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New York Undercover

The cast of New York Undercover, Season 2
Format Crime drama
Created by Dick Wolf
Kevin Arkadie
Starring Malik Yoba
Michael DeLorenzo
(1994-1997)
Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn
(1994-1997)
Lauren Vélez
(1995-1998)
George O. Gore II
Jonathan LaPaglia
(1996-1997)
Josh Hopkins (1998)
Marisa Ryan (1998)
Thomas Mikal Ford (1998)
Opening theme James Mtume
Dunn Pearson
Gregory Royal
(Seasons 1-3)
James Mtume
Dunn Pearson
(Season 4)
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a Police force as they investigate Crimes Richard Anthony Wolf (born December 20, 1946) usually billed as simply Dick Wolf, is one of American television's most respected drama series Malik Yoba (born September 17, 1967) is an American Actor and occasional Singer. Michael DeLorenzo (born October 31 1959 in The Bronx New York) is an American actor Patricia "Patti" D'Arbanville (born May 25 1951) is an American Actress and former model. Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Vélez George O Gore II (born December 15 1981 in Fort Washington Maryland, U Jonathan LaPaglia, MBBS (born August 31, 1969 in Adelaide Australia) is an Australian Actor best known for his role William Josh Hopkins (born 12 September, 1970) is an American Actor. Marisa Ryan (born November 20, 1974 in New York City, New York) is an American actress. Thomas Mikal Ford (born June 15 1962 in Yonkers New York, known and credited also as Tommy Ford) is an American Actor James Mtume (born James Forman in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a Jazz and R&B musician (primarily a percussionist and a radio personality James Mtume (born James Forman in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a Jazz and R&B musician (primarily a percussionist and a radio personality The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons 4
No.  of episodes 89
Production
Running time 45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Fox Broadcasting Company
Original run September 8, 1994 – June 25, 1998
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

New York Undercover was a one-hour police drama that ran on the FOX network from 1994 to 1998. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz The year 1994 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1994. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. The year 1994 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1994. The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998. The program was popular among its hip-hop oriented target audience, starred Malik Yoba as Det. Hip hop is a Subculture, which is said to have begun with the work of DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, and Afrika Bambaattaa Malik Yoba (born September 17, 1967) is an American Actor and occasional Singer. J. C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Det. Michael DeLorenzo (born October 31 1959 in The Bronx New York) is an American actor Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's 4th Precinct, assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases. Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information The City of New York The cast also included Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn as their boss, Lt. Patricia "Patti" D'Arbanville (born May 25 1951) is an American Actress and former model. Virginia Cooper, and Lauren Vélez, who joined the cast in the second season as Nina Moreno, fellow detective and love interest to Torres' character. Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Vélez

New York Undercover is notable for being the first police drama on American television to feature two people of color in the starring roles. Person of color (plural people of color) is a term used primarily in the United States, to describe all people who are not white. In contrast to the popularity of NBC's "Must See TV" on Thursday nights in the 1990s, many African-American viewers flocked to FOX's Thursday night line-up of Living Single, Martin, and New York Undercover. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's "Must See TV" is an advertising Slogan used by the NBC Television network to brand its Prime time blocks of sitcoms during African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Living Single is an American Television sitcom,First named My Girls which aired for five seasons on the FOX Television network

Contents

About the show

Besides solving each week's case, the show, produced by Law & Order creator Dick Wolf, also explored the private lives of its characters. Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. Richard Anthony Wolf (born December 20, 1946) usually billed as simply Dick Wolf, is one of American television's most respected drama series For example, Det. Williams struggled to raise his young son, Gregory (George O. Gore II), while Torres was shown to be fighting family and other related problems, including having to cope with his father's drug addiction and HIV-positive status and a childhood friend turned gang leader. George O Gore II (born December 15 1981 in Fort Washington Maryland, U

At the beginning of the third season, a new detective, Tommy McNamara (Jonathan LaPaglia), was introduced as a principal character. Jonathan LaPaglia, MBBS (born August 31, 1969 in Adelaide Australia) is an Australian Actor best known for his role In the third-season finale in May 1997, Torres and Moreno were married. However, in that same episode, Torres and McNamara were both killed by a gang of bank robbers. Many viewers believe that these events -- particularly the death of Torres and the departure of Michael DeLorenzo -- caused New York Undercover to "jump the shark"[1], since the friendship of Williams and Torres was a major dynamic of the series. Jumping the shark is a Colloquialism used by TV Critics and fans to denote that point in a TV show or movie series' history where the plot veers

New York Undercover returned with a new cast for its fourth and final season in January 1998. Williams and Moreno were assigned to a new unit, resulting in D'Arbanville-Quinn being dropped from the cast. Joining them were Thomas Mikal Ford as Lt. Thomas Mikal Ford (born June 15 1962 in Yonkers New York, known and credited also as Tommy Ford) is an American Actor Malcolm Barker, Marisa Ryan as Det. Marisa Ryan (born November 20, 1974 in New York City, New York) is an American actress. Nell Delaney, and Josh Hopkins as Det. William Josh Hopkins (born 12 September, 1970) is an American Actor. Alec Stone.

