Leonardo Aurellio Randy Fitzpatrick is an American actor and co-director of the Marlborough Chelsea gallery. He is best known as Telly in ''

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'' (1995) and

Johnny Weeks Johnny Weeks is a fictional character on the HBO drama series ''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. Biography Season 1 In season ...

in ''

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'' (2002–2004).

Career

He was discovered at age 14 by director

Larry Clark Lawrence Donald Clark (born January 19, 1943) is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for his controversial teen film ''Kids'' (1995) and his photography book ''Tulsa'' (1971). His work focuses prim ...

skateboarding at

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. Fitzpatrick was trying to perform certain skating tricks, and every time he was unsuccessful, he would scream and curse. Clark later cast him as Telly, the central character in the film ''

'', then a supporting role in ''

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''. He has appeared in numerous films since his work with Clark, including ''

Storytelling Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment. Every culture has its own stories or narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural pre ...

'' and ''

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.'' After finishing ''Storytelling'', he was cast in the

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vehicle ''

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'' (2001). Two days before filming was to begin, he was hit by a drunk driver, suffering severe nerve and muscle damage in his leg which left him unable to walk for a month, and he was dropped from the film. In 2000, he appeared in

Bam Margera Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera ( ; born September 28, 1979) is an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV reality s ...

's ''CKY2K'', and in ''CKY3'' the following year. From 2002 to 2004, he had a recurring role as drug addict

in the ensemble cast of the HBO series ''

''. Following this he had a string of guest roles on television series including ''

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'' (a recurring role), '' Carnivale'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

Broad City ''Broad City'' is an American television sitcom created by and starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. It was developed from their independent web series of the same name, which was produced between 2009 and 2011. The sitcom, like the web series ...

.'' In 2013, he had a supporting role in the film ''

Cold Comes the Night ''Cold Comes the Night'' is a 2013 American crime thriller film directed by Tze Chun, who co-wrote the script with Oz Perkins and Nick Simon. It was released on September 20, 2013, in the UK and on January 10, 2014 in the United States. The film s ...

'' starring

Bryan Cranston Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor and director who is best known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) and Hal in the Fox sitcom ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (2000–2 ...

Personal life

Fitzpatrick has been in a relationship with creative director Chrissie Miller since 2008. Their first child, named Otis Miller, was born in 2016. The couple were married on March 3, 2018 in New York City.

Filmography

Film

Music videos

Television

References

External links

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