David Caruso Bio

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David Stephen Caruso (born January 7, 1956) is an American film and television actor and producer. He is currently known to audiences for his role of Lieutenant Horatio Caine on the TV series CSI: Miami.

David Caruso: Early life

Caruso was born in Bedford Hills, Westchester, New York, the son of Joan, a librarian, and Charles Caruso, a magazine and newspaper editor. He is of Italian and Irish descent and was raised as a Roman Catholic. Caruso attended middle school at Fox Lane Middle School in Bedford Hills. He later attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, Queens, New York, graduating in 1974.

David Caruso: Career

David Caruso - 1980s

His first film appearance was in the 1980 film Getting Wasted, in which he played the part of Danny. Caruso then spent most of the next decade in film supporting roles, appearing in such films as First Blood, also known as Rambo: First Blood, An Officer and a Gentleman, Blue City, Thief of Hearts, and China Girl. Caruso also appeared in Twins and Hudson Hawk (1991).

In television he had a recurring role as Tommy Mann, the gang leader of "The Shamrocks", on Hill Street Blues in the early 1980s. He also had a two-episode appearance on the television series Crime Story, which ran from 1986 to 1988 on NBC.

David Caruso - 1990s

Caruso had supporting roles in the crime films King of New York (1990) and Mad Dog and Glory (1992). In both films his characters were cynical streetwise cops.

His first significant role was in 1993 as Detective John Kelly on the series NYPD Blue. (TV Guide listed him as one of the six new stars to watch in the '93-'94 season and he received award nominations for his work.) He made news by leaving the highly rated show the following year (only four episodes into the second season) to pursue a career in film, but he was unable to establish himself as a leading-man 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 was panned and flopped outright.

In 1997, Caruso returned to television as the star of the short-lived CBS law drama series Michael Hayes, in which he played a New York City-based federal prosecutor. It ran for only one season. In the first episode of South Park, "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe," Kyle urges his brother to jump from the open cargo-bay door of a hovering alien spaceship by saying, "Quick, Ike, do your impersonation of David Caruso's career." Ike then exclaims as he jumps, "It's my TURN!" in reference to Caruso's copycat roles and his then-lack of success after leaving NYPD Blue. This scene was widely used in promos for the series.

David Caruso - 2000s

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

Since 2002, he has starred as Lt. Horatio Caine in the popular CSI spin-off series CSI: Miami. On CSI: Miami, Caruso is known for frequently using one-liners, many of which include him putting on his sunglasses mid-sentence. A comical compilation has been available on YouTube. Caruso's sunglasses and one-liners are constantly ridiculed on the television program The Soup by host Joel McHale. On an episode of the Late Show with David Letterman that aired on March 8, 2007 comedian Jim Carrey satirically impersonated Caruso. Carrey asked for an "intense close-up" from the camera, spoke in a deep voice and put sunglasses on. Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra played the CSI: Miami theme and Carrey ran off screen. David later said in an interview with CBS that he was impressed with the impersonation.

David Caruso: Personal life

Caruso is founder of DavidCarusoTelevision.tv and LexiconDigital.tv, as well as co-owner of Steam, a clothing store in South Miami . He has a daughter, Greta (born June 1, 1984), with his second wife, Rachel Ticotin. In 1994, (according to court record) ex-girlfriend Paris Papiro filed a palimony suit. Caruso paid an undisclosed sum in early 1995. He and former girlfriend Liza Marquez have two children together: a son, Marquez Anthony (born September 15, 2005), and daughter, Paloma Raquel (born October 16, 2007). In April 2009, Marquez filed papers suing Caruso for fraud, breach of their settlement agreement and emotional distress. He currently lives in Los Angeles and Miami with his girlfriend, aspiring actress Amina Tyrone.

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.

A student residence hall at Southern Maine Community College was built with donations by Caruso, and is named Caruso Hall in his honor and a plaque of him in his characteristic stance is hanging in the entrance.

David Caruso: Appearances

• Getting Wasted (1980) as Danny
• An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) as Topper Daniels
• First Blood (1982) as Deputy Mitch
• Hill Street Blues (1981-1983) as Tommy Mann
• Thief of Hearts (1984) as Buddy Calamara
• Blue City (1986) as Joey Rayford
• China Girl (1987) as Mercury
• Into the Homeland (1987 TV) as Ryder
• King of New York (1990) as Dennis Gilley
• Hudson Hawk (1991) as Kit Kat
• Mad Dog and Glory (1992) as Mike
• NYPD Blue (1993-1994) as Det. John Kelly
• Kiss of Death (1995) as Jimmy Kilmartin
• Jade (1995) as David Corelli
• Michael Hayes (1997) as Michael Hayes
• Body Count (1998) as Hobbs
• Proof of Life (2000) as Dino
• Deadlocked (2000) as Ned Stark
• Swirlee (2000) as Mr. Softy's roommate
• Session 9 (2001) as Phil
• Black Point (2001) as John Hawkins
• CSI: Miami (2002-Present) as Lieutenant Horatio Caine