Soundtrack

Each episode of the first three seasons of New York Undercover featured several hip hop and R&B songs for its soundtrack, with noted musician-producer James Mtume serving as musical director. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with James Mtume (born James Forman in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a Jazz and R&B musician (primarily a percussionist and a radio personality Each episode during Seasons 1 through 3 began with a montage of scenes leading up to the crime to be investigated. These sequences were notable for the absence of any dialogue or sound effects and are accompanied instead by music, usually hip-hop or R&B. This method of introducing the plot was dropped in the fourth season.

At some point during each episode, one or more of the principal characters would end up at Natalie's, a popular New York R&B café owned by Gladys Knight's character Natalie, where a popular artist would perform a set. Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American Among the artists featured on the show during its run were New Edition,Johnny Gill,Levert,The O'Jays,Montell Jordan Aaliyah, Erykah Badu, The Temptations, Gladys Knight, George Benson, Boyz II Men, Mary J. Blige, Xscape, The Notorious B.I.G., Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, 112, Monifah, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars and others. New Edition is an American R&B / Pop group formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1978 that was most popular during the 1980s Johnny Gill (born May 22, 1966 in Washington DC) is an R&B singer best known for his romantic ballads and as a member of New Edition LeVert is a Contemporary R&B group, formed in Ohio in 1984, comprising of Sean and Gerald Levert, the sons of O'Jays The O'Jays are a Philadelphia soul group originally consisting of Walter Williams (born August 25, 1942) Bill Isles Bobby Massey William Powell Montell Jordan is an American R&B Singer-songwriter and Record producer. Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16 1979 – August 25 2001 better known as Aaliyah (əˈliːə was a Grammy -nominated American Singer Erica Abi Wright (born February 26 1971 better known by her Stage name Erykah Badu is a Grammy -nominated American soul The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American George Benson (b March 22 1943, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American musician whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one Boyz II Men is a four-time Grammy Award -winning American R&B / soul singing group from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip hop group from the Glenville section of Cleveland Ohio. Tito Puente Sr, ( April 20, 1923 &ndash May 31, 2000) born Ernesto Antonio Puente Jr Celia Cruz ( October 21 1925 – July 16 2003) was a Cuban salsa singer and was one of the most successful Cuban The two exceptions were a first-season episode, where The Notorious B.I.G. performs at a rap concert, and the two-episode third-season premiere, where Kirk Franklin and the Family portray a church choir. Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again Kirk Franklin (born in Fort Worth Texas) is an American Gospel music singer and author and is most notably known as the leader of Urban contemporary gospel

In the first-season episode "The Eyewitness Blues," Salli Richardson portrays a popular singer in need of police protection from a professional killer. Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield (born November 23, 1967) is an American movie actress This is the only episode from the first three seasons without a musical performance by a recording artist. In this episode, Richardson does the singing herself.

Awards and nominations

New York Undercover won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series in both 1996 and 1997. The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Drama Series: (Prior to 1995, the award was for "Outstanding Drama Series Mini-Series or Television Movie" Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Malik Yoba won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for starring in this series in 1996, 1997, and 1998. The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series: (Prior to 1995, this category was called "Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For their supporting roles as recurring characters on the show, Fatima Faloye and Ice-T were awarded the NAACP's awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, respectively, in 1996. Fatima Faloye (born November 18 1972 in New York City is of Nigerian and Barbadian descent and studied at Dalton School in New York City as well as New York University The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

Syndication and reruns

Reruns of the series currently air on TV One and Sí TV cable networks. For other uses see TV1 disambiguation TV One is a television network based in Silver Spring, Maryland and primarily Sítv is an American English language Latino network that broadcasts programs aimed at young Latinos urban individuals and the wider multi-cultural TV In 2008, the series began airing on Sleuth. Sleuth is a Digital cable Television channel with programming dedicated to the crime and mystery genres Since January 1, 2008, New York Undercover has been aired on RTL's digital RTL Crime channel which shows reruns of RTL and American crime series such as Alarm für Cobra 11, The Clown and Forensic Files. RTL Group ( is Europe's largest TV radio and production company and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. The Clown is an album by Charles Mingus recorded and released in 1957 Forensic Files is a documentary style show which reveals how Forensics and science are used to solve violent crimes mysterious accidents and even outbreaks

Cast

Recurring

J. John Costello may refer to John Costello (baseball, MLB pitcher John A Dana Erika Eskelson (born February 6, 1971) is an American Television, Film, and Theatre Actress. C. (Malik Yoba) and Gregory (George O. Gore II) are the only characters depicted in all four seasons. George O Gore II (born December 15 1981 in Fort Washington Maryland, U Also, Yoba is the only actor to appear in every episode.


