13 Facts About Greg Medavoy

Gregory Andrew Medavoy is a fictional character in the television series NYPD Blue.

Greg Medavoy was played by Gordon Clapp from the third episode of the 1st season to the last episode of the series.

Greg Medavoy is sometimes dismissed for a lack of street toughness compared to his more blue-collar colleagues who were raised in the city.

Greg Medavoy was a skillful improviser; he was commended for bluffing a murder suspect by matching the suspect's rapid fire lies with lies of his own that were so fast and skillful that the suspect believed he had been seen committing the crime, which prompted him to confess.

Greg Medavoy was sidetracked occasionally by thoughts of money making opportunities based on people he met in his police work, including dog breeders, and a conman who sold a book claiming it was possible to legally avoid paying federal income taxes.

Greg Medavoy was sometimes the subject of practical jokes, including one where Sipowicz caused him to think free Chinese food he had received from a grateful crime victim whose case he worked on was the subject of an Internal Affairs Bureau investigation, which prompted Medavoy to climb into a dumpster and recover the containers so he could dispose of the "evidence" where IAB detectives would not find it.

Greg Medavoy had an affair with Donna Abandando, the squad receptionist, and Medavoy's existing marriage made the relationship difficult.

Greg Medavoy was later attracted to coworker Abby Sullivan, who revealed that she was a lesbian, and that her partner Kathy and she were interested in having him father their child through artificial insemination.

Abby gave birth at the same time Martinez and his wife had their first child, and Greg Medavoy was present when Abby's baby was born.

In Season 7, Martinez was promoted, and Greg Medavoy was then partnered with Baldwin Jones, a young detective who had worked in the Bias Crimes unit.

Greg's reputation continued to improve within the squad when he assisted Sipowicz and McDowell in their custody hearings; when the parents of Frank Colahan, the father of Connie's sister's baby, attempted to gain custody, Medavoy discovered their past child abuse, which caused them to withdraw their request.

Greg Medavoy carried himself with a noticeable increase in confidence afterwards.

At his retirement party, Greg Medavoy expressed his love for his career and coworkers, and closed with the traditional NYPD toast "to the guy that invented this job".