Michelle Obama Brings the Drama in One-Shoulder LBD for Joint Interview With Barack

Michelle Obama Brings the Drama in OneShoulder LBD for Joint Interview With Barack Christina PerrierWed, June 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM UTC 3 Michelle and Barack Obama speak at the Obama Presidential Center on June 16, 2026.Credit: Getty ImagesThe Gist Michelle Obama brought the drama in a oneshoulder LBD and micro braid ponytail. The former first lady joined her husband, Barack Obama, for a joint interview on ABC&x27;s Good Morning America. Barack coordinated in a black suit and light blue buttonup for a pop of color.

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Michelle Obama brought the drama in a one-shoulder LBD and micro braid ponytail.

The former first lady joined her husband, Barack Obama, for a joint interview on ABC's Good Morning America.

Barack coordinated in a black suit and light blue button-up for a pop of color.

Michelle Obama, 62, and Barack Obama, 64, sat down for their first network TV joint interview since leaving the White House almost 10 years ago, and the former first lady did what she does best: absolutely slay. The Obamas joined Robin Roberts for a conversation on ABC's Good Morning America, and for the occasion, Michelle added her signature flair to a little black dress.

Robin Roberts interviews Barack and Michelle Obama.Credit: ABC

The Becoming author brought the drama in a dark mididress that featured one flowy cape sleeve, a high neckline, and a flared pleated skirt. She added matching sky-high stiletto heels and layers of diamond jewelry, including a statement ring and drop earrings.

As for beauty, Michelle radiated in glowy glam, complete with rosy cheeks, glossy lips, and long lavender-colored nails. She styled her long micro braids in a low ponytail with face-framing tendrils.

Robin Roberts interviews Barack and Michelle Obama.Credit: ABC

Barack matched his wife's energy in a dark suit, paired with a slightly undone baby blue button-down for a pop of color and shiny dress shoes.

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Roberts promised a wide-ranging conversation in the teaser video. "Nothing was out of bounds, [we're] talking about all," the 65-year-old journalist added. Clips showed Roberts asking Barack what he considers to be his biggest accomplishment and how he feels about many of his policies being rolled back, with his answers omitted.

Barack and Michelle Obama on 'Good Morning America.'Credit: ABC

When asked for one word to describe their next chapter, Barack beamed, "Fun!" Meanwhile, Michelle said, "Me."

The segment will also give viewers a first look at the new Obama Presidential Center in the Southside of Chicago. While walking around the property, Roberts asked, "Was this everything that you dreamed?" to which the 44th president replied, "Maybe a little more," before sweetly saying hi to children playing on a playground. "Hi President Obama," one adorably greeted him.

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From "Friends" to "The Office" and even "Little House on the Prairie," these TV stars believe their shows wouldn't make it to air by today's standards.

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Rainn Wilson in 'The Office'; Jennifer Aniston for 'Friends'; Jerry Seinfeld in 'Seinfeld'.

Could *The Office* get made today? Rainn Wilson doesn't think so.

It's true that certain classic TV shows probably would be made a little differently in the modern era, if they got made at all. Take *The Honeymooners*, the ’50s sitcom in which Ralph (Jackie Gleason) made a recurring bit out of threatening to hit his wife Alice (Audrey Meadows), a joke that wouldn't fly today. Or even *The Jerry Springer Show*, in which the eponymous host invited average people on to make a spectacle out of their interpersonal conflicts, ranging from infidelity to outright racism, and often involving physical fights. (The extent to which those fights were real or staged remains debatable.)

Every once in a while, an actor will claim that their TV show would never get made today, either because culture has gotten "too woke" (i.e., socially aware) or the content is simply too disturbing for modern sensibilities. While some of those actors might have a point, others seem disconnected from reality.

Below, we're taking a look at 10 actors who think their classic TV shows wouldn't make it to air by today's standards.

Rainn Wilson, The Office

Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute on 'The Office'.

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"I do feel like you couldn't make *The Office* today. I think that would be too hard to be as politically incorrect as the show was," Rainn Wilson recently told Fox News. "I think there has been a bias in the media, towards more, what we call, liberal policies."

Specifically, Wilson cites Steve Carell's character, office manager Michael Scott, whose confident ignorance was often central to the show's humor — as was his employees' exasperated reactions to his behavior. "We milked that for a lot of great, really inappropriate stuff," Wilson said. "But even with the fact that painting that character as just an idiot, I don't think you could get away with it today."

