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Biography
David Caruso (born January 7, 1956) is an American actor.
Caruso was born in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens. The child of an Italian American father and an Irish American mother, he attended attended Elementary and Middle High School at the same Parochial School that gave us Ray Romano and Pia Zadora: Our Lady Queen of Martyrs of Forest Hills New York, he also attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, Queens, New York. One of his first film roles was in 1982’s An Officer and a Gentleman, to be followed by a decade in supporting parts. His breakthrough role came in 1993 as Detective John Kelly as part of the original lineup of NYPD Blue. Caruso infamously left the show the following year to pursue a film career that failed to materialize.
In 1997, Caruso returned to television as the star of the CBS drama series Michael Hayes. It ran for one season of 22 episodes.
In 2000, Caruso had a supporting role in Proof of Life. In 2001 he played a lead role in the horror film Session 9 and from 2002 on, he stars as Horatio “H.” Caine in the highly-rated CSI spin-off CSI: Miami.
Aside from his acting career, Caruso is a co-owner of Steam, a clothing and furniture store in Miami, Florida. He has a daughter, Greta (born June 1, 1984) with his second wife, Rachel Ticotin, and a son, Marquez Anthony (born September 15, 2005) with his girlfriend, Liza Marquez.
Trivia
The first South Park animated series episode ("Cartman Gets an Anal Probe") satirically illustrates David's career after leaving NYPD Blue as falling flat on earth after jumping from a spaceship.
