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Jon Raymond Polito (December 29, 1950 – September 1, 2016) was an American actor. [1] In a film and television career spanning 35 years, he amassed over 220 credits. [2] His television roles included Detective Steve Crosetti in the first two seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street and Phil Bartoli on the first season of Crime Story.
Jon Polito (born in 1950) - actor. Notable television roles included Detective Steve Crosetti in the first two seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street; Suzi Quatro (born 1950) Italian paternal grandfather [98] Ray Romano (born 1957) actor and comedian (Everybody Loves Raymond) [64]
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police drama television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons and 122 episodes on NBC from January 31, 1993, to May 21, 1999, and was succeeded by Homicide: The Movie (2000), which served as the series finale.
Jon Polito, best known for his roles in Coen Brothers films, including 'The Big Lebowski' and 'Miller’s Crossing,' has died. He was 65.
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The actor who played Crosetti, Jon Polito, also expressed a certain discomfort with the character's committing suicide. [4] Because NBC aired some of the Season 3 episodes out of order, a mention of a still living Crosetti appeared after the episode that revealed the suicide. When NBC gave Tom Fontana an ultimatum of "write off Polito or this ...
Jon Polito was the only original cast member not to return as NBC reportedly requested that he'd be dropped from the show due to their unhappiness with his physical appearance; Polito's character, Steve Crosetti, would be written out as having gone on vacation to Atlantic City only to commit suicide upon his return to Baltimore. According to an ...
Kevin Conroy, Jon Polito, Rachel Ticotin, and Robert Clohessy also starred in supporting roles. The series was notable for being one of the first television series to have a Japanese-American actor in the leading role.