(Nothing much of linguistic interest here.)
Watching re-runs of CSI: NY and appreciating three of the actors, who are notable hunks: Carmine Giovinazzo (as Detective Danny Messer), Eddie Cahill (as Detective Don Flack), and Hill Harper (as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes). The first two had serious early lives as athletes, and both are native New Yorkers (so their NYC accents on tv, though exaggeratedly working-class, have some origin in their personal experience). Harper, originally from Iowa, came to acting after a Harvard legal and public administration education (J.D. and M.P.A.).
CSI: NY actor A. J. Buckley (playing lab technician Adam Ross on the show), Giovinazzo, and Cahill, left to right:
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And Harper:
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On Hill Harper, from Wikipedia:
Frank Eugene Harper (born May 17, 1966), known professionally as Hill Harper, is an American film, television and stage actor, and author. He is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Sheldon Hawkes in the CBS television show CSI: NY.
Harper showing off his body in the tv series City of Angels (in a thumbnail photo):
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(An extra: Harper is a basketball buddy of Barack Obama.)
Giovinazzo. From Wikipedia:
Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo … (born August 24, 1973) is an American actor, writer and musician, known for his role as Detective Danny Messer in CSI: NY.
… Giovinazzo is the first actor to appear in all three CSI series
A thumbnail of Giovinazzo and his abs:
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Cahill. From Wikipedia:
Edmund Patrick “Eddie” Cahill (born January 15, 1978) is an American actor best known for portraying “Miracle on Ice” goalie Jim Craig in the movie Miracle, and for playing the roles of Tag Jones on Friends and [cocky, snarky homicide Detective Don Flack] on CSI: NY
A thumbnail of Cahill and his abs:
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(I note that the actors in the show include several admirable women, but here I’m indulging in appreciation of the male body.)
