David Caruso Was Among TV’s Most Well-Known Actors, But Then He Vanished From The Spotlight

You switch on the TV, planning to enjoy whatever’s on. Luckily, a rerun of CSI: Miami is playing. David Caruso stands at a crime scene and makes a quip before putting his shades on – then the soundtrack kicks in. Then you get to thinking, “Hey, I haven’t seen that guy in a long time.” And it’s true: Caruso seems to have completely disappeared from the world of film and TV in the last decade.

Big star

Caruso was after all a huge star, and he was well known even to those who didn’t watch the series. That was thanks to the many memes based on his signature move with those sunglasses. This was a move Caruso pulled off in 232 episodes of the show!

Awards won

The redheaded superstar had previously starred in NYPD Blue. It was something of a warm-up for CSI: Miami, since he played a police detective in it. That earned him a Golden Globe, and this wouldn’t be the only award he won in a career that has seen him in numerous other roles.

Actor vanished

But CSI: Miami reached the end of its run in 2012, and since then there’s been no sign of Caruso. Not only has he not acted in anything, but he’s also been absent from behind-the-scenes credits. So there hasn’t been the sniff of new work of any kind since CSI: Miami came to a close.

Off screen

Caruso got into the movie industry from a young age — while he was growing up with his mom in Queens, New York. He got a job in a cinema, you see, and was able to soak up scores of films each week. This certainly inspired a desire to act. And both he and his colleagues could often be found out the back of the auditorium, performing some of the stuff they’d seen on the big screen.