Randy Wagstaff

Randy Wagstaff
First appearance	"Boys of Summer" (episode 4.01)
Last appearance	"The Dickensian Aspect" (episode 5.06)
Created by	David Simon
Portrayed by	Maestro Harrell
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Gender	Male

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 great uncle.

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 somewhat when Namond 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. Chris tells Little Kevin to pay Randy to tell Lex that Patrice, the mother of his child, wants to meet him at eight in a secluded spot. Once the trap is sprung, Lex is killed by Chris and Snoop. Little Kevin tells Randy he did well and gives him more money.

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.

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