What Happened To The Cast Of Miami Vice?

it's been over 30 years since Crockett and Tubbs last on their pastels and saved the day on Miami Vice but just where have the cast of this 1980s mega hit gone in the years following the show's finale here's what the cast of Miami Vice are up to today once he donned Sonny Crockett's legendary Ray Bans Don Johnson became one of the biggest stars on television Crockett nails every great cop story trope a rogue whose code clashes with department bureaucracy check a tough-as-nails exterior hiding a wounded heart double check the coolest guy in the room right up until it's time to deal some justice to the criminal underworld triple check Crockett's intense charisma and undeniable badassery makes him the focus of Miami vices universe and a straight-up icon to boot after his time as Crockett ended Johnson tried to jump to leading man status on the big screen unfortunately films such as the hot spot and Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man failed to impress critics or blow up the box office his next big success was back on television as the lead on CBS police drama Nash Bridges which matched Miami vices five-year runnin length if not an impact the 2000s saw Johnson bouncing between supporting roles but 2019 offered up something of a renaissance for the actor as he played major parts in two critically hailed projects Bryan Johnson's twisty murder mystery knives out and HBO's prestige series Watchmen he'll next appear in rebel Ridge and upcoming Netflix thriller by director Jeremy Saulnier detective Ricardo Rico Tubbs played by Philip Michael Thomas is the yin to Crockett's yang a transplant from the NYPD he quickly finds himself seduced by the Vice side of his work often engaging in off-duty relationships with persons of interest and even fathering a child with the daughter of drug lord Esteban Calderon still when the chips are down he always has Crockett's back Philip Michael Thomas brought a huge sense of style to the part forever searing tubs into the public consciousness sadly Thomas never quite followed up on the momentum from his time as Tubbs he released a pair of albums starred in a short-lived Italian TV series called detective extra-large and fronted the Philip Michael Thomas international psychic Network which is exactly what it sounds like Thomas also briefly reunited with Johnson on a couple of Nash Bridges episodes at this point though he's likely best known to younger audiences as the voice of Lance Vance in the colossal II successful grand theft auto vice city games despite claiming he was retired from acting after the release of 2006 his grand theft auto vice city stories Thomas returned to the digital realm one more time for 2011 s Gangstar Rio city of Saints every deeply wounded detective needs a good love interest and Crockett's came in the form of detective Gina calibrating the pair's on-again off-again affair is a central plot point of the series only ending when Calabrese eventually calls it quits they do however remain close and their paths continue to cross on a number of investigations and while the 80s weren't always kind to female characters on TV Gina Calabrese stands out as one of the most dependable detectives in the Metro Dade Police Department Sandra Santiago has continued to work on television long after the end of Miami Vice her next big gig was a three-year stint on the soap opera guiding light followed by appearances on a number of well-known shows including damages true detective and Gotham her most well known post vice role however was as Tony Soprano's next-door neighbor Jeannie cusimano on HBO's mega hit Mafia show The Sopranos Broadway fans might also have seen her in the well-regarded and Tony winning nine which starred Antonio Banderas her most recent TV appearance was on the CBS political drama Madam Secretary in 2017 detective lieutenant Marty Castillo is not your typical cop show boss while most authority figures in this kind of show make the protagonists lives harder Castillo is totally loyal to his team willing to go out on a limb to aid their investigations or help them navigate bureaucratic roadblocks he's also a formidable police officer often drawing on his experience as a DEA operative and edward james olmos as I see intense performance makes Castillo and ever compelling presence on the show I know you all heard inside but do your grieving in private the street has no sympathy not many Miami Vice viewers would have predicted that almost would go on to have the most prestigious career among the show's cast but that's exactly how it's played out after turning down the lead on Star Trek The Next Generation almost was nominated for an Oscar for his turn as Jaime Escalante in the 1988 film Stand and Deliver from there he's worked almost constantly appearing in films such as Selena and American me and on highly regarded TV shows such as The West Wing his best-known effort though was his starring role as Admiral William Adama in Battlestar Galactica almost most recently appeared on Mayans MC and has several in production projects going so you can be sure you'll be seeing much more of him in the near future played by Gregory Sierra Liu Rodriguez is the vice team's original superior officer he and Crockett are implied to have a long history having worked together for several years before the series takes place while Rodriguez can be quick to anger he steps up when it matters giving his life by taking a bullet from hitman Luda Viji Armstrong his death is a major early plot point for the show serving as the catalyst for Crockett and Tubbs to head to the Bahamas to confront drug lord Esteban Calderon Sierra had a lengthy list of credits before Miami Vice with episodic appearances in everything from the action-packed Mission Impossible in Hawaii five-o to sitcoms like Sanford & Son and all in the family his longest run on a series was as Chano almond wale on Barney Miller but he worked steadily through the 90s popping up on the x-files Star Trek Deep Space Nine and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air