*The Office*, which satirized workplace culture by heightening the typical personalities and relationships you might encounter in an everyday office, is exactly the kind of show that NBC and other networks would still greenlight. In fact, just this past year, NBC and Peacock released *The Paper*, a spinoff of *The Office*. Season 2 is already on the way.

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Mindy Kaling, The Office

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Wilson's costar and series writer Mindy Kaling agrees, though her reasoning is a little different. "That show is so inappropriate now," Kaling said of *The Office** *in 2022. "The writers who I'm still in touch with now, we always talk about how so much of that show we probably couldn't make now. Tastes have changed, and honestly what offends people has changed so much now."

But are things really that different? If we exclusively look at network TV and not cable, which has fewer content limitations, there are still some sitcoms that wouldn't be out of place on a scheduling lineup with *The Office*. There's the aforementioned spinoff — which aired on NBC after debuting on Peacock — and *The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins*, the great new comedy in which Tracy Morgan plays a buffoon who isn't that dissimilar from Michael Scott.

It seems outlandish to call *The Office *"inappropriate." Perhaps the way the fictional characters behave is inappropriate, but that's what made the show so funny.

Jeremy Piven, Entourage

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HBO's *Entourage*, which aired from 2004 to 2011, simultaneously satirized and indulged Hollywood stereotypes. The latter is what made the hit series either off-putting or brilliant, depending on who you ask. Across eight seasons (and a movie) Jeremy Piven played Ari Gold, an arrogant, abrasive, and extremely insensitive Hollywood agent based on executive producer Mark Wahlberg's real-life agent, Ari Emanuel.

"That character, I knew from the jump, would be a very interesting anomaly in the way that you thought he was a pig, but he was monogamous," Piven told *US Weekly** *in 2024. "He was abrasive and was he a racist? No, no, no. He’s a motivator, and he’s an equal opportunity offender."

"I make a lot of jokes on why *Entourage* couldn’t exist in today’s climate," said Piven, "and that’s unfortunate because the reality is, people just want [to] laugh. They want to laugh so badly."

Giving Piven the benefit the doubt, it's possible that when he made that statement he hadn't seen *Entourage*'s tech-centric successor, *Silicon Valley*, or *Succession*, a dark comedy largely comprised of characters whose opinions and behaviors make Ari Gold look like Ms. Rachel.

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Jennifer Aniston, Friends

Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green on 'Friends'.

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There are few sitcoms that remain as beloved as *Friends*, the hit NBC series that ran for 10 seasons between 1994 and 2004, and followed the lives and relationships of six pals, played by Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, and Jennifer Aniston.

Like the cast itself, the popularity of *Friends* has endured in the streaming era, but according to Aniston, modern audiences are more critical of the series. "There's a whole generation of people, kids, who are now going back to episodes of *Friends *and find them offensive," Aniston said in 2023. "There were things that were never intentional and others... well, we should have thought it through, but I don't think there was a sensitivity like there is now."

While largely inoffensive, *Friends* was never without fault. The sitcom has been criticized over the years for starring an all-white cast despite being set in New York City, and for plotlines that were homophobic and fatphobic. These criticisms aren't new, however, and were being discussed when *Friends* was still on the air. It wasn't until season 7 that the show featured its first Black love interest (played by Gabrielle Union). When Aisha Tyler joined the series in season 9 as the first Black character with a recurring role, she knew it was a big deal.

"As an actor, that was the biggest show on TV at the time, so it was a milestone," Tyler told *InStyle* in 2018. "I think it was a pivotal moment for the show in regards to race, in terms of having a character of color that had some durability, and stuck around a while."

Simon Bird, The Inbetweeners

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Across the pond, *The Inbetweeners* star Simon Bird thinks the hit UK sitcom wouldn't get greenlit if it were made now. The series, which aired from 2008 to 2010, centers on a group of misfit teen boys navigating high school.

"I honestly think it wouldn’t be commissioned today," Bird told the* **Telegraph* in 2023, citing the show's sexist humor and "casual homophobia."

"I rationalise it to myself by saying that at the time it was an accurate representation of the way teenagers talk to each other," he continued. "Is that still the case now? I assume not." It's certainly true that casual homophobia and gay panic were frequently played for comedic effect in the late ’90s and early ’00s, particularly in shows and movies about young men. And while those depictions may have been more accurate at the time, the emphasis often felt misplaced. Rather than making a mockery of the characters' ignorance, *The Inbetweeners* treated their homophobia as commonly accepted behavior.

