It was at this point that things became more difficult. When working on the second series scripts, Caruso's agent got in touch with the producers to let them know about the actor's new demands. If he wasn't to be let out of his contract, he wanted it to be restructured. He also wanted Fridays off, a foot trailer, his own office suite, a dozen first-class plane tickets, and private security to protect him from his fans. The agent informed Bochco that, if these demands weren't accepted, the actor had another series of demands, which included time off the show so he could concentrate on his movie work.
Understandably, Bochco rejected Caruso's demands and even threatened to sue the actor if he didn't return for season 2. But as things became more difficult between the actor and the program's showrunners, push eventually came to shove. After many other battles with the actor, they agreed to the termination of Caruso's contract to let him pursue his hoped-for film career. Their final stipulation was for him to do the first four episodes of season 2 so they could properly write him out of the show.
Caruso agreed, although his behavior was still less than warm on the final day of his time on the show. Bochco said in his memoir:. He didn't say a single word of thanks or a goodbye to his castmates — nothing. Despite Caruso's departure, the show continued to be a success. Michael Hayes, a star vehicle for Caruso, aired to low ratings during the season.
Essentially, Caruso has been along for the ride on some big shows, but he wasn't really the driver. CSI: Miami was both a massive ratings hit and a long-running show.
That means that as the series went along, Caruso earned more and more money. Being in that upper echelon means any new project that comes along would need to make it worth Caruso's while, financially speaking. To get Caruso to sign on for a new project would be seriously costly—and then the network would have to spend millions more to promote the show.
But today's TV landscape isn't what it was at CSI: Miami 's peak; network series command ever-smaller audiences as viewers migrate to the growing number of streaming services and cable channels. And as demonstrated more than once earlier in his career, Caruso's involvement doesn't guarantee a show's success.
Being a successful actor is obviously a blessing, but it can also be a curse. Christopher Walken does the same thing, but when he does it I find it endearing.
Or what interrobang said. That too. Sorry, it's been a while since I've seen him act. Either of them, actually. Perhaps that's why the angry toward him has lasted all this time. No one ever remembers that he made Swirlee. The plot outline? And he didn't even play the icecream cone guy, he was his roommate. I never really joined the Bobby Simone cult after Caruso left posted by matteo 23 October I find him incredibly hammy.
Him and Drake Hogestyn should hold annual hamming contests. I mean, c'mon, look at the picture they used for DH! This guy can't even take a sip of water without doing some "smell the fart" acting with his friggin' eyebrows! Just for kicks here's David's wiki page. See how he's too cool to face us for the picture?
He's too cool to even look at you! He has to look at the sunglasses he's holding! Um, anyway Thanks for that great mental image, jrossi4r! I didn't know he was married to Rachel Ticotin. He takes himself too seriously more me to take seriously.
For all who don't like him Um, because he's got one facial expression and it looks like constipation. Oh yeah, and I get the sense that he takes himself way, way, way too seriously. If you define 'fan' as 'I'd like to get sweaty and nasty with her,' then I am indeed a fan. From an online review: What gives Bochco's quirky story a bit more lift than it would have had if somebody else had written it is the fact that he knows Hollywood so thoroughly.
Just when you think he's telling you tales not even a leprechaun might have experienced, he goes and tells you one that seems hideously familiar. For instance, when he tells you the story of one Daniel Deveaux, a pompous and demanding actor who wants to negotiate himself into a mega-bucks movie career after becoming a mini-rage in the first season of a hit TV show, you might want to start thinking Bochco's really telling you what happened between him and David Caruso, the original star of "N.
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