1. Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice is a fictional character in the HBO drama The Wire played by Hassan Johnson.
16 Facts About Wee-Bey Brice
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Wee-Bey Brice dropped out of school in sixth grade and started dealing drugs on a corner with Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell to become the primary soldier in their criminal organization.
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Wee-Bey Brice was responsible for more mundane activities including driving and picking up money.
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Wee-Bey Brice has no hesitation about sleeping with other women and maintains a separate residence.
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Wee-Bey Brice has the distinction of being one of the characters to appear in every season.
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Wee-Bey Brice later defends Avon against Omar, shooting him in the shoulder and forcing him to retreat.
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Wee-Bey Brice was linked to the body of a dancer from Orlando's strip club, a Barksdale front company.
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Wee-Bey Brice's downfall comes when he and Little Man kill Orlando, who was working as a police informant.
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Wee-Bey Brice is stunned to learn that the second shooting victim was an undercover cop.
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Stringer orders Wee-Bey Brice to kill Little Man, stating that he is unreliable as a soldier, and flee town.
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Once in custody, and guaranteed a life sentence for his involvement in Kima's shooting, Wee-Bey Brice confesses to other murders, including several he did not commit, to protect those in the Barksdale Organization.
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Wee-Bey Brice keeps artificial fish in his cell and enjoys a relatively easy life under Barksdale's protection.
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Dennis "Cutty" Wise is offered a position after Wee-Bey Brice introduces him to Avon.
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Wee-Bey Brice is briefly seen during the end-of-season montage conversing amicably with Chris Partlow in the courtyard of the Maryland State prison; they are in a similar situation, both having been primary enforcers for West Baltimore kingpins, and now both serving life sentences for committing murders at the behest of their respective bosses.
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Wee-Bey Brice is a reference to this hit man and drug trafficker.
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The scene from the season 1 episode "The Hunt" where Wee-Bey Brice shows a surprised expression after learning that shooting victim Greggs was a police officer resurfaced as a reaction GIF over 15 years after this episode was originally aired.