Reportage NYPD Blue Part2
Obradors, who has appeared in such films as Six Day Seven Nights (opposite Harrison Ford), A Man Apart, Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo and Tortilla Soup, has been auditioning for her next role after blue. “I’m not sure if I’ll ever have an experience like this again.”
New to the cast in it’s final season has been Currie Graham, as the tense, by-the-books Lt. Bale. It was a pleasure to meet him and see that was all an act. “This has been an amazing experience. Everyone made me feel so welcome, so at home, from day one on the show. Working with such a talented group of people, I was afraid I’d be eaten alive if I didn’t come in guns blazing as Bale,” he smiled.
I was starting to notice a recurring theme in many of the conversations I was having with the cast about the final season. It was the way the ensemble cast had become a surrogate family of sorts. It was the way friendships had been made and relationships struck during the long 12 -14 hour days. There seemed to be that fear of loosing something that they had come to hold as so precious, so valuable over the years. In understood their fear and concern. For after welcoming NYPD Blue into my home for the past twelve years, I was feeling the same way.
NYPD Blue is more than just an ensemble cast. The occasional viewer easily recognizes cast members Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacqueline Obradors and the other actors who portray the fictional detectives of the show’s 15th Precinct. But the longtime viewers and hardcore fans also know there are several other actor who appear regularly on camera, and play an important part behind the camera as well, but don’t often get the recognition they deserve.
Ray LaTulipe, Henry Murph and Lisa Marie Jabboury have portrayed Anti-Crime officers Josh, Hank and Lisa respectively, in the shows 15th Precinct for many seasons and Billy Concha has portrayed uniformed Officer Miller since 1995. In addition to their roles on the show, the actors have been stand-ins for cast members as well as doubling as drivers of vehicles in background scenes.
Lisa Marie Jabboury joined the cast in 1998 after wrapping up a dance contract with the Vegas-style show “Splash” in
Marie Jabboury cut-up while the crew prepares lighting for a scene
After a year and a half of being an extra and doing stand-in work on the series, the show’s co-creator and executive producer David Milch gave the struggling actress a chance with a line and the role of Anti-Crime Lisa was born.
Jabboury, involved with drama, theater and dance since the age of 7, considers this job to be one of the richest experiences of her life. “What I learned in back of the camera was invaluable, something no school could teach. As a stand-in you observe everyone’s job, from director and actors to electricians and grips. You are always on camera as a stand-in – which makes you more comfortable as an actor.”
Spending 12-14 hours a day, 5 days a week on the set Jabboury feels fortunate to have been with such a great group of people in the cast and crew and to have worked with an illustrious set of guest stars including MacKenzie Phillips, Lori Petty and former child star Patty McCormack. “Some of my dearest friendships were formed because of the show.” One of the more memorable ones is with Dennis Franz. “We have this daily discussion about our favorite reality shows. Our guilty pleasures include The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, American Idol and World Poker Tour.”
Billy Concha joined the show in the second season as Officer Miller, leaving behind a career as a Starbucks barista. Known for his practical jokes around the set and always willing to take part in a dare, Concha always has a friendly smile and welcoming manner for cast, crew and visitors to the set. He also knows when to take advantage of a situation. Several seasons ago Concha noticed a lost Sharon Stone when she wondered onto the show’s Stage 9 and not the Building 9 she was looking for. Concha quickly charmed Stone into playing a joke on his fellow castmates. Concha, in full uniform, and Stone proceeded to walk across the background of a scene being filmed with Dennis Franz and actress Kim Delaney. Concha pretended Stone was a combative arrestee and they loudly walked through the scene busting up the whole cast and crew. The shock turned into hysterical laughter and the scene ended up on the show’s prize gag reel.
Billy Concha, aka officer Miller, ont the NYPD Blue Set
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