockets it, telling Randy his mother can come to the district headquarters to reclaim it.
When the school year begins, Randy ingratiates himself to his home room teacher Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski with a hand shake and assists in controlling the class. When Prez is distracted, Randy asks permission for a hall pass and then takes several passes from Prez's desk. He uses the hall passes to get around the school selling candy and snacks to the other students. To reach the other grades Randy wears layers of clothing so that he can don the appropriate color uniform depending on to which grade he sells candy. Randy's scheme gets him into trouble when he is caught in the sixth grade cafeteria by Miss Reese, who recognizes him from her class two years ago. He is sent to Assistant Principal Marcia Donnelly's office. She threatens to tell his foster mother about his actions unless he gives her information about who has been graffitiing school property. Randy complies with her demands and continues to cut class to sell snacks. He is paid by another student to act as a lookout while he and another boy have sex with a fellow middle school girl, Tiffani, in a bathroom. Randy is reluctant to get involved but is pressured into agreeing.
Lex's murder continues to trouble Randy. He discusses Chris Partlow's activities with his friends who tell him an urban legend that Chris is a zombie master who has turned all the missing people like Lex into zombies to do his bidding. Randy believes his friends and begins to fear that Chris will come after him. When Chris visits Michael on another issue, Randy assumes he has come to ask about him. His friends tease him for thinking Chris turns people into zombies, so Randy talks to Dukie about his worries.
Dukie tells him that Chris is just a murderer. He shows Randy a dead body Chris has hidden in a vacant building to convince him. Despite his promise to Dukie not to share the secret, Randy offers his knowledge of the murder to Mrs. Donnelly after she discovers his role in the bathroom incident. She threatens him with expulsion and exposure of his misdeeds to his foster mother, which will lead to him being sent to a group home—Randy's greatest fear.
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Randy Wagstaff
Randy Wagstaff is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Maestro Harrell. Randy is an enterprising student who is dependent on social services. During season 4, he was an 8th grade pupil at Edward Tilghman Middle School and is friends with Namond Brice, Michael Lee and Duquan "Dukie" Weems. He lived with a foster mother, Miss Anna, who instilled some discipline in his life.
He is well known amongst his peers for his imagination and ideas. Randy runs a small business selling snacks and drinks to his peers and neighborhood drug dealers. He shares his last name with drug lieutenant Cheese Wagstaff. Though the relationship was never established on the show, creator David Simon revealed Cheese to be Randy's biological father—which would also make Proposition Joe Randy's granduncle.
In a dispute with a rival gang of children, Randy came up with the idea of filling water balloons with urine and ambushing the other gang. The plan backfired when Namond accidentally burst a balloon on himself, but Randy escaped unscathed. He also attempts to make money by catching homing pigeons to sell to drug kingpin Marlo Stanfield for his pigeon coop.
Randy was naively involved in the murder of local drug dealer, Lex. When Stanfield dealer, Fruit, is killed by Lex - Chris advises restraint, suggesting they kill the perpetrator instead of all the members of the independent drug crew. Marlo agrees with Chris' approach and gives him the go-ahead to kill Lex. Little Kevin tells Lex that Patrice, (the mother of his child), wants to meet him at eight in a secluded spot; an action Little Kevin then pays Randy to do. Once the trap is sprung, Lex is murdered by Chris and Snoop. Little Kevin tells Randy he did well and gives him more money, to Randy's distress.
Randy receives money from Stanfield drug dealer Monk Metcalf as part of an effort by Marlo Stanfield to ingratiate himself to neighborhood kids. Randy loses the money to Western district officer Eddie Walker when he is chased away from a car stolen by his friend Donut. Walker refuses to believe Randy's story that the money is from his foster mother and pockets it, telling Randy his mother can come to the district headquarters to reclaim it.
When the school year begins, Randy ingratiates himself to his home room teacher Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski with a hand shake and assists in controlling the class. When Prez is distracted, Randy asks permission for a hall pass and then takes several passes from Prez's desk. He uses the hall passes to get around the school selling candy and snacks to the other students. To reach the other grades Randy wears layers of clothing so that he can don the appropriate color uniform depending on to which grade he sells candy. Randy's scheme gets him into trouble when he is caught in the sixth grade cafeteria by Miss Reese, who recognizes him from her class two years ago. He is sent to Assistant Principal Marcia Donnelly's office. She threatens to tell his foster mother about his actions unless he gives her information about who has been graffitiing school property. Randy complies with her demands and continues to cut class to sell snacks. He is paid by another student to act as a lookout while he and another boy have sex with a fellow middle school girl, Tiffani, in a bathroom. Randy is reluctant to get involved but is pressured into agreeing.
Lex's murder continues to trouble Randy. He discusses Chris Partlow's activities with his friends who tell him an urban legend that Chris is a zombie master who has turned all the missing people like Lex into zombies to do his bidding. Randy believes his friends and begins to fear that Chris will come after him. When Chris visits Michael on another issue, Randy assumes he has come to ask about him. His friends tease him for thinking Chris turns people into zombies, so Randy talks to Dukie about his worries.
Dukie tells him that Chris is just a murderer. He shows Randy a dead body Chris has hidden in a vacant building to convince him. Despite his promise to Dukie not to share the secret, Randy offers his knowledge of the murder to Mrs. Donnelly after she discovers his role in the bathroom incident. She threatens him with expulsion and exposure of his misdeeds to his foster mother, which will lead to him being sent to a group home—Randy's greatest fear.