David Stephen Caruso was born on January 7, 1956 in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. He is an American film and television actor.

David Caruso was first seen on a national basis in a coffee commercial of the mid 1970s, in which he played a stockboy in Margaret Hamilton's general store. To pick up extra money between jobs, Caruso offered his services to the New York police department, where his punkish countenance came in handy in line-ups. This same street-smart quality enabled Caruso to win his first semi-regular TV series role in 1981, as the Irish-American gang leader "Shamrock" on Hill Street Blues.

Subsequent film and TV assignments were in a similar supporting category. He continued in this Law Enforcement vein with the role of Det. John Kelly on TV's NYPD Blue (1993- ) produced by Caruso's old Hill Street Blues boss Stephen Bochco. This was Caruso's breakthrough into full stardom, and he remained with the series for a little over a season.

After a highly publicized clash with the producers, David Caruso left NYPD Blue in 1995, parlaying his newfound celebrity into his first starring feature film, Kiss of Death (1995).

His last credits include Black Point (2001), Session 9 (2001) and television series "CSI: Miami" (2002-2007).

Credits by Moldova.ORG and Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Filmography

• "CSI: Miami" (134 episodes, 2002-2007)
• "CSI: NY" (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
• CSI: Miami (2004) (VG) (voice)
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (1 episode, 2002)
• Session 9 (2001)
• Black Point (2001)
• Proof of Life (2000)
• Deadlocked (2000)
• Swirlee (2000)
• Body Count (1998)
• Cold Around the Heart (1997)
• Gold Coast (1997)
• "Michael Hayes" (1997)
• Jade (1995)
• Kiss of Death (1995)
• "NYPD Blue" (26 episodes, 1993-1994)
• Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
• Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993)
• Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
• Hudson Hawk (1991)
• Rainbow Drive (1990)
• King of New York (1990)
• "H.E.L.P." (1990)
• Parker Kane (1990)
• Twins (1988)
• "Crime Story" (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
• Into the Homeland (1987)
• China Girl (1987)
• Crime Story (1986)
• Blue City (1986)
• Thief of Hearts (1984)
• The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
• "Hill Street Blues" (7 episodes, 1981-1983)
• For Love and Honor (1983)
• "For Love and Honor" (1 episode, 1983)
• "T.J. Hooker" (1 episode, 1983)
• "CHiPs" (1 episode, 1983)
• First Blood (1982)
• An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
• "Palmerstown, U.S.A." (1 episode, 1981)
• Crazy Times (1981)
• Falling in Love Again (1980)
• Without Warning (1980)
• Getting Wasted (1980)

Awards

• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Drama Series "NYPD Blue" 1993