Joey D'Angelo
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Character overview
He appears in Season 1 assisting Nino SchibettaNino Schibetta
Antonino "Nino" Schibetta, played by Tony Musante, is a fictional character in the HBO series Oz.-Character overview:Prisoner #95S604. Convicted December 12, 1995 - Two counts of conspiracy to commit murder...
in their many operations throughout Oz.
Season 1
The Italians run the kitchen and drug trade in Oz. D'Angelo is a soldier of the Italians taking orders mainly from Nino SchibettaNino Schibetta
Antonino "Nino" Schibetta, played by Tony Musante, is a fictional character in the HBO series Oz.-Character overview:Prisoner #95S604. Convicted December 12, 1995 - Two counts of conspiracy to commit murder...
. He overlooks the black inmates, the Homeboys led by Jefferson Keane
Jefferson Keane
Jefferson Keane aka Tizi Ozuo is a fictional character in the HBO prison drama Oz played by American actor Leon Robinson.-Character overview:...
to keep the peace in the drug trade. When Keane on help from inmate Ryan O'Reily
Ryan O'Reily
Ryan O'Reily is a main character in the television series Oz. He was portrayed by Dean Winters from 1997 to 2003.-Character overview:Prisoner #97P904. Convicted July 12, 1997 - Two counts of vehicular manslaughter, five counts of reckless endangerment, possession of a controlled substance,...
kills Dino Ortolani
Dino Ortolani
Dino Ortolani, played by Jon Seda, is a fictional character who appeared in three episodes of the HBO series Oz. Although he dies in the first episode of the series, which is more or less centered on his character, his death has a strong impact on the rest of season 1.-Character overview:Prisoner...
, Schibetta's protégé and nephew, he states that no drug dealing will occur until Dino's killers are found. He then assists the other Italians in killing Johnny Post
Johnny Post
Johnny Post is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz.-Character overview:Johnny Post is a member of the Homeboys, Oz's African American drug dealers. He despises the Italians, an attitude he displays up until he is murdered by them.-Season 1:Post is Jefferson Keane's right hand man in the...
, the Homeboy who carried out the hit. The Homeboys start hassling D'Angelo in the gym, but he is a skilled fighter and manages to take out Adebisi and Paul Markstrom
Paul Markstrom
Paul Markstrom, played by O.L. Duke, is a fictional character on the HBO series Oz.-Character overview:Paul Markstrom is an undercover police detective sent to Oz in order to investigate the drug trade within its walls. He is introduced as Warden Leo Glynn's cousin as his cover. He joins the...
before being pinned down by Keane. Keane also dies shortly afterwards when he receives the death penalty for killing a Latino inmate during a fight that was arranged by Ryan O'Reily. After this happens the prison is locked down but the Black inmates are still ready for war. Ryan O'Reily then convinces Simon Adebisi
Simon Adebisi
Simon Adebisi is a fictional character played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the HBO dramatic series Oz, set in an experimental prison unit.-Character overview:Prisoner #93A234. Convicted May 2, 1993 - Murder in the first degree...
and new Homeboy Kenny Wangler
Kenny Wangler
Kenny "Bricks" Wangler is a fictional character in the HBO drama Oz, played by actor J.D. Williams.-Character overview:Prisoner #97W566. Convicted July 6, 1997 - murder in the first degree . Sentence: 20 years, eligible for parole in six.He was sent to prison for murdering a student he was...
that D'Angelo was the one who set up Keane, partly because he also has a side battle with him. The Homeboys look to eliminate D'Angelo, a task that they accomplish in a kitchen "accident". Joey is seen recuperating in the infirmary, resulting in his survival of the attack, but is neither seen nor mentioned on any subsequent episode.