"He Was a Nut" - Nick Turturro on David Caruso on the "NYPD Blue" Set | The Rich Eisen Show

[@davidkopec5587]

FYI, Caruso discussion starts at 1:50

[@j.james-88]

Oh good, cus I can't wait to hear rich goldstein-eisen-silverstein stir the pot and get another actor to trash a white guy. They're great at the whole division thing.

[@Deke1]

@@j.james-88 Another white guy or a Ginger!

[@tobymcgroby8967]

Thanks 👏

thank you.

[@TheWingsoffury]

OMG thank you!

[@martyc2637]

Probably one of the greatest shows ever made was nypd blue. The fact they could replace sipowitz partner multiple times with great casting was amazing.

[@keithjohnson762]

Marty C Caruso blew it. Jimmy Smits came in and killed it.

[@ManlyMan35]

Easily one of the top Police dramas or one of the top shows on TV EVER PERIOD !

[@Rhubba]

@@keithjohnson762 I preferred Caruso's more quietly intense performance but if you're going to replace your lead actor after one season, Jimmy Smits is the best person they could have chosen.

[@Stewieboy1995]

Hill street blues was amazing before NYPD blue, both same creator

[@gracepeynado6607]

Oh yes for sure

[@pault1964]

Caruso was great in NYPD Blue when he quit the writers were brilliant in making Dennis the star, big turnaround

[@irishjim2255]

Nick Turturro is a great actor.

[@JohnJohnson-mo4bn]

How in the hell is this Ethnic Cliche a great actor? He plays what he is in every role...A greasy uneducated immature new york italian.

[@meadster308]

@@JohnJohnson-mo4bn He's a poor man's Joe Pesci.

[@maxfieldnuckels9075]

He should play a young Phil Leotardo in another Sopranos prequel

[@scottishpride222]

I worked for hertz in copenhagen a couple of years ago and rented a car to Dennis Franz, he was really nice.

[@sweetdrahthaar7951]

I like to hear how some of these stars are nice people.👍🏻 It’s refreshing after hearing how many of them are assholes

[@billvetter5328]

Initially, Caruso was supposed to be the star of the show, but Franz quickly proved to be the character the carried the show, which was proved over and over again with partner changes throughout the show. Does anyone remember the appearance Caruso made in "Hill Street Blues"..?

[@SDG-jt8rp]

I remember him in the first episode of Crime Story. That was great.

[@LarryDickman1]

He was the leprechaun gang leader. He actually look like a goober in the show.

[@markblack5566]

I'll say this as a huge fan of NYPD Blue. Smits, Schroder, and Gosselaar never stole a scene from Dennis Franz. Franz dominated the scenes they had together. However, Caruso had the edge most of the scenes he was in with Franz. Not taking anything away from Franz. Caruso was just that good in his role as John Kelly.

[@petercontarino646]

Yeah. Shamrock dork

[@KathleenCorson-t1v]

​@petercontarino646 You're the dork here. Calling my David Caruso a dork. He was fired from NYPD Blue. Detective John Kelly David's NYPD Blue character was transferred to another police precinct and demoted. I remember David's final episode on NYPD Blue. He wasn't happy with how badly he was treated on set. Nick Turturro is the nut. His character James Martinez followed the senior detectives around like a lovesick puppy dog. Turturro has no idea what David was going through after he was fired and let go from NYPD Blue. After the NYPD Blue firing David continued to parts in movies. Then CSI: Miami came along and made David a lead character once again. Lieutenant Horatio Caine was David's last shot acting. After 10 seasons CSI:Miami ended it's season run and David just decided just retire from acting meaning David has officially retired from acting and he continues to be the father Greta, Marquez and Paloma need in their lives. I know all this because I have been keeping updates on David's life in retirement.

[@pdex2165]

I enjoyed seeing NIck Turturro on Blue Bloods as the sarge. Small-ish part, but always great to watch. Hope they bring you back more, Mr. Turturro.

[@keithjohnson762]

POINDEXTER Renzulli rules!!

[@mariahahn-silva2892]

A nice Italo-American guy from da Bronx. Reminds me of the guys from my childhood as I was growing up in East Harlem. Great memories!!

[@jacquelinemitchell5323]

Loved Johnny Kelly. Too ba Caruso’s ego was bigger than NYPD Blue

[@gracepeynado6607]

Everyone calls it ego...I think of it as daring to be ambitious...he just missed by not settling in properly, thinking a few accolades meant he had already made it to the top of the hill...I sympathize

[@jamesrawlins735]

No doubt - CSI Miami was basically an excuse for Caruso's overacting

[@Scorchy666]

@@avae5343 Please don't lump Brando in with David Caruso. That's like comparing Maria Callas to Lana Del Rey.