Alison Arngrim and Dean Butler, Little House on the Prairie

Steve Tracy, Alison Arngrim, Melissa Gilbert, and Dean Butler on 'Little House on the Prairie'.

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On the surface, *Little House on the Prairie *is one of the most inoffensive and wholesome shows of all time. The western drama, which ran from 1974 to 1983, follows the Ingalls family's life on a Minnesota farm in the late 19th century, and features the kind of drama you'd encounter on *The Oregon Trail*: droughts, disease, inclement weather, and the occasional feud with neighbors. But it was also known for confronting social issues like racism and disability.

Every once in a while, *Little House on the Prairie* would deliver an unexpectedly dark episode, like season 6's "The Return of Mr. Edwards," in which the recurring character played by Victor French loses the inability to walk after a logging accident and becomes suicidal. Stars Alison Arngrim and Dean Butler recently revisited the harrowing episode on their rewatch podcast, with Arngrim recalling how the character becomes "nearly unrecognizable to the people who love him" and acts "scary" toward his wife and daughter.

Arngrim thinks if the episode aired today, "there'd be warnings at every commercial break" about the "unsettling, upsetting material," adding that the scenes in which Edwards attempts suicide are "mind-blowing" to see now, especially for a family show that aired on primetime network TV.

The actress also noted that "The Return of Mr. Edwards" was directed by series star Michael Landon, who "faced issues head-on." Landon's episodes were often the darkest in the series — and the most deranged, if you recall "Sylvia."

But would *Little House on the Prairie*'s most unsettling episodes get made today? We'll find out when the reboot debuts on Netflix.

Edie Falco, The Sopranos

Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano and James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano on 'The Sopranos'.

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*The Sopranos* is frequently credited for kicking off the Golden Age of television and the prestige TV boom, which inspired countless dramas centered on deeply flawed male protagonists — a trend that continues to this day. The series, which debuted in 1999 and ran for 6 seasons, follows Tony Soprano (the late James Gandolfini) as he struggles to balance the demands of his crime family with the needs of his real family.

According to Edie Falco, who played Tony's wife, Carmela, the industry is too concerned with "appropriateness" now to make something like *The Sopranos*, which often depicted violence and sex explicitly (and sometimes simultaneously). Speaking with *TIME* magazine in 2024, Falco said that she doubts the sex scenes would have felt as authentic with the involvement of an intimacy coordinator, a position that wasn't commonplace on sets at the time. When choreographing a scene that closely, Falco said, "you’re leaving out the possibility of last-minuteness." Fans of *Heated Rivalry* would disagree.

Creator David Chase has a much more accurate read on why *The Sopranos* probably wouldn't get made today. In the same interview, Chase told *TIME* that modern TV development is "really all about money," adding, "All these corporations spent billions of dollars chasing after Netflix. And now they’re broke. So everything they produce, they want to do on the cheap."

Maury Povich, Maury

Maury Povich in 1991 hosting 'The Maury Povich Show'.

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Before daytime talk shows entered their endangered species era, they were among the biggest draws on TV. In the ’90s, we had *The Jerry Springer Show*, the *Maury* show, *The Montel Williams Show*, *Ricki Lake*, *Leeza*, and many other shows headlined by their eponymous hosts, all of them jockeying to out-sensationalize each other.

Maury Povich became the enduring king of the daytime talk show, outlasting his peers until his show finally ended in 2022. Over three decades, Povich became a genre unto himself with typical episodes devoted to "out-of-control" teen girls, people with extreme phobias, and — his most prolific topic — paternity tests. "I couldn’t do that show today," Povich says in the ABC documentary *Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV*. "There's no way."

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In the docuseries, *Maury* producer Anthony Freire recalls the "unscrupulous things" daytime TV producers would do to compete with one another for ratings. "It was a *Sally* guest. And it was a woman who had cut out her own breast implants," says Freire. "A producer from *Maury *whisked her away into our studios and kind of pushed her on the set, and there she was talking to Maury."

When it comes to *Maury*, the question isn't whether it could get made today, but whether it *should*.

Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld

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Complaining that *Seinfeld* couldn't get made today is the kind of thing that the fictional Jerry Seinfeld would do, so at least the real-life Jerry Seinfeld is staying true to his pedantic on-screen persona. Co-created by Seinfeld and Larry David, the sitcom was a massive hit in the ’90s thanks to its wry dissection of social norms, and the talents of costars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards.

