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My Take
For me David Caruso is, and always will be, Horatio Caine. That ritual of sliding off the sunglasses before a one-liner became a global meme, yet the nerve required to deliver it dead-straight every single time is exactly what acting is. Born in Forest Hills, Queens, he rocketed to fame on NYPD Blue, then nearly torched his career by walking away too soon, which makes his arc unusually compelling. As an entrepreneur and producer he proved he was never just a hired face. People debate his style, but he built a presence you cannot forget, and I genuinely can't dislike that intensity.
Overview
David Stephen Caruso (born January 7, 1956) is a retired American actor and producer, best known for his roles as Detective John Kelly on the ABC crime drama NYPD Blue (1993–1994) and Lieutenant Horatio Caine on the CBS series CSI: Miami (2002–2012).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Caruso
- Name (Japanese)
- デヴィッド・カルーソ
- Reading
- でゔぃっど・かるーそ
- Born
- January 7, 1956 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Origin
- Forest Hills, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / entrepreneur / television actor / film actor / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Archbishop Molloy High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.