{"id":279127,"date":"2026-05-21T05:48:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T05:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/279127\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T05:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T05:48:35","slug":"csi-miami-alum-70-looks-completely-unrecognizable-as-he-makes-rare-appearance-in-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/279127\/","title":{"rendered":"CSI: Miami alum, 70, looks completely unrecognizable as he makes rare appearance in LA"},"content":{"rendered":"

CSI: Miami star David Caruso<\/a> looked so different from his onscreen character when he stepped out to run errands<\/a> in Sherman Oaks, California, on Monday.\u00a0The 72-year-old looked laid-back as he walked around in a pair of light\u00a0gray\u00a0sweatpants and a\u00a0gray printed\u00a0shirt, with\u00a0dark-colored\u00a0crocs, a beige fedora and black sunglasses to complete the look.\u00a0<\/p>\n

David was unrecognizable<\/a> in the casual get-up, which was a far cry from the sharply tailored suits he rocked on the hit TV show. He also wore his red hair long, compared to the cropped style that fans were used to seeing onscreen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The father of three portrayed Lieutenant Horatio Caine on CSI: Miami\u00a0from 2002 until 2012, when the show\u00a0was abruptly canceled\u00a0due to low ratings and an overblown budget.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"david\u00a9 4CRNS, WCP \/ BACKGRIDDavid looked so different amid the rare outing<\/p>\n

After the series came to an end, David opted to\u00a0quietly step away from Hollywood and retire from acting, rather than seek\u00a0out\u00a0a new role.\u00a0He pivoted into the art world and became an art dealer and gallery owner, until the gallery space closed in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CSI: Miami\u00a0was David’s chance to redeem himself\u00a0after he left\u00a0the hit ’90s show NYPD Blue\u00a0partway through the second season \u2013 despite winning a Golden Globe for the role \u2013\u00a0in order\u00a0to pursue a film career.<\/p>\n

“I had to come back and prove I could do it again,” he told\u00a0Entertainment Weekly<\/a> of his return to TV. “The films didn’t work out, and this show gave me a second chance. I wasn’t going to waste it.”<\/p>\n

\"david\u00a9 CBS via Getty ImagesThe actor starred in CSI: Miami for 10 years<\/p>\n

He later revealed to\u00a0CNN<\/a>\u00a0that he struggled to find\u00a0solid\u00a0work after leaving\u00a0NYPD Blue.\u00a0“I had nine years of unemployment to clarify that,” he said. “A lot was happening in those days, very quickly. Television, as you know, can kind of jettison you into a whole new world. So too much was happening. Now is a different time, and I’m armed with different information.”<\/p>\n

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David came under fire in 2016 when NYPD Blue\u00a0showrunner Steven Bochco exposed his allegedly “volatile” on-set behavior in his book, Truth Is A Total Defense.\u00a0“Every time I’d call Caruso into my office for a conversation about his problems, he’d shut down like a sullen teenager. Caruso’s behavior was, simply put, cancerous,” he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“He was emotionally unavailable to everyone, and he was volatile, moody or sullen, depending on the day. Most people don’t function well in a dysfunctional environment, but Caruso loved it because he was the source of all the discontent, and it empowered him.”<\/p>\n

\"nypd\u00a9 Disney General Entertainment ConThe NYPD Blue showrunner claimed David was “volatile” on set<\/p>\n

Steven continued: “He never said it to me directly, but the simple truth was, Caruso felt he was too good for television. He wanted to be a movie star. And his plan was to alienate the writers, producers and his fellow castmates in hopes that we would dump him from the show. Fat chance.”<\/p>\n

\"david\u00a9 Aaron DavidsonHe retired from acting after CSI: Miami was canceled in 2012<\/p>\n

David allegedly made lofty demands too, including a paycheck of $100,000 per episode, a 38-foot trailer, additional security and two hotel suites in NYC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When asked by\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>\u00a0about these allegations, David\u00a0simply\u00a0responded:\u00a0“Young actors sometimes do very dumb things. I was no exception,” before adding that he was grateful for the opportunities that bloomed out of\u00a0NYPD Blue.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CSI: Miami star David Caruso looked so different from his onscreen character when he stepped out to run…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279128,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[9633,119146,123,125,124,81409,628],"class_list":["post-279127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-transformations","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-tv-and-film","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}