According to Seinfeld, the sitcom couldn't be made in today's climate, which is apparently experiencing a comedy drought. "Nothing really affects comedy. People always need it. They need it so badly and they don’t get it," Seinfeld told *The New Yorker* in 2024, explaining that "most people" like to go home at the end of the day and put on a good comedy. "You just expected, there’ll be some funny stuff we can watch on TV tonight. Well, guess what — where is it? This is the result of the extreme left and P.C. crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people."

Given that David went on to create and star in the long-running *Curb Your Enthusiasm*, which took a similar approach to exploring absurd human interactions via his own pedantic protagonist, Seinfeld's claim seems disingenuous. To that end, the comedian says, "Larry was grandfathered in," adding, "He’s old enough so that — 'I don’t have to observe those rules, because I started before you made those rules.'"

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The TSA is reminding travelers about liquid restrictions as ranch dressing gains popularity among World Cup visitors

Some Americans are advising tourists to pack ranch seasoning packets as an alternative to attempting to bring liquid ranch home in carry-ons

Ranch dressing, America's best-selling salad dressing, was created in the 1950s at Steve Henson's Hidden Valley Ranch in California

The TSA is taking its duty to protect travelers seriously amid a wave of international tourists visiting the country for the 2026 FIFA World Cup — even if it means cracking down on visitors attempting to bring home the "king of condiments."

The TSA has gone viral in recent days for a series of social media posts warning World Cup travelers about the agency's strict rules limiting the amount of liquids that can be stored in carry-on baggage. But the advice specifically targets those who've recently become obsessed with a certain American condiment: ranch dressing.

"Who knew dip-lomacy could be achieved through addressing the obvious: ranch is the king of condiments," the TSA wrote in the caption of a June 16 Instagram post. "The world is slowly discovering ranch pairs perfectly with pizza, chicken wings, fries, onion rings, quesadillas, crackers, chips, vegetables, and the list just keeps growing."

They add: "Are you kicking around the idea of flying home with your favorite dip? If you're traveling within the U.S., make sure to keep your carry-on sauces to 3.4oz or less and place any larger containers in your checked bags."

As visitors from all over the world flock to the U.S. to watch World Cup matches, many tourists are experiencing various elements of modern-day American culture for the first time. Online, travelers have raved about chains like Waffle House and Buc-ee's while also appreciating more commonly available amenities like AC and free refills. But it seems ranch has captured the attention — and became a newfound obsession —of thousands.

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"Why did no one tell me ranch sauce is like crack? EUROPE WE NEED RANCH ASAP," a Swedish visitor named Elsa wrote in a June 8 X post that has received over 49,000 likes.

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In the TSA's comment section, some viewers suggested an alternative to bringing home the creamy and tangy condiment without having to worry about liquid restrictions.

"Tip: pick up the ranch seasoning packets (as many as your heart tells you to) and make fresh ranch back home!" one user wrote, referring to the pre-measured blends of dried herbs and spices that typically combine with mayo and buttermilk.

According to the , ranch is the best-selling salad dressing in America and has held that title since the end of the 20th century.

The condiment's history dates back to the 1950s when plumbing contractor Steve Henson opened the Hidden Valley dude ranch with his wife in California. Over the years, he perfected his herbs, spices, buttermilk and mayo concoction and began serving it to guests. After it became a hit, he started selling mail-order DIY dry mix packets to customers.

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His success grew and two decades later he sold the business, Hidden Valley Ranch, to the Clorox Company, which eventually bottled a shelf-stable liquid version. Soon after, competitors like Ken's, Kraft Foods and Wish-Bone followed suit.

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- Tim Allen received an unexpected note when he came back to record Buzz for *Toy Story 5*.

- "I didn't know how to take that," he says of being told, "Buzz sounds a little old."

- "I had to learn the process of warming up," Allen says of getting paired with a voice coach.

It's been more than 30 years since Tim Allen first recorded the role of Buzz Lightyear in Pixar's *Toy Story*, and there was one moment returning for the fifth movie where he felt it.

In an interview with costar Tom Hanks for **'s mini *Toy Story* reunion, Allen shared the unexpected note he received when he got back into the recording booth for *Toy Story 5*.

"Early on when we did this first radio plug for this one, *T5*, in a nice way some of the engineers were going, 'Buzz sounds a little old,' and I didn't know how to take that," Allen says. "So I got together with a voice coach from New York City Opera [that] they put me with. She said, 'You're not old. Don't get that in your head. You do have to warm up at your age. You can't just get right into [it].'"

