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Not to be confused with Dave Caruso.
David Caruso
David Caruso as Horatio Caine, November 2004
Born
David Stephen Caruso

(1956-01-07) January 7, 1956 (age 68)
Forest Hills, Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active1980–present
Spouse(s)
Cheri Maugans
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(m. 1979⁠–⁠1984)​

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(m. 1984⁠–⁠1987)​

David Stephen Caruso (born January 7, 1956) is an American actor and producer. His most prominent role is the portrayal of Lieutenant Horatio Caine on the TV series CSI: Miami. He has also appeared as Detective John Kelly on the ABC crime drama NYPD Blue.

Early life

Caruso was born in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, New York, New York,[1] the son of Joan, a librarian, and Charles Caruso, a magazine and newspaper editor.[2] He is of Irish and Italian (Sicilian) descent.[3] His father left when he was two years of age, forcing him to "end up fathering myself", as he put it.[4] Raised as a Roman Catholic,[5] Caruso attended Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic School in Forest Hills.[6] He later attended Archbishop Molloy High School in nearby Briarwood, graduating in 1974.[7]

Caruso worked as a cinema usher, where he would see up to eighty movies a week.[4] He said that he and his coworkers would act out scenes from some of these movies while they were at the back of the theater. It was in this job he found his role models in Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney and Edward G Robinson.[4] He said:

The ethics of certain actors certainly had a power over me. These guys taught me how to be what I call a stand up kind of guy.[4]

Career

1980s

His first film appearance was in the 1980 film Getting Wasted as Danny. Caruso then spent most of the next decade in film supporting roles, appearing in such films as First Blood, An Officer and a Gentleman, Blue City, Thief of Hearts and China Girl. Caruso credits his role as Daniels, "the cadet who nearly drowned", in An Officer and a Gentleman as what got him noticed.[1] Caruso also appeared in Twins. On television, he had a recurring role as Tommy Mann, the leader of the street gang The Shamrocks on Hill Street Blues in the early 1980s. He made a two-episode appearance on the television series Crime Story which ran from 1986 to 1988 on NBC. In 1984, Caruso portrayed U.S. Olympian James Brendan Connolly in the NBC miniseries The First Olympics: Athens, 1896.

1990s

Caruso had supporting roles in the crime films King of New York (1990) and Mad Dog and Glory (1992). While filming 1991's Hudson Hawk, Caruso employed method acting, refusing to talk to anyone on set because his character, Kit-Kat, was mute, having had his tongue bitten off.[8]

Caruso's first major role was in 1993 as Detective John Kelly on the series NYPD Blue, for which Caruso won a Golden Globe Award. TV Guide named Caruso as one of the six new stars to watch in the 1993–94 season. He made news by leaving the highly rated show the following year (only four episodes into the second season) after failing to obtain the raise he wanted.[9][10] He was unable to establish himself as a leading-man in films despite starring in the crime thriller Kiss of Death, which was critically well-received but did not perform well financially. He also appeared in Jade (1995), which flopped critically and at the box office. In a 2010 issue of TV Guide, Caruso's decision to leave NYPD Blue was ranked #6 on a list of TV's ten biggest "blunders".[11] In the first episode of South Park, ("Cartman Gets an Anal Probe") Kyle tells his brother Ike to "do your impersonation of David Caruso's career" to get Ike to jump out of a spaceship.

In 1997, Caruso returned to television as a New York City-based federal prosecutor in the short-lived CBS law drama series, Michael Hayes, which aired for one season.

2000s

Caruso returned to film with a supporting role as Russell Crowe's mercenary associate in the film Proof of Life in 2000. In 2001, he had a lead role in the cult psychological horror film Session 9.

From 2002 to 2012, he has starred as Lieutenant Horatio Caine in the popular CSI spin-off series CSI: Miami. He was the first actor in the franchise to appear as the same character on all three CSI programs. On CSI: Miami, Caruso is known for frequently using one-liners at the beginning of each episode. Many of these include him putting on his trademark sunglasses mid-sentence, then walking off-screen just as the main theme starts (finishing move). On an episode of the Late Show with David Letterman that aired on March 8, 2007, comedian Jim Carrey professed to being a fan of the show and went on to satirically impersonate Caruso. Carrey asked for an "intense close-up" from the camera, spoke in a deep voice and put sunglasses on. Caruso later said in an interview with CBS that he was impressed with the impersonation.[12]

Personal life

Caruso has a daughter, Greta[5] (born June 1, 1984), with his second wife, Rachel Ticotin. He and former girlfriend Liza Marquez have two children together: a son and daughter. In April 2009, Marquez filed papers against Caruso.[13]

In March 2009, an Austrian woman was placed in custody in Tyrol, Austria, on charges of stalking Caruso; she had twice failed to appear in court to answer the charges before fleeing to Mexico; following her deportation from Mexico, Austrian officials took her into custody to await trial on the stalking charges.[14]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Brady, James. "In Step With David Caruso (TV and film actor)", Parade, 6 March 2005. accessed June 2, 2009.
  2. ^ "David Caruso Biography". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  3. ^ Farinordin, Faridul Anwar (28 August 2004). "Caruso's happy with 'CSI'". New Straits Times (Malaysia). Asia Africa Intelligence Wire via AccessMyLibrary. Retrieved 2009-10-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d TV Week magazine, 5 February 1994, pp16-17. "An Officer and a Gentleman" by David Hochman.
  5. ^ a b Lee, Luaine (11 October 1995). "'Jade' star David Caruso talks changes in his personal life". The Cedartown Standard. Cedartown, Georgia: Knight-Ridder News Service. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  6. ^ Yaniv, Oren (2005-10-30). "Astro orbits to his Alma mater". Daily News. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  7. ^ "Famous Stanners". Alumni.molloyhs.org. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  8. ^ Grant, Richard E. With Nails: The Film Diaries of Richard E Grant, p.179
  9. ^ "3.4. Why did David Caruso leave the show? (NYPD Blue)", NYPD Blue FAQ, The Ultimate Learn And Resource Center at Stason.org {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Text "http://stason.org/TULARC/tv/nypd-blue/3-4-Why-did-David-Caruso-leave-the-show-NYPD-Blue.html" ignored (help)
  10. ^ "David Caruso Will Quit 'NYPD Blue' Cast". Orlando Sentinel. 7 August 1994. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
  11. ^ Battaglio, Stephen. "The Blunder Years", TV Guide, 1 November 2010, pp. 20–21.
  12. ^ Interview with Caruso and cast of CSI:Miami
  13. ^ "David Caruso Sued by Ex-Girlfriend". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  14. ^ "Alleged Caruso Stalker in Custody", Yahoo News, 26 March 2009.


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