Ziggy Sobotka

Chester Karol "Ziggy" Sobotka is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor James Ransone. Though his father Frank Sobotka was a well-respected Stevedore union leader, Ziggy's often reckless and juvenile behavior gained him little respect among other members of the Union and The Greek's crime organization. Ziggy is Frank Sobotka's son and Nick's cousin. Ziggy was ostensibly a dock worker in his father's Stevedores union but ... more

Chester Karol "Ziggy" Sobotka is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor James Ransone. Though his father Frank Sobotka was a well-respected Stevedore union leader, Ziggy's often reckless and juvenile behavior gained him little respect among other members of the Union and The Greek's crime organization. Ziggy is Frank Sobotka's son and Nick's cousin. Ziggy was ostensibly a dock worker in his father's Stevedores union but he was also involved in criminal activity. Like most of the port workers Ziggy frequented Delores' bar and his drunken antics were a source of amusement to the customers. He was known for publicly exposing himself. His work on the docks was often poor and his father would regularly fire him and then reinstate him. Ziggy received little work as a result of his lack of seniority. Ziggy had been dealing drugs supplied by "White" Mike McArdle for some time. He sold them at street level using an East side dealer known as Frog. Ziggy had trouble... less