Before making his appearance as Emil Skoda on New York Undercover, J.K. Simmons guest starred as Sgt. Dr Emil Skoda is a fictional character on the TV crime dramas Law & Order and Law & Order Special Victims Unit. Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9, 1955) billed as J K Simmons, is an American Actor. Treadway in the episode "Unis". Two of the Law & Order police psychiatrists -- Elizabeth Olivet (Carolyn McCormick) and Emil Skoda (J. Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders Dr Elizabeth Olivet is a fictional character on the TV crime drama Law & Order. Carolyn Inez McCormick (born September 19, 1959) is an American Actress. K. Simmons) -- made crossover appearances on New York Undercover, placing the series firmly in the Law & Order universe. In fact, numerous actors made appearances in two or more episodes portraying different characters, including Paul Calderon, Jude Ciccolella, Steve Harris, Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones, Jesse L. Martin, and Mekhi Phifer. Paul Calderon is an American actor He was born in Puerto Rico. Richard Jude Ciccolella (born November 30, 1947) is an American Character actor. Steve J Harris (born December 3, 1965) is an American Actor who has appeared in a number of films including Tyler Perry 's Diary Kirk Jones (born in April 3, 1970 Brooklyn, New York, alias Sticky Fingaz or Sticky or Lay-Z-i) is an ---- Jesse Lamont Martin (born Jesse Lamont Watkins, January 18, 1969) is an American Theatre, Film, and Television Mekhi Thira Phifer (born December 29, 1974 a non-profit organization established in 2000 to provide educational resources to universities in Africa. Before joining the cast in Season 2 as Nina Moreno, Lauren Vélez appeared in the first-season episode "Olde Tyme Religion" as a believer in Santeria. Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Vélez Santería, also known as La Regla de Lukumi (Lukumi's Rule and The Way of the Saints is an Afro-Cuban religious tradition derived from traditional beliefs

Supermodels Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell both portrayed romantic interests for J. A supermodel is a highly-paid élite fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in Haute couture and commercial modeling Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4 1973 is an American Television personality, Emmy Award -winning talk show host, actress Supermodel, former Naomi Campbell (born 22 May 1970 is an English model, Singer, Author, Actress, and Fashion designer. C. Additionally, in one of his first acting roles, male model Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje appeared in the first-season episode "Downtown Girl. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (born 22 August 1967 is an English Actor, Solicitor and former male fashion model. "

Episodes

Main article: List of New York Undercover episodes

As the series was filmed years before September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center is seen prominently in both the opening credits and in exterior shots in every episode. This is a complete list of episodes for the American police drama New York Undercover, which originally aired on the FOX network from 1994 through 1998 The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan

In the first-season episode "Mama Said Knock You Out," Torres goes undercover as an aspiring boxer. This foreshadows Michael DeLorenzo's later role in the Showtime series Resurrection Blvd. Michael DeLorenzo (born October 31 1959 in The Bronx New York) is an American actor Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United Resurrection Blvd is an American dramatic series which aired on Showtime for three seasons from 2000 to 2002 In one episode, Nina states that Eddie has a "dancer's body". Michael DeLorenzo is actually a talented dancer, and was in the cast of both the 1980 film Fame and the TV series of the same name. The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Fame is a 1980 Musical film conceived and produced by David De Silva directed by Alan Parker, and written by Christopher Gore Fame is an American Television series that ran from 1982 to 1987 Additionally, in 1983 he was one of the dancers in Michael Jackson's Beat It, one of the most popular music videos of all time. Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman " Beat It " is a hit single from Michael Jackson 's album Thriller, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music)

In the fourth-season episode "Quid Pro Quo," Williams, undercover as a Jamaican business man, leaves a room after saying Cool Runnings, a nod to the 1993 comedy in which Yoba portrayed a member of the 1988 Jamaican bobsled team. Cool Runnings is a 1993 Comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub.

References

  1. ^ New York Undercover in Jump The Shark

External links

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