[@gluserty]

@@gracepeynado6607 I agree: looking back, David Caruso just wanted another crack at being a movie star, which is what he spent the bulk of his career (roles in "First Blood", "An Officer and a Gentleman") trying to be. It looks to me like he used "NYPD Blue" as a springboard to that, but it didn't work out. Back in those days (up until the mid-2000's really), television work was seen as inferior to films. I mean, he wasn't some newcomer that got ahead of himself, he just miscalculated the backlash from leaving Blue. I commend him for going for the gusto instead of being complacent and settling.

[@Otis790]

Johnny Red Butt

[@Moroni108]

Nick Turturro was one of my favorite on NYPD Blue. His character was a representation of a motivated positive influence in the workplace.

[@redpill.world2475]

Is it just me or is this guy slowly turning into Joe Pesci lmao not that he looks like him but his whole mannerism and the sound of his voice lol

[@frankharrington8528]

Red pill, totally agree.

[@robzilla730]

Pesci is Sicilian too. Pretty sure that has something to do with it.

[@chrisf2471]

Jimmy Smits saved the show. Dennis Franz carried the show.

[@detectivemedia3957]

Man this guy threw his back out doing something "domestically". One of the greatest lines ever!

[@paulkitt5599]

Unfortunately Caruso upset many people on the set of nypd blue but he helped create one of the best characters on modern TV in John Kelly

[@kamuelalee]

So true! Caruso, it is said, was difficult to work with but he did create an indellible character in Det. Kelly!

[@mickeye6428]

Wasn't even one of the best characters on that show.

[@darinsingleton3553]

Milch and Caruso tangled a lot (we don't have to get into Milch's very public demons right here), but Milch admitted that it was Caruso's dogged determination to make every scene count that put NYPD Blue over the top. Network TV is mostly about time, getting the shots done, and getting it in the can. Caruso wanted it to be about making the work count. So, a lot of conflicts.

[@mickeye6428]

@@darinsingleton3553 Caruso dragged that series down. It was much better after he left. NYPD was about the writing, not the overpaid egomaniac that thought he was the star of the show. That's why after he leaves the show gets better and he never did anything worth while again.

[@ceratedraptor6299]

Nah Simone was the best and then Clark then Kelly and Sorensen weren’t as great as the other two.

[@jeremysmyth5978]

Love Nick Turturro, watched this to hear his take on Caruso but loved his passion for baseball!

[@DMalltheway]

Caruso did a great job in King of New York.

[@bradlafferty6076]

He was a NYC Doorman, his brother got him into acting

[@anthonylogiudice9215]

Union doorman pays decent in NYC.

[@robzilla730]

That's a good Big Brother. Mine was a prick.

[@FortyHurts]

@@anthonylogiudice9215 Definitely a lateral move, financially

[@frankesposito2182]

It's was the San Moritz .....

[@gardenlover9663]

His brother is one amazing actor. He becomes the character.

[@LearnerChess]

Starts at 2:00. I REALLY like this guy. I also respect him. *Neither* of which I can say about David Caruso, crazy diamond that he was for 28 great episodes.

[@MsRotorwings]

28 episodes? Nick was in more episodes than that, right? Nick and David had some great scenes.

[@LearnerChess]

@@MsRotorwings David was in 28. Right, Nick was in many more.

[@ginogina4589]

Love this guy. Fantastic actor.

[@sirdzl7105]

Pesci minus the intangibles

[@chalkbunt81]

man, I thought my NY accent was thick. til I heard dis guy.

[@hd-xc2lz]

Suspect he beefs it up a tad.

[@chalkbunt81]

h d , ya dink? Maybe mine is close to da thickness of him. danks for da validation.

[@unclebugspayton]

He’s the last of what’s left with the “ny accent” most ny dudes sound like valley girl bitches today.

[@Israel-nb7ip]

@@unclebugspayton tell me about it. Grew up in Brooklyn in a mixed Latino, Black, Irish, Italian and Jewish neighborhood. Loved that ole Brooklyn, blue collar working class accent and each ethnic group had their own distinct one but that sounded similar to each other. Now most of Brooklyn sounds like North Cali and the Midwest.

[@unclebugspayton]

Israel Rosario Jr. live here in Bensonhurst since 85. Miss the way everything was. I travel to the city everyday for work and it just grosses me out on how and what it became! Miss the good old days

[@theothertroll]

Remember David Caruso as the Irish gang leader in Hillstreet blues ~ lol

[@Laidoffsick]

Or the rookie cop in First Blood

[@nataliestory2614]

Johnny O’Donnell in the Crime Story pilot.

