Russell "Stringer" Bell

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Russell "Stringer" Bell is a calculating drug kingpin and aspiring businessman in the television series "The Wire," known for his strategic mind and attempts to legitimize his criminal empire.

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instanceOf fictional character
television character
alias Stringer Bell NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Wire NERFINISHED
associatedWith Baltimore NERFINISHED
betrays Avon Barksdale NERFINISHED
businessInterest legitimate front companies
real estate development
characterArc transition from street-level enforcer to corporate-style crime boss
createdBy David Simon NERFINISHED
Ed Burns NERFINISHED
deathCause shot
education community college business classes
enemyOf Brother Mouzone NERFINISHED
Omar Little NERFINISHED
Stringer Bell is targeted by Omar Little and Brother Mouzone NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse The Wire universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Target NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceInEpisode 1
firstAppearanceInSeason 1
friendOf Avon Barksdale NERFINISHED
fullName Russell Bell NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Russell NERFINISHED
killedBy Brother Mouzone NERFINISHED
Omar Little NERFINISHED
kills D'Angelo Barksdale (indirectly orders his murder)
knownFor attempts to legitimize criminal enterprise
strategic thinking
use of corporate-style management in drug trade
lastAppearance Middle Ground NERFINISHED
lastAppearanceInEpisode 11
lastAppearanceInSeason 3
medium television
nationality American
network HBO NERFINISHED
nickname Stringer NERFINISHED
occupation businessman
drug kingpin
drug trafficker
real estate investor
partnerInCrime Avon Barksdale NERFINISHED
personalityTrait ambitious
calculating
ruthless
portrayedBy Idris Elba NERFINISHED
roleInOrganization chief strategist
second-in-command
seriesGenre crime drama
worksFor Barksdale Organization NERFINISHED

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