Tim Allen at the 'Toy Story 5' premiere in Los Angeles.

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Allen was 42 when *Toy Story* opened in theaters as the first entirely computer-generated animated film. He's now 73 as the fifth movie is about to open on Friday.

The actor, known for *Home Improvement* and *Last Man Standing*, notes the "very specific modulation" of playing Buzz. "It doesn't seem very different than the one I'm speaking in, and there were some vocal exercises," he says.

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"I don't know why. Maybe it's because I'm 900 years old now," he adds. "And with some vocal exercises that opera singers do, Broadway people — that's a lot of exercise, so I had to learn the process of warming up."

"I have to get out of my neck and come from the diaphragm," Hanks says, "'cause that's [shouts] *all Woody does*!"

*Toy Story 5*, directed by Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton (*WALL-E*, *Finding Nemo*), is a film about the arrival of tech into the household and that fragile age when kids realize it's no longer considered cool to play with toys.

Bonnie (Scarlett Spears) is now 8 years old and the only kid on her block still playing with toys. Everyone else has a smart device known as a Lilypad. When Bonnie's parents get one for her (voiced by Greta Lee), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the gang must figure out how to get rid of her before they become obsolete.

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- Kourtney Kardashian had a miscarriage a few years ago.

- The reveal came in her husband Travis Barker's new documentary.

- The couple later welcomed a son together named Rocky.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are opening up about a devastating time early in their relationship.

In the new documentary *Travis Barker: Love Is Louder Than Fear*, the couple revealed that, before their son, Rocky, was born in 2023, Kardashian got pregnant six months into their relationship, then had a miscarriage.

“When we lost the baby, we were devastated,” Kardashian said in the doc, which premiered on June 13 at the Tribeca Film Festival. “We cried for days.”

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Kardashian and Barker were expecting a daughter, who they were planning to name Tulip. But when they went in for the three-month checkup, they learned that their baby no longer had a heartbeat.

The couple went public with their relationship in early 2021 and were officially married in May 2022. The following summer, Kardashian announced her pregnancy with a "Travis I'm pregnant" sign at the Los Angeles concert of his band, Blink-182. Their son Rocky was born in November 2023.

In addition to Rocky, Kardashian and Barker each have three children from previous relationships.

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Kardashian was extremely open and candid about her journey having a baby with Barker.

“I would love a baby more than anything, but I just really believe in what God has in store for us," she said on a 2023 episode of *The Kardashians*. "If that’s a baby, then I believe that it will happen."

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One of TV's greatest police procedurals starred Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, and David Caruso. Where is the cast of NYPD Blue now? See the 15th precinct more than 20 years after the finale One of TV's greatest police procedurals starred Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, and David Caruso. By Maggie Fremont Maggie Fremont Maggie Fremont is a writer at . EW's editorial guidelines June 16, 2026 6:00 p.m. ET Leave a Comment :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/NYPDBLUEHenrySimmonsBillBochtrupJamesMcDanielGordonClappDennisFranzRickSchroderKimDelaney0610265821c620c00e462197fedde2caac3f42.

One of TV's greatest police procedurals starred Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, and David Caruso.

Where is the cast of NYPD Blue now? See the 15th precinct more than 20 years after the finale

One of TV's greatest police procedurals starred Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, and David Caruso.

By Maggie Fremont

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The officers of the 15th precinct, circa season 8. Credit:

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For 12 seasons and 261 episodes, audiences and critics alike were captivated by the stories — both professional and personal — of the detectives working at the 15th precinct in Manhattan.

*NYPD Blue*, a series created by crime and legal procedural hitmaker Steven Bochco (*Hill Street Blues*, *L.A. Law*) and future *Deadwood* creator David Milch, was a hit right out of the gate, lauded for its gritty, boundary-pushing take on the police drama genre and its beloved ensemble cast.

All in, the show, which aired from 1993 until 2005, earned 20 Emmys from 84 nominations. It went on to influence and inspire many ensemble dramas, crime or otherwise, that would follow. Below, we take a closer look at some of the actors and characters that made *NYPD Blue* such an enduring hit.

Dennis Franz (Andy Sipowicz)

Dennis Franz as Andy Sipowicz / Franz at the Emmys in 2016.