[@robertpelletier8796]

Shamrocks

[@angelripper_420]

@@nataliestory2614 and that nice cage movie in the mid 90's

[@pk1645]

☘️ Shamrock ☘️

[@fordwk]

South Park "do your imitation of David Caruso's Career"...classic

[@richardrozales1356]

I've been trying to find a clip of that bit for years.

[@harveylee51]

@Bill Ford PTZZZZ BOOOM!! yes classic although he did resurrect it from there! CHEERS .

[@drewstar412]

Caruso could have been Greater than he is had he not let someone get in his head or him think he was bigger than TV. He was such a HUGE draw in NYPD Blue. He could have rode the whole series. The Series probably would have lasted longer. We would not have had CSI Miami, but that is okay. NYPD Blue is considered the BEST Cop Drama of all time. I wish I knew more about how Caruso acted on the set, and what Dennis Franz thought about him.

[@kamuelalee]

CSI Miami blew! NYPD Blue first season was an awesome show...in part because of Caruso.

[@johnnyangel9163]

Everyone forgets the Shield!

[@GothamKnight84661]

@@johnnyangel9163 It's criminally underrated!

[@GothamKnight84661]

It's okay, but nothing groundbreaking like Miami Vice or The Shield.

[@JL-is9rg]

@@GothamKnight84661 or Hill Street Blues

[@j2times2006]

He looks like he's Puerto Rican but talks like an Italian.

[@righteouslydefiant5362]

That's a common feature for us southern Italians

[@USMC1997]

Maybe that’s cause he IS Italian.

[@j2times2006]

@@USMC1997 I know that. Just saying.

[@anthonylogiudice9215]

Sicily has been known as the Puerto Rico of the Mediterranean.

[@terryosullivan9395]

He is an Italian American. From NYC....

[@matthewgranahan9759]

Nick is great. Like a living cartoon character

[@smitskee]

His brother John is also a good guy, and a brilliant actor.

[@suepalmer8508]

love caruso in csi miami! Such a cool dude!

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

I don't think that David would know gold if it hit him in the head.....Some guys are like that, they just can't get out of their own way.

[@phosphodiesterase]

He sounds like John leguizamo

[@busterkaballero9202]

Cuz they both are boricuas 🤣🤣🤣

[@ianbauer4703]

HIs brother

[@robzilla730]

@@ianbauer4703 hmmm... they should play brothers. That'd be interesting

[@Pittmail88]

He's so.....bouncy.

[@Joe-rw1bb]

Greatest show ever

[@LisetteSanabria-Velazque-ne9jb]

Great Interview 😊 🎉

[@mrk7201]

Nick you were 100% Brother

[@Miwrn1952]

I just got done watching every episode of NYPD Blue on Amazon. Including the one where Connie is completely naked.... I still have a chubby from that. What a great show.

[@maxscherzer4123]

Connie had a body

[@lonewanderer2894]

@@maxscherzer4123 , i'd hate to think she was just a floating head

[@jcaliberty8288]

@@lonewanderer2894 lol

[@Euripides_Panz]

What do you mean, "had?" Have you seen her, recently? (51)

[@ManlyMan35]

Mike what about when Abandondo opens her robe to Medavoy ? Va va va voom !

[@thomasminarchickjr.7355]

Nick and Michael Rapaport podcasting together is classic

[@MicahMicahel]

Rappaport is cringe.. the TDS has conquered his mind

[@jdxsr85]

@@MicahMicahel Who cares? You all act as if Trump was the first President to ever be hated.

[@gsd4me00]

Caruso thought he was bigger than the show, history proved that he was not. He is extremely lucky that the original, and the best CSI (Grissom was great) needed someone for a one off appearance in Florida, and Caruso happened to be living there twiddling his thumbs. The rest, again is history.

[@TanisHalf-Elven]

John Leguizamo looks like Hell

[@jedi1967]

Mr. Eisen, I dig your show. You are a class act sir.....

[@carter358]

NYPD Blue was the greatest tv show ever. Sad that Franz retired because he's one of the greatest actors ever. He should be up there with Pacing and DeNiro.

[@paulmcbride6996]

Nick Grew up with a Nut his brother Jesus , From The Big Lebouwski 😎🙏🏻

[@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available]

What about his sister Janice? Complete psycho!

[@thebambino4728]

I don't know HOW Caruso GOT LUCKY as Turturro put it - I haven't seen him ANYWHERE since he was STUPID ENOUGH to leave NYPD Blue except for the movie Jade like 25 years ago !!