he also had parts on the big screen in hotshots part deux and a low-down dirty shame this millennium he appeared in 2018 s the other side of the wind the Orson Welles directed film that was finished and released thirty years after its creators death detective Trudy Joplin is Gina caliber a C's partner and one of two female members of the vice team like detective Calabrese she starts out as a lure in prostitution sting operations attracting would be John's with her provocative outfits over time her role shifts into that of the team's intelligence gatherer using her street-level contacts and computer skills to provide the in-depth info needed to bring down Miami's worst criminals although she rarely goes out on undercover work she does get her hands dirty from time to time posing as Tubbs wife to help flush out a DEA leak in the episode smugglers blues and posing again as a prostitute to nab a serial killer in Asian cut Brown had a bit of a character resume before Miami Vice which she parlayed into frequent work throughout the 90s she had recurring roles on designing women' and Lois & Clark and showed up on individual episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Family Matters among others she was most recently seen in the holiday-themed film 2017 s our dream Christmas detectives Larry Zito and Stan's white ex serve as Miami vices surveillance outfit staking out potential suspects and engaging in electronic and audio intelligence gathering Zito is originally played as comic relief but as the show's tone grows more serious so too does John deals performance unfortunately deal tired of the role leading to Zito's cocaine overdose death during an undercover investigation of a drug runner after leaving Miami Vice Steele temporarily forewent television work to focus on theater he found time however to advance his film career in a rash of movies throughout the 90s in fact deal has one of the deepest resumes of any Miami Vice alum with literally dozens of credits per year up through 20/20 post Vice he appeared in the Hanoi Hilton Mo Money and Stargate sg-1 among many many other productions the turn of the millennium saw him return actively to TV with a recurring role on the shield and episodic appearances on the likes of NYPD Blue and the West Wing his list of movie credits is also dotted with well-known titles from Oliver Stone's Nixon in which he played G gordon Liddy to Jurassic Park 3 despite his occasional goofiness Michael Talbots stance Y Tech is an effective part of the team using his surveillance expertise alongside Larry Zito to great effect his close bond with his partner means that Zito's death hits him particularly hard things eventually gets so bad that swai tech finds himself on the hook to some pretty nefarious characters who attempt to leverage the formerly fun-loving detective to compromising his squad Miami Vice wasn't Michael Talbots first rodeo the actor had already appeared in a variety of TV shows including mash as well as in movies such as Carrie and first blood unfortunately things never really took off for tell that once his time in South Beach came to an end he has since kept active however as an outspoken supporter of the National Rifle Association during their time battling crime in Miami the vice squad runs up against plenty of hardened criminals Isidore izzy Moreno is not one of them after being arrested by Crockett and Tubbs on a botched bank robbery Moreno sings like a bird receiving immunity in exchange for information from there he embarks on a long relationship with the show's leads getting off the hook from his ridiculous crimes in exchange for giving up the goods on some of Miami's most dangerous shirkers at the law with his penchant for dropping literary mists quotes in his thick accent Moreno is often used as comic relief but his staying power is undeniable in fact he's the only character outside of the main cast to appear in every one of the show's seasons martin ferrero had a solid career in TV that continued after Miami Vice Landing him on shows like the x-files as well as reuniting him with Don Johnson on Nash Bridges he also enjoyed some success at the movies in the 90s appearing in stop or my mom will shoot get Shorty and gods and monsters the role from which you probably most recognize him however is a little more ignominy Ferraro played Gennaro the lawyer who gets bitten in half by a t-rex while sitting on a toilet in 1993's Jurassic Park in a case of life imitating art musician Sheena Easton plays popstar caitlin Davies on Miami Vice who later becomes Caitlin Davies Crockett the detectives second wife originally paired when Crockett is appointed to bodyguard Davies while she awaits testimony against her former manager the two start off with the degree of animosity that masks a deep attraction eventually they fall in love and marry but their relationship while passionate is dotted with tension due to each of their careers fortunately it all seems to work out until it doesn't and caitlyn dies and Crockett's arms after being gunned down by an old enemy easton has held down a number of acting gigs over the years including as a voice on the much-loved animated series gargoyles and on syndicated sci-fi shows such as Highlander the series her acting career however is only a blip when compared to what she's accomplished in the world of music Easton is a six-time Grammy nominee and two-time winner the singer of 80s hits like morning train nine-to-five and princes you got the look and cellar of over 20 million records and singles worldwide while she hasn't released any new music since 2000 Eston remains very active as a performer even taking to the stage in London's West End into 2016 revival of 42nd Street check out one of our newest videos right here plus even more looper videos about your favorite shows are coming soon subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the bell so you don't miss a single one 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Length: 12min 10sec (730 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 13 2020