David Caruso

**David Stephen Caruso** (born January 7, 1956) is an American movie and television actor, who is especially known by his acting in _NYPD Blue_. He also performed in the 1995 movies _Kiss of Death_ and _Jade_. From 2002 to 2012, he starred on the TV series _CSI: Miami_ in the role of _Lieutenant Horatio Caine_.

## Early life and career

Caruso's parents were Italian-Irish. His mother Joan, was a librarian. His father, Charles Caruso, was an editor. His father left the family when he was two years old. He went to Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic School in Forest Hills and afterward to Archbishop Molloy High School. He graduated in 1974.

He worked as an usher in cinemas. His role models were Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson.

His first film appearance was in the film _Getting Wasted_ in the role of _Danny_. Afterwards, he was in supporting roles like _First Blood_, _An Officer and a Gentleman_, _Blue City_, _Thief of Hearts_, _China Girl_ and _Twins_.

His first main role was on the TV series _NYPD Blue_ as Detective _John Kelly_ in 1993. He received a Golden Globe Award for this role.

## Personal life

Caruso was married three times and has three children. His first wife was Cheri Maugans. He was married from 1979 to 1984 with her. He married the American actress Rachel Ticotin in 1984. They got a daughter Greta, who was born on June 1, 1984. They separated in 1991. His third wife was Magaret Buckley. They were married from 1996 to 2004. He has two more children with his former ex-girlfriend Liza Marquez. His son Marquez Antonio was born on September 15, 2005 and his daughter Paloma was born on October 16, 2007.

## Television and movie roles

|Year|Movie/Program|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|1980|_Getting Wasted_|Danny||
|_Without Warning_|Tom||||
|rowspan="2"|1982|_An Officer and a Gentleman_|Topper Daniels||
|_First Blood_|Deputy Mitch||||
|1981–1983|_Hill Street Blues_|Tommy Mann|||
|1983|_T.J. Hooker_|Jennings|||
|rowspan="2"|1984|_Thief of Hearts_|Buddy Calamara||
|_The First Olympics: Athens, 1896_|James Connolly||||
|1986|_Blue City_|Joey Rayford|||
|1987|_China Girl_|Mercury|||
|1988|_Twins_|Al Greco|||
|rowspan="2"|1990|_King of New York_|Dennis Gilley||
|_Rainbow Drive_|Larry Hammond||||
|rowspan="2"|1991|_Hudson Hawk_|Kit Kat||
|_Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis_|Wilkes||||
|1993|_Mad Dog and Glory_|Mike|||
|1993–1994|_NYPD Blue_|Detective John Kelly|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series||
|rowspan="2"|1995|_Kiss of Death_|Jimmy Kilmartin||
|_Jade_|David Corelli||||
|1997|''Michael Hayes|Michael Hayes|||
|1998|_Body Count_|Hobbs|||
|2000|_Proof of Life_|Dino|Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Awards||
|rowspan="2"|2001|_Session 9_|Phil||
|_Black Point_|John Hawkins||||
|2002–2012|_CSI: Miami_|Lieutenant Horatio Caine|||
|2005|_CSI: NY_|Lieutenant Horatio Caine|||
|2009|_CSI: Crime Scene Investigation_||||
|2010–2011|_Rehab_||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: David Caruso
- **image**: David Caruso 2008.jpg
- **caption**: Caruso at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, 2008 Emmy Awards
- **birth name**: David Stephen Caruso
- **birth place**: Forest Hills, Queens, Forest Hills, Queens, New York
- **occupation**: Actor, producer
- **years active**: 1975–2012
- **spouse**: (divorced)
  (divorced)
  (divorced)
- **partner**: Liza Marquez (separated)
- **children**: 3