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Andy Sipowicz’s arc from sloppy bigot with a drinking problem to flawed man working on himself to beloved commander of the 15th precinct is something to watch. The more you watch Andy on *NYPD Blue*, the more obvious it is that no actor but Dennis Franz could’ve done this complex character justice.

Even Franz knew his main job in the early seasons was to “make this basically unlikable man a tragic hero,” he told EW. And he did so to the tune of four Emmys, with eight total nominations during his 12-season run.

While Sipowicz is the cop role for which Franz will forever be recognized, it wasn’t his first. After serving 11 months in Vietnam after being drafted into the Army (a backstory he shared with his *NYPD Blue *character), Franz joined a theater group in Chicago and eventually made a name for himself in supporting TV and film roles — most notably on *Hill Street Blues* — throughout the 1980s.

He may have been Norman Buntz to them, but he’ll always be Sipowicz to us. Perhaps it will remain that way: After *NYPD Blue* ended in 2005, Franz retired from acting.

Of course, he has some other impressive acting work deeper on his resume. He was a regular in Brian De Palma films for years, appearing in *The Fury* (1978), *Dressed to Kill* (1980), *Blow Out* (1981), and *Body Double* (1984). He also had a meaty role in *Die Hard 2 *(1990) and co-headlined the film adaptation of David Mamet’s *American Buffalo* (1996), alongside Dustin Hoffman.

He has been married to his wife, Joanie Zeck, since 1995.

Jimmy Smits (Bobby Simone)

Jimmy Smits as Bobby Simone / Smits at the Stand Up to Cancer telecast in 2023.

Bob D'Amico/20th Century Fox Television/Courtesy Everett; Charley Gallay/Getty

When *NYPD Blue* fans reflect on Jimmy Smits’ five seasons as Det. Simone (he arrived in season 2 and left in season 6’s heartbreaking and acclaimed “Hearts and Souls”), they might think about Bobby’s ability to be sensitive and vulnerable while also being very much a tough guy. Or they might simply recall his great chemistry with Andy Sipowicz.

But if you ask Smits to do the same, like EW did, he’ll be reminded of all the “butt work” required. Equally important!

Whatever the special sauce of *NYPD Blue *was, it worked. Aside from critical acclaim, Smits picked up Emmy nominations for all five of his seasons — and won a Golden Globe, too.

These accolades were not new to Smits. Prior to this series, he earned six Emmy nominations and one win for his supporting role as attorney Victor Sifuentes on *L.A. Law*.

After leaving the 15th precinct, Smits departed for a galaxy far, far away, playing Senator Bail Organa — Princess Leia’s adoptive father — in several *Star Wars* films and series beginning with *Revenge of the Sith *(2005).

In 2004, he joined the cast of *The West Wing* for its final two seasons as Matthew Santos, who would go on to succeed President Bartlet. He also appeared in series like *Dexter*, *Sons of Anarchy*, *Brooklyn Nine-Nine*, and *How to Get Away With Murder*.

Smits and his partner, actress Wanda De Jesus, have been together since 1986. He also has two children with his ex-wife.

Kim Delaney (Diane Russell)

Kim Delaney as Diane Russell / Delaney on 'General Hospital' in 2021.

Bob D'Amico/20th Century Fox Television/Courtesy Everett; Todd Wawrychuk via Getty

Kim Delaney made a splash in 1995 when she joined *NYPD Blue* as Det. Diane Russell, who would become Bobby Simone’s love interest.

The Philadelphia native made a name for herself in soaps during the early 1980s, then appeared in a number of thrillers, including *Darkman II: The Return of Durant* (1995).

For *NYPD Blue*, she won an Emmy in 1997 before departing in 1998 to lead Bochco’s next legal drama, *Philly*. The series only lasted one season. She headlined another series in 2007, the Lifetime military family drama *Army Wives*, ultimately starring in six of its seven seasons.

The veteran actress recently appeared on *General Hospital *and in a handful of *Chicago Fire *episodes.

Delaney has one son and has been married three times.

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Gordon Clapp (Detective Greg Medavoy)

Gordon Clapp as Detective Medavoy / Clapp at opening night of 'Glengarry Glen Ross' in 2025.

Scott Garfield/ABC/Courtesy Everett; Michael Loccisano/Getty

The longest-running main character on the series next to Sipowicz, Gordon Clapp’s Det. Greg Medavoy was a routine source of comic relief across 12 seasons. The actor won one Emmy for his performance.

