Law & Order: Formerly Famous
Episode score
6.9
Fair
Formerly Famous
- 259.
- Season: 12
- Episode: 6
- First Aired: 11/7/2001
- Prod Code: E2201
The shooting death of a former singer's wife leads the detectives to investigate his manager and sons after his explanation of the events surrounding her death have no credibility. Add a recap »
- Writers:
- Wendy BattlesMarc Guggenheim
- Director:
- Richard Dobbs
- Stars:
- Elisabeth Rohm (ADA Serena Southerlyn)
- Jerry Orbach (Det. Lennie Briscoe)
- S. Epatha Merkerson (Lt. Anita Van Buren)
- Sam Waterston (Exec. ADA Jack McCoy)
- Jesse L. Martin (Det. Ed Green)
- Dianne Wiest (Interim DA Nora Lewin)
- Recurring Role:
- Andrea Navedo (Ana Cordova)
- Roger Serbagi (Judge Robert Quinn)
- Bruce Altman (Brad Feldman)
- Guest Star:
- Leslie Lyles (Karin Ames)
- Craig Braun (David Reynolds)
- Diane Cossa (Susan Brandees)
- Jarlath Conroy (Frank Noonan)
- Gerard Doyle (Bill Connelly)
- Chris Gardner (Jackson Hawthorne)
- John Boyle (Dr. Carl Geller)
- Haynes Thigpen (Mail Clerk)
- Jason Furlani (Police Officer)
- Lillian Langford (Reporter #1)
- Bill Kocis (Reporter #2)
- Shaheen Vaaz (Reporter #3)
- Mary Ellen Ashley (Elaine)
- Joe Piscopo (Art Cahill)
- Nathan Wetherington (Jason Vega)
- Gary Busey (Tommy Vega)
- David Allen Case (Peter Vega)
- Jon Sklaroff (Rick Jordan)
- Barbara Gulan (Ms. Boyle)
- Beatrice Winde (Mrs. Hawthorne)
- John Nacco (Norm)
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- Ed Green: Vega hasn't had a gig in ten years and he socked away ten million dollars. Maybe I should get a manager.
Lennie Briscoe: Singing at a karaoke bar doesn't count. edit » - Ed Green: I remember watching Vega's Christmas Special when I was a kid. What happened to him?
Lennie Briscoe: Ah, he took up with a guy named Jack Daniels.
Ed Green: Well, he's back in the limelight now. edit »
- Green refers to Rick Jordan as 'the next Ian Schrager'. Ian Schrager was one of the owners of the infamous Studio 54. edit »
- This episode appears to be ripped from the headlines of the Bonny Lee Bakley case. Bonny Lee Bakley was married to actor Robert Blake when she was shot to death in a car outside a studio city restaurant where they just had dinner. Blake was carrying a gun but the murder weapon, another handgun, was found in a dumpster nearby. Investigation by police and journalists revealed complicated and peculiar details. edit »
Formerly Famous
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Show Score
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