[@TheBh999999]

He's been the star of a tv series forever..horatio cain..I think it's csi

[@thebambino4728]

@@TheBh999999 Thanks for the UPDATE, lol ! I work 2nd shift so there are some shows I just never bothered watching and THAT'S ONE OF THEM !

[@georgeshepherd6431]

ANS Kiss of Death with Nicolas Cage

[@thebambino4728]

@@georgeshepherd6431 I missed that one - THANKS !

[@davemcveigh3996]

Unfortunate clickbait headline.'I've interviewed Turturro and he really loved Caruso. Actors are complex people and Caruso was no exception.

[@poopymcgee6308]

So he's like his character from Longest Yard irl?

[@highwaymaintainer]

And Dave Caruso is back to being an unknown nut again

[@joedellaselva1251]

with $100 million dollars!!!!

[@mickeye6428]

@@joedellaselva1251 I would rather be sane.

[@highwaymaintainer]

@@mickeye6428 that was a good one

[@jerrywoods4066]

He had a hell of a TV career now matter what people say

[@Scorchy666]

@@joedellaselva1251 100 million? From Hawaii 5-0? Bwahahahahaah.

[@i-3307]

Seem to recall all the cast talking about how crazy he was in 'Proof of Life'.

[@octasian]

David Caruso went from, ‘hey, that guy’ to ‘hey, David Caruso’ and still wasn’t satisfied. What would doing movies give you that television work won’t besides lots of long breaks and little dialogue to remember for the moment unlike television shows, hell soap opera actors used to have to remember a manuscript overnight?!

[@TheRiddick34]

Brucie's time to shine

[@TheRaver1984]

😅😅😅😅🤣😂🤣🤣

[@aaronbirtig]

Put Nick together in a show with Michael Rappaport..

[@trappedintimesurroundedbye5477]

lol

[@tampaphone99]

Rappaport is a despicable man

[@clash5j]

Used to work as a doorman in a NYC hotel.

[@LongieR8er]

clash5j- he would see Marla Maples and Donald sneak around while he was still married to Ivanka

[@frankesposito2182]

@@LongieR8er Did you work at the San Moritz...

[@allieversaid]

Nick! Where you been man? I loved NYPD Blue.

[@fredrickdavis5746]

Martinez you were great my favorite show I still watch nypd

[@StukInBuf]

I'm paused at 1:16... that's what makes the difference between greats such as Stan Musial, and pretty much everyone else; Musial, as one of the star players for the Cardinals in his day, felt it his duty to get his team to win, and would get the hits whenever and wherever they were needed.

[@anthonylucas2053]

No mention of the Nationals.

[@penoyer79]

Nick Turturro isn't from New York, New York is from Nick Turturro.

[@dontworryillwait3689]

😂

[@nileperch1069]

I always liked Nick !!!!! ❤️😊

[@Sagis615]

i wish Caruso would of stayed with NYPD Blue..I watched him in CSI Miami.Nck is funny when he says the sunglasses on and off .lol.Nick was great on NYPD Blue also.And Bluebloods

[@Bibidybobidy]

"glasses on and off" 😭😭😭😭

[@billhartsfield424]

Caruso sucked. I always called him Mr Side saddle the way he turned sideways to address everyone.

[@caroljohnson5879]

That move was so contrived. It got so tired. He became a joke.

[@daveg4236]

Agreed. Csi Miami is terrible acting

[@fusionfan6883]

Love Nick, he was awesome as Sammy the Bull in Witness to the Mob!

[@TheitaniofRome]

I had seen that object a decade ago and habeas trying to remember the title. Thanks

[@gavinbrando8255]

He's brilliant in everything but in Jungle Fever he was amazing

[@richardmckrell4899]

Why do people analyze baseball teams like their opinion will make a difference? The teams don't care and no one else in the world cares.

[@fenrisunchained1926]

Plot Twist : David Caruso is a character played by Kevin Bacon welcome to 2021

[@frankesposito2182]

I never seen more than 3 episodes of NYPD BLU....I lived NYC for 50 years....the TV version ...I was done with cop shows....

[@gusm2752]

WTF. I didn’t want to hear his baseball comments. I wanted to hear about NYPD BLUE and Caruso. One of the best shows and cast ever.

[@francispitts9440]

David Caruso has one acting pose and he looks like he’s passing gas. That’s it.

[@TheLiveMusicGroup]

passing gas while wearing sunglasses is no treat!

[@jondrew55]

David Milch if your listening: I can pass gas every bit as good as Caruso

[@robzilla730]

Just say FART YOU MOOKS!

