| Randy Wagstaff | |
|---|---|
| The Wire character | |
 Maestro Harrell as 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 |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Student |
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.[1]
- ^ "'The Wire': David Simon schools USC." The Los Angeles Times