Clapp found consistent work on TV following *NYPD Blue*, appearing on series like *Deadwood*, *Damages*, *Chicago Fire, Mare of Easttown*,* *and *Poker Face*. He’s also a noted stage actor, with a Tony nomination under his belt for the 2005 revival of *Glengarry Glen Ross*.

The New Hampshire native is also well known to fans of John Sayles, having appeared in the ensemble casts of *Return of the Secaucus Seven *(1979)*, Matewan *(1987)*, Eight Men Out *(1988), and *Sunshine State *(2002). He also went to war for Clint Eastwood in *Flags of Our Fathers *(2006).

Clapp has been married to his second wife, Elisabeth Gordon, since 2016.

James McDaniel (Lt. Arthur Fancy)

James McDaniel as Lt. Fancy / McDaniel on 'For Life' in 2020.

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For eight seasons, James McDaniel played Lt. Arthur Fancy, the initial commander of the 15th precinct. The role earned him an Emmy nomination in 1996.

*NYPD Blue* wasn’t McDaniel’s only Bochco production, as he was previously in the cast of the producer’s infamous police musical *Cop Rock*, as well as the legal dramas *Civil Wars* and *L.A. Law*.

The D.C. native’s long career includes early guest spots on shows like *Hill Street Blues *and *Crime Story*, which he followed up with film roles in Spike Lee’s *Malcolm X *(1992) and Kiefer Sutherland’s *Truth or Consequences, N.M. *(1997).

Since leaving *NYPD Blue* in season 8, McDaniel has popped up on *Detroit 1-8-7*, *The Night Shift*, and *Sleepy Hollow*.

The veteran actor is married and has two children.

Sharon Lawrence (Sylvia Costas)

Sharon Lawrence as Sylvia Costas / Lawrence at the Marilyn Monroe Centennial Celebration in 2026.

Craig Sjodin/20th Century Fox Television/Courtesy Everett; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty

Sharon Lawrence began her career in the 1987 Broadway production of *Cabaret*. But it was her six seasons on *NYPD Blue* — in which her Sylvia Costas married Andy Sipowicz before dying tragically — that really put her on the map.

Like so many of her castmates, Lawrence received several Emmy nominations for her performance. In 1996, she won a SAG Award.

The North Carolina native has had a prolific career, primarily on television, where she has appeared on *Desperate Housewives*, *Rizzoli & Isles*, *Shameless*, and *Joe Pickett*. Her turn as Izzie's mother on *Grey’s Anatomy* earned Lawrence another Emmy nomination.

Her big-screen work over the years includes *Little Black Book *(2004) and Ava DuVernay’s *Middle of Nowhere *(2012).

Lawrence and her husband, Tom Apostle, have been married since 2002.

David Caruso (John Kelly)

David Caruso as Detective Kelly / Caruso in Miami Beach in 2012.

Bonnie Colodzin/20th Century Fox Television/Courtesy Everett; Aaron Davidson/Getty

When Bochco and Milch originally created *NYPD Blue*, it was meant to be a star vehicle for David Caruso. His Det. John Kelly was the clear lead of the series in the first season.

But after a salary dispute, Caruso, who earned a Golden Globe and an Emmy nomination for the role, infamously left *NYPD Blue* early in season 2. Even Caruso has said the decision was short-sighted, admitting to EW in 2011 that he was “pretty inexperienced and didn’t really understand the magnitude of the situation.”

The actor, who had previously appeared in films like *Twins* (1988) and *King of New York* (1990), returned to the big screen with *Kiss of Death* and *Jade*, both released in 1995, and the 2001 cult classic *Session 9*.

In 2002, Caruso took on the role of a different law enforcement officer, Lt. Horatio Caine, on *CSI: Miami*. When it was canceled a decade later, he retired from acting.

The New York native has been married three times and has three children.

Nicholas Turturro (James Martinez)

Nicholas Turturro as Det. Martinez / Turturro at the 'Call Her King' premiere in 2023.

20th Century Fox Television/Courtesy Everett; John Nacion/Getty

Two of Nicholas Turturro’s most well-known acting roles just happen to be cops. He played Det. James Martinez for the first seven seasons of *NYPD Blue*, and then spent six years as a recurring cast member on *Blue Bloods*, playing Sergeant Anthony Renzulli.

John Turturro’s younger brother also made his onscreen debut as a policeman in Spike Lee’s *Do the Right Thing* (1989). He has since become a semi-regular in Lee’s work, most recently appearing in *Highest 2 Lowest* (2025).

