Dennis Farina

He had the bad fortunate to replace the irreplaceable Jerry Orbach on Law & Order.

He's just so charming

He WAS Dennis Farina!

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He never remarried after divorcing in 80 and quit a law enforcement gig to join a job in the arts?

Hmm? Are we sure he wasn’t family?

It's impossible to be cool with a name like Farina.

[quote] The youngest son of a doctor

Apparently not a dermatologist.

Good character actor

R5 He had a female partner for years

He loved wine and opera, but that was more about being Italian

[quote][R5] He had a female partner for years

I bet she was bosomy.

Would’ve.

And, major moose knuckles.

As God as my witness, I’m sitting in what used to be his sofa. A white sectional. WHITE.

Loved him since I first saw him on Miami Vice. Great in Get Shorty. Fine as a replacement for Orbach in L&O. His response when doing questioned because he was doing something not quite legal was That’s okay, we’re authorized. I used that bit on a packaging design once, Authorised.

[quote]Sauvé

Oh, dear. What was he saved from?

R13, who’s that?

Didn’t know he died that long ago.

R14, clearly you have a story to tell.

We’re waiting.

Crime Story was a great show.

Lot of hot blue collar types on Crime Story. Farina, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan, Anthony Denison......

I really enjoyed his season on L&O, wonder why it didn't work out. The creatives on the show had created an interesting backstory, Farina was excellent and turning from charming to threatening easily.

What didn't work?

God, I love an authentic Chicago accent. Drops my panties, so to speak, every time.

A hottie. Looks like a good fuck.

[quote]It's impossible to be cool with a name like Farina.

Giovanni Battista Farina was about as cool as it gets.

His breath smelled like a boiled egg left in a dumpster in July.

[quote]I’m sitting in what used to be his sofa.

Why aren't you sitting *on* it, r14?

I’d fuck him silly.

Did someone say sofa?

That would be a typo, you fat cunt R27.

Survived making "That Old Feeling" with the Divine Miss Midler. Carl Reiner's last film. Co-starring the gorgeous James Denton and the even more gorgeous Danny Nucci. I enjoyed it bigly.

And I liked him VERY much in that role, R1, and was sad when he decided to leave.

In [italic]L&O[/italic] he had the same off the charts chemistry with Michael Imperioli that he'd had with Tony Denison in [italic]Crime Story.[/italic] I didn’t miss Jesse L. Martin at all.

And there was always something mysteriously shady about him, that I was hoping would be revealed in time--the custom suits, shoes, and coats, the expen$$$ive car, on and NYPD detective salary.

I liked him as Jack Crawford in Manhunter. Closer to the books than Scott Glenn and Harvey Ketel.

I loved his L&O character and I think he worked fantastically with Imperioli and Martin, but especially the former because he was greener than Ed Green. The elder sage, young pup dynamic was terrific. I also thought Green's sardonic approach to the questionable Fontana worked well.

[QUOTE]And there was always something mysteriously shady about him, that I was hoping would be revealed in time--the custom suits, shoes, and coats, the expen$$$ive car, on and NYPD detective salary.

This 💯. What an opportunity for the series and writers. it could have been if he had continued. Was Dick Wolf opposed to featuring a "nice" yet crooked cop as a central character?

[Quote] As God as my witness

Oh dear.

He had chronic halitosis?

R22 Farina was actually on 2 seasons of L&O. The reason he left the show is that his contract was up right when NBC was making it sound like they were going to cancel the show (season 16, I think). Farina went ahead and got other work thinking the show was dead. This is also why Annie Parisse (ADA Borgia) was written out at the same time.

It was a bummer because he was great. That being said, the season 17-20 core cast ended up being pretty good, and never should have been cancelled. This continuation series that’s airing presently is so bad as to be unwatchable.

[quote]Lot of hot blue collar types on Crime Story. Farina, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan, Anthony Denison......

R21 and let's not forget sweet Billy Campbell.

I'm hotter than hell but I'm not and never have been blue collar.

You have got to be kidding, OP.

Did someone call for me?

R40 WDYM?