[@gardenlover9663]

My dad was the same way about UCLA. If they didn't win, I knew my mom was NOT going to have a fun night.

[@scottpollack5453]

Nick is an Awesome actor and a Great Guy! He’d be a Tremendous Friend to have your back!

[@joseyeastwood]

Caruso let the fame in attention go to his head shame because i loved his character.

[@MichaelChiklisCares]

Nick Turturro should of been cast in The Shield on FX network, would of been great dirty cop under Vic Mackey.

[@The-Secret-Door]

A nut? I thought he was a Kit Kat

[@johngilbert9420]

Hudson hawk ref....love it

[@salvagemonster3612]

Nick had a great run. He could play Italians, Mexicans, Puerto Rican’s, Cubans, gay philippino, Mongolian, Tibetan, he could do so many third world country portrayals. I think he could even do most North African countries

[@matthewschwartz6607]

This is John’s brother, right?

[@joeyboikly]

Never realized how talented the Turturro family was.

[@RC-wb7od]

Nick the human bobble head

[@joedellaselva1251]

And Nick Turturro knows "Not smart"!!!!!

[@Robocoppat]

Watching David Caruso in C.S.I. Miami was funny. His one liners, which were so dumb, and taking off his glasses made him look like a Big Tool! It's a good thing he didn't wear hats cause they wouldn't be able to find any to fit his big head 😂😂😂

[@chriscraven9335]

Whatever, Dennis Franz was the best part of NYPD Blue

[@Lexman509]

Rob Zombie had some story about directing David Caruso. Something like he couldn't walk into a room and pick up a glass of water and say a line.

[@ryderstrong3899]

@ 2:05 Caruso

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

My wife and I loved watching CSI Miami. We would bust out laughing after David said his lines. Always 3 seconds long.

[@angelajames7917]

Last summer when I was off from school, I watched all of the seasons of CSI Miami again! It is definitely addicting! Great stories and characters!

[@georgeshepherd6431]

The way Caruso would pivot before walking off a scene was ridiculous. It was like he had to lean forward and take 4 steps to point himself in the direction he was going to walk. Really, just stupid.

[@speedracer2336]

The show was great, but copied from Hill Street Blues, not groundbreaking to me, thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@jerrywoods4066]

I liked it better little more serious and dramatic than hill street

[@docamosroxie8686]

@@jerrywoods4066 loved that Hillstreet opening theme music....instantly takes me back to high school years of early 80s

[@RodT87]

Same writer for Hill Sreet did NYPD Blue...so of course it was similar.

[@MissLondon.born.1965]

Thought that was Weed in the background 😂

[@davidbrothers3788]

Man this guy hasn't aged well

[@blackduck905]

Nick tuturro.. the man!!!

[@donjulio4025]

Its amazing that those who cant play the game of baseball believe that they should tell those who can play the game how to play.

[@TheFeliciakelley]

The irony is always lost them

[@PikesvilleAl]

Artie Lange with a higher pitch. Brother John had all the talent

[@dianagerhardt526]

Love both. Neither really got the credit they deserved. I'd love to see them do a movie together.

[@AlexanderJVent]

Jungle fever

[@pinkypusher5135]

Did nick say why he left the show?

[@HAL_NINER_TRIPLE_ZERO]

NIck's bouncing like he's riding in a '65 Chrysler Imperial with bad shocks.

[@melroze]

Nick knows his baseball.

[@OnochieAfigbo]

Nick is funny. 😁

[@ElektraTlal]

Now he looks like someone being interrogated in interview room 2 😅

[@mavenfrankeus7287]

Turturro and Franz. What's more New York than that?

[@mavenfrankeus7287]

@@db7353 Dang...

[@pep590]

Nick Turturro must be REALLY hating this Yankees disaster of a season! Lol!

[@michaelwarrick3053]

The sleepless nights ahead for Nick. Jose Altuve would break his heart in a few weeks. And btw....the Dodgers would choke to the eventual champs.

[@ryanperrault8174]

Seems like a pretty good guy.

[@williammoseley17]

Dodgers / Braves LOL. Not

[@Andy-kw5nw]

Wait a minute I know that voice.............that’s a “JETS FAN” voice!

[@normanmcneal3605]

Isn’t it amazing? You can say anything But, if the person you disrespect, comes for you?! You hide behind by a lawyer. Way back when ? People watched what they said. Just in case you might get true education. Free of charge

[@jasonjackson5696]

I think David Caruso’s ego pales in comparison to Rich Eisen’s ego. Sorry folks, I cannot stand Rich Eisen, come here if the guest is intriguing.