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Det. Lennie Briscoe

Full Name & Title: 
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Detective Leonard Briscoe

Played by:
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Jerry Orbach

FILE STATUS:  OPEN since 11/25/1992

 

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Juvenile Records:
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Catholic mother, Jewish father

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Grew up in a working class neighborhood on the Upper East Side

Current Marital/Family Status:
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Divorced twice

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Two daughters: Cathy, an ICU nurse, who was murdered by a former boyfriend; and Julia, the mother of at least one grandson 

Prior Bad Acts:
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Served as a corporal in the U.S. Army

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Was a beat cop during the 1960s and '70s

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Struggled with alcoholism; has been "on the wagon" since 2/6/1996, possibly due to a drunk driving accident from which he walked away unscathed, but where a friend, ADA Claire Kincaid, was killed

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Used to gamble regularly at OTB parlors

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Was called before the Hellman Commission after being accused of stealing evidence from the Property Room to help a friend, Lt. John Flynn, cover up his criminal activity; he was eventually exonerated by the testimony of an alibi witness

Known Associates:
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Ted Parker, a retired detective from the 30th precinct

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Lieutenant John Flynn, a former colleague now in Vice

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Betty Abrams, a former colleague and mistress

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Detective John Munch, of the Baltimore, MD police department

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Lt. Don Cragen, former supervisor

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Lt. Anita Van Buren, current supervisor

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Det. Mike Logan, former partner

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Sgt. Phil Cerreta

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Det. Rey Curtis, former partner

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Det. Ed Green, current partner

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EADA Jack McCoy

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ADA Claire Kincaid

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ADA Jamie Ross

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ADA Abbie Carmichael

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ADA Serena Southerlyn

Other facts:
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New York Knicks fan

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Plays pool very well

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Has a wide net of confidential informants

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Has a reputation for playing outside the rules

Notable Moments:
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Profile

Woman: "You pray, you know the enemy of God."

Briscoe: "Oh...Satan...El Diablo?"

Woman: "Sí."

Logan: "Great. Let's book 'im."

Briscoe: "No, this was done by someone who knows the neighborhood. Satan's not a local."

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Seed

"You know, Mike, if I didn't already know you don't have kids, I'd know you don't have kids."

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We Like Mike

Briscoe: "Okay, I want you to write down exactly what happened, and date and sign the bottom of each page."

Garcia: "So I oughta say how I didn't mean to... do it?"

Briscoe: "You mean how you only shot him because he wouldn't give you his watch? Yeah, yeah, the D.A. will like that."

Click here to read about Jerry Orbach.

Up DA Arthur Branch Det. Lennie Briscoe ADA Abbie Carmichael Det. Phil Ceretta Capt. Don Cragen Det. Rey Curtis Det. Ed Green Sgt. Max Greevey ADA Claire Kincaid DA Nora Lewin Det. Mike Logan EADA Jack McCoy ADA Paul Robinette ADA Jamie Ross DA Adam Schiff ADA Serena Southerlyn EADA Ben Stone Lt. Anita Van Buren

 

 

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