The two-time Emmy nominee also received an Independent Spirit nomination for *Federal Hill* (1994), and more recently starred with his brother in the miniseries adaptation of *The Name of the Rose*.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar (John Clark Jr.)

Mark-Paul Gosselaar as John Clark Jr. / Gosselaar at the Critics Choice Awards in 2025.

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Andy Sipowicz’s fourth and final partner was Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s Det. John Clark Jr., who arrived in the ninth season. By the end of the series, he was the 15th precinct's lead detective.

Gosselaar is, of course, known for playing Zack Morris in the generational touchstone *Saved by the Bell*. Once he graduated from Bayside, it took him a few years to find his footing, but once he landed a lasting home on *NYPD Blue*, he became a small-screen fixture.

The L.A. native went on to lead Bochco’s *Raising the Bar* for two seasons before moving on to *Franklin & Bash,* the short-lived baseball drama *Pitch*, the sitcom *Mixed-ish*, and the crime thriller *Found*.

Most recently, he booked a recurring role on the police drama *Will Trent*.

Gosselaar has four children, two with his first wife and two with his current wife, Catriona McGinn, whom he married in 2012.

Henry Simmons (Baldwin Jones)

Henry Simmons as Jones / Simmons at the Ebony Power 100 event in 2022.

Michael Ansell/ABC/Courtesy Everett; JC Olivera/WireImage

After two seasons on the daytime soap *Another World*, Henry Simmons nabbed the role of the calm but intimidating Det. Baldwin Jones in the seventh season of *NYPD Blue*. He remained a main cast member until the series ended in 2005.

Following the hit procedural, Simmons was a regular on another crime drama, the James Woods-led *Shark*, for two seasons. He went on to play supporting roles on *Pepper Dennis* and *Ravenswood* before landing the part of Alphonso “Mack” McKenzie on *Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D*. He joined the cast in season 2 and remained until the series’ conclusion in 2020.

More recently, the Connecticut native starred alongside Forest Whitaker on the *Emperor of Ocean Park*.

Rick Schroder (Dan Sorenson)

Rick Schroder as Sorensen / Schroder at the DGA Awards in 2020.

20th Century Fox Television/Courtesy Everett; Rachel Luna/WireImage

Child star Rick Schroder — formerly known as Ricky — first made a name for himself by becoming the youngest recipient of a Golden Globe for his performance in *The Champ *(1979). He then spent the bulk of the ’80s headlining the popular sitcom *Silver Spoons*.

But by the time he arrived at the 15th precinct in season 6, Schroder had effectively shed his former persona. Det. Sorenson became Sipowicz’s third partner following Bobby Simone's death — though he, too, would meet an untimely end by season 8.

Following the series, Schroder had a meaty season 6 arc on *24* while also appearing in Lifetime’s *Strong Medicine *and a handful of episodes of *Scrubs*. He also tried his hand in the director’s chair, helming the indie drama *Black Cloud *(2004). The native New Yorker hasn’t had an acting credit since 2016.

Schroder has four children with his first wife Andrea Bernard. They divorced in 2016. He married actress Julie Trammel in 2025.

Garcelle Beauvais (Valerie Haywood)

Garcelle Beauvais as Valerie Heywood / Beauvais at the Comics Unleashed launch party in 2026.

Bob D'Amico/ABC/Courtesy Everett; Greg Doherty/Getty

Haitian-born Garcelle Beauvais began her career modeling in Miami and New York City — she was signed by Ford Models at 17 — but it wasn’t long before she made the jump to acting.

Beauvais was part of the ensemble cast of Aaron Spelling’s *Melrose Place *spinoff, *Models Inc. *In 1996, she took a leading role on *The Jamie Foxx Show*, playing the love interest Fancy Monroe for all five seasons.

It was the latter role that helped her get cast on *NYPD Blue *in 2001. Beauvais played attorney Valerie Haywood from seasons 8 through 11.

While Beauvais continued to act in film and television following *NYPD Blue*, she’s perhaps best known as a cast member on *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills* for five seasons, exiting the show in 2025.

She was also a regular on the first two seasons of *Franklin & Bash *and appeared in *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017) as the unassuming wife of Michael Keaton’s villainous Adrian Toomes.

Where can I watch NYPD Blue?

*NYPD Blue* is currently available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video.

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Where is the cast of NYPD Blue now? See the 15th precinct more than 20 years after the finale

One of TV's greatest police procedurals starred Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, and David Caruso. Where is the cast of NYPD Blue now?...

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