Why was Andy Jr killed off NYPD Blue?
"We had wanted to do this story for a couple of years, but Michael DeLuise, who played Andy Jr., was on `seaQuest DSV' and we could never get him for a consecutive run of story," "Blue" executive producer David Milch, who supervised the character's exit, said.
Austin Majors, the former child actor best known for his role as Theo Sipowicz on NYPD Blue, died Saturday in Los Angeles at 27. His sister Kali Majors confirmed the news to EW and provided a family statement remembering him as an "artistic, brilliant, and kind human being." A cause of death was not disclosed.
In 1996 she left the show for her own comedy series Fired Up on NBC. The series was canceled after two seasons. She later returned to NYPD Blue as a regular, and left the show in 1999, after her character was killed.
The show had some infamous departures, including David Caruso, who reportedly left due to pay disputes and because he wanted to make movies. Jimmy Smits, whose Bobby Simone came in as a replacement for Caruso's John Kelly, left because of the on-set antics of writer/co-creator David Milch (more on that below).
The character has a dramatic exit from the show. The character returns to her job after time off to raise her on-screen son, but she is killed by James Mayo in a courthouse shooting incident. Her final words to her on-screen husband Andy are "Take care of the baby."
Delaney left Blue at the end of the 2000-01 season, it was explained that her character was taking a “leave of absence.” She had signed to star in Philly, a legal drama from Blue creator Steven Bochco, and Bochco wanted to leave the door open for her. Philly lasted only one season on ABC, after which Ms.
Post-NYPD Blue
After the end of the show in 2005, Franz retired from acting to focus on his private life. He has told the New York Post he would be interested in returning to acting if given the right opportunity. He and his wife spend their summers in their lake home in northern Idaho.
In 2003, Andy again remarried, this time to fellow 15th Squad Detective Connie McDowell. When Connie's sister Michelle was killed by her abusive husband, they became the adoptive parents of her baby, whom they named Michelle (after her mother). Later on, Connie became pregnant and gave birth to a son, Matthew.
| Andy Sipowicz | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | NYPD Detective |
| Spouse | Katie Sipowicz (ex-wife) Sylvia Costas (wife, deceased) Connie McDowell (wife) |
| Children | Andy Sipowicz Jr. (son, deceased) Theo Sipowicz (son) Matthew Sipowicz (son) Michelle Sipowicz (daughter) |
| Nationality | Polish/American |
In 2001, actor Rick Schroder voiced dislike of the presentation of the character of Sorenson, claiming writers had changed him to the point that he, Schroder, had lost both sympathy for him and interest in him, and stated a desire to leave the series at the end of season eight.
Why does Ricky Schroder leave NYPD Blue?
NEW YORK - Rick Schroder has solved his last case for "NYPD Blue." Schroder, who played Detective Danny Sorenson for two and a half seasons on the ABC cop drama, won't be back for its ninth season, Steven Bochco Productions told The Associated Press on Friday. Schroder wants to spend more time with his family.
Lawrence, who plays glamorous attorney Sylvia Costas – wife of gritty Det. Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) – said Wednesday she was unhappy with the way her character has been handled by series co-creators Bochco and David Milch, and says she wants to leave the highly rated ABC cop drama after the end of this season.
Subsequently, she appeared in several episodes of the television series NYPD Blue during 1994 and 1995. In 1995, Messing made her film debut in Alfonso Arau's A Walk in the Clouds playing the unfaithful wife of main character Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves).
Dennis Franz (Detective Andy Sipowicz) is the only actor to appear in all 261 episodes of the series.
The show did film in New York, but only for exterior shots that used New York landmarks. In the final season, the show was filmed only in Los Angeles to save money. The series was shot on film and framed for a 16:9 ratio from the first episode, though it was not natively broadcast in HD until season 9.
After giving birth, McDowell left work to stay at home and raise the three children in the blended family she and Sipowicz had created. (In reality, McDowell's pregnancy and departure from the show coincided with Ross's real life pregnancy.)
In 2001, NYPD Blue producer Steven Bochco chose Delaney for the lead in the new television series Philly and she was written out of NYPD Blue. Despite critical acclaim, the show lasted only one season.
After the 1st season, Caruso sought to capitalize on his breakout out work as Det. John Kelly by demanding a huge salary increase and large amounts of time off to make movies, while also insisting that Kelly return to being the show's lead focus instead of sharing that position with Dennis Franz's Det. Andy Sipowicz.
Licalsi is convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to two years in prison, though her lawyer says that she'll get work release after six months, and Kelly says he'll be visiting her upstate. This is the last time the character appears or is mentioned on NYPD Blue.
A two-time Emmy nominee for his portrayal of good-guy cop Detective James Martinez on "NYPD Blue" (ABC, 1993-2005), Turturro stuck with the venerated cop show for seven seasons before leaving in 2000 to pursue other projects, like the crime comedy "The Shipment" (2001) and the serial killer docudrama "The Hillside ...
What happened to Jill Kirkendall on NYPD Blue?
Andrea Thompson as Jill Kirkendall
However, her attachment to her ex-husband Don, who manipulated her and threatened to harm their sons, leads to Jill eventually ending her career and taking her boys with her on the run from Internal Affairs investigators.
If you've ever watched Law & Order's Dennis Farina and thought his portrayal of the beloved Detective Joe Fontana was a little too believable, you're onto something. That's because the late Farina was a cop for the Chicago Police Department for almost two decades before becoming an actor.
It's official. Rick Schroder has been named Jimmy Smits' replacement on ABC's NYPD Blue.
Capt. Arthur Fancy is a character in the television series NYPD Blue. He is played by James McDaniel from season one through eight. McDaniel appears in all 167 episodes from the show's 1993 pilot to the 2001 episode where his departure is depicted.
Bale observes the scene and tells Sipowicz that the commander job is a "shaky perch," but symbolically turns the position over to him, telling him that "it's all yours." Sipowicz compliments the rookies' work, and the detectives depart for the evening, bidding their new leader good night, leaving Sipowicz quietly ...
