Johnny Weeks

Johnny Weeks
Johnny Weeks
David Simon
Portrayed by	Leo Fitzpatrick
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Drug addict, scrap stealer

Johnny Weeks is a fictional character on the

The Wire, portrayed by Leo Fitzpatrick. A heroin addict, he commits a series of petty crimes to afford his habit, along with fellow addict Bubbles

.

In season 1, Johnny is Bubbles' best friend and a drug addict with notoriously bad luck. He is naive and enthusiastic for "the game", and allows Bubbles to play the role of teacher. In the pilot episode Johnny is badly beaten by

Poot Carr, and other dealers after trying to pass counterfeit money to D'Angelo Barksdale

's operation. This spurs Bubbles to become a police informant.

While in the hospital for that beating, Johnny discovers he is

HIV positive; he also undergoes a colostomy

operation.

Season 2

Johnny is first seen by Detective

Cheese is shot in the shoulder by Brother Mouzone

.

Season 3

Johnny and Bubbles continue to steal from scrapyards. Bubbles would rather make money by continuing to inform detectives McNulty and Greggs. Johnny finds out that Bubbles is a police informant and the two men quarrel and split up. Without Bubbles looking after him, Johnny overdoses and his body is discovered in a vacant house in Major Colvin's "Hamsterdam" free zone.

Origins

Johnny is based on a young white homeless addict David Simon met while researching The Corner.^{[citation needed]}

Johnny Weeks

Biography

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Origins

References