1. David Caruso appears in the feature films An Officer and a Gentleman, First Blood, Twins, King of New York, Kiss of Death and Proof of Life.
23 Facts About David Caruso
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David Caruso worked as a cinema usher, where he claimed to have seen up to 80 movies a week.
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David Caruso said that he and his co-workers would act out scenes from some of these movies while they were at the back of the theater.
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David Caruso then spent most of the decade in supporting roles in films including First Blood, Blue City, China Girl and Twins.
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On television, David Caruso had a recurring role as Tommy Mann, leader of the street gang The Shamrocks, in seven episodes of the NBC police drama series Hill Street Blues.
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David Caruso portrayed US Olympian James Brendan Connolly in the 1984 miniseries, The First Olympics: Athens 1896, and appeared in two episodes of the series Crime Story.
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David Caruso featured in the music video for the song "Voyage, voyage" by the French singer Desireless, released in 1986.
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David Caruso had supporting roles as a police officer in the crime films King of New York and Mad Dog and Glory.
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In 1993, David Caruso landed his first major role as Detective John Kelly in the police procedural series NYPD Blue, for which he won a Golden Globe Award.
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David Caruso made news by leaving the highly rated show the following year after failing to obtain the raise he wanted.
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David Caruso was unable to establish himself as a leading man in films.
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In 1997, David 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.
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David Caruso returned to film with a supporting role as Russell Crowe's mercenary associate in Proof of Life.
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In 2002, David Caruso returned to television in his first successful role since NYPD Blue, starring as police Lieutenant Horatio Caine in the CSI spin-off series CSI: Miami.
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David Caruso was the first actor in the franchise to appear as the same character on three of the five CSI programs.
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David Caruso was known for frequently using one-liners at the beginning of each episode.
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David Caruso later said in an interview with CBS that he was impressed with the impersonation.
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David Caruso was the only actor to appear in all 232 episodes of the series.
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David Caruso is co-owner of Steam on Sunset, a clothing store in South Miami.
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David Caruso was married to his first wife Cheri Maugans from 1979 until they divorced in 1984.
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David Caruso was married to his second wife Rachel Ticotin from 1984 to 1987, with whom he has a daughter, Greta.
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David Caruso had twice failed to appear in court to answer the charges before fleeing to Mexico.
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In 1994, David Caruso won a Golden Globe Award for his John Kelly role on NYPD Blue for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.