Gates is basically the male lead in the final, forgettable seasons, which are only worth remembering for all the episodes where they brought back beloved former stars. Before he was Huck on Shonda Rhimes' twisty political thriller, Guillermo Diaz booked a 1995 episode of ER for what would be one of his earliest TV roles. For years, it was television's #1 drama; it reinvented the television form, bringing a previously-unseen cinematic approach to shooting action in its Chicago hospital setting. She has been married to Mike Genovese since 18 October 1982. Before either would go on to have their lives ruined by Walter White as his wife Skyler and former student-turned-fellow meth cook Jesse Pinkman on the iconic AMC drama, Anna Gunn and Aaron Paul would pop up on NBC's medical drama in 1999 and 2003, respectively. Meanwhile, the legendary Bernadette Peters arrived on Grey's in 2008 fora two-part season five episode. Answer (1 of 2): The general public knew things between mother and daughter hadn't exactly been dandy (the relationship was said to have started falling apart around 1968, when 29-year-old Christina took a medical leave of absence from her CBS soap The Secret Storm and a 60-something Crawford rep. He had a one-night stand with Abby, temporarily breaking up her relationship with Luka, and eventually gets punched in the face for it, his most memorable moment. Ellen has attracted cream-of-the-crop A-listers who knew theyd be treated with kid gloves, but aside from Careys interview, there have still been stray awkward moments such as a 2019 appearance from Dakota Johnson, in which DeGeneres accused Johnson of not inviting her to her birthday party. She also played Nurse Lydia Wright on ER from 1994-2003 and then again in 2009 for the series finale. However, the . DeGeneres, 63, has become a flashpoint for controversy ever since allegations of Ellen having a toxic workplace environment behind the scenes broke last summer contrasting with her affable public image and her catchphrase, be kind.. But even now that the dominos have fallen on Ellen, its not black and white, since not everyone sees her as a villain. Meanwhile, as Real World: San Diego participant Jamie Chung made her transition to acting, she appearedon both shows, visiting ER first in 2007 and Grey's next in 2010. A year before she joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2009, Nasim Pedrad recurred on what would become her home network's medical drama as Nurse Suri. And in one episode, he got to be the star for a while. Series star Anthony Edwards was famously wooed back for an extra season with a ton of money, but he eventually left the series after Season 8. To see how ER's guests stack up against those of its record-breaking successor, read on! Cheadle appeared in four episodes in 2002 as Dr. Paul Nathan, while Boseman appeared in one 2008 episode as a patient named Derek Taylor. People were making fun of me. A new tell-all book about "Grey's Anatomy" says that actress Jerrika Hinton's difficult relationship with star Ellen Pompeo "hastened her departure from the show." "How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy" details that a "rumor persisted" after Hinton's sudden departure in 2017. It was celebrated and then they just stopped promoting it because everybody was scared. She played an Alzheimer's patient who communicated through singing. The 40-year-old actor, who played the loose-canon cop Martin Riggs in . (Or an ER-a, if you want to be cute about it.). She became the queen of inoffensive and wholesome comedy, with material that families can watch together without worrying about salacious comments or scathing zingers. Season 3 do you finally settle down with Nurse Hathaway?' Ellen Crawford and Guest at the "ER" Finale Party. (Season 12) An even more ridiculous antagonist boss who wanted desperately to be in charge and clashed with every character he met. For the most part, her celeb interviews didnt reveal juicy information they went viral for harmlessly goofy oddities such as Kristen Bells obsession with sloths. She also previously co-hosted a podcast called "Idol Nation.". She's got a TV and movie career going back to the '80s, but it's mostly of the "did one episode of Murder, She Wrote " sort. Innes: No. My inclination will be to feel as if we've simply walked away from the hospital with the cameras.". Benton was a driven surgeon, desperate to achieve success at the cost of personal friendships or long-term romance, but he was a good guy behind all those grumpy forcefields. DeGeneres official reason for her exit is that her show is just not a challenge anymore. But for months shes been dogged by scandal and Ellen has reportedly seen a dip in its ratings and its ability to book A-list guests. Interestingly, by Season 9, one of the original leads who had left, Sherry Stringfield, had actually returned in Season 7. What's that? He's high on the list partly because Gedde Watanabe is great in Sixteen Candles and Gung Ho. NBC, Peter 'Hopper' Stone/ABC via Getty Images, NBC, Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images, Adam Taylor/ABC via Getty Images. Still, it wasnt a seamless leap to The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Aided by Warner Bros. execJim Paratore, she took it on tour to convince station managers. Are you done? The rumor swirling on set claimed that she was . They clearly couldn't all get done in that episode," Wells told reporters. The actress appeared in one 1999 episode of ER as Sally McKenna. View Ellen Crawford photo, images, movie photo stills, celebrity photo galleries, red carpet premieres and more on Fandango. I had worked till closing the night before & this was next morn, almost got me fired, Farah shared. 'ER' 's George Clooney, Julianna Margulies and More Spill On-Set Secrets: 9 Revelations from Reunion The medical drama's cast reunited on Stars in the House in support of costar Gloria Reuben's . Clayne Crawford is sharing his side of the story after his very public firing from "Lethal Weapon" made headlines in May.. The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? Ellen Crawford Other names Ellen Genovese Occupation Television actress Years active 1975-present Spouse(s) Mike Genovese ( m. 1982) Who is the actress in the [] There are so many characters in the history of, that of course it'd be impossible to rank them all in any kind of definitive way. Over time, though, especially as those other characters all exited the series, Weaver inevitably softened to the point where she was like a whole other character by the time that she, too, exited the series after Season 13. And it did sowith an ending that had, in some form or another, been in the works since as far back as the show's sixth season. "I probably had about 200 more pages to do to wrap up all the things we had coming. One of the most notable visual features of Weaver is that she had a limp and used a forearm crutch to navigate things. In one of her earliest acting gigs, she appeared in one of Noah Wyle's last episodes ever as a series regular after a decade of playing Dr. John Carter. Pamela Johnson: You knew Weaver had a limp, but did they tell you the back story? A new staff member was told every day she picks someone different to really hate, he continued. Actually, no, thats not the truth, Ellen, Johnson said. Eventually, Kovac replaced Carter as the protagonist of the recurring "trips to Africa" subplot and underwent all kinds of horrible trauma, but the writers managed to tie up the bow nicely by the end. The hardest part is that when you look at the show and consistently over so many years it would be hard to say that you could do it at the level that we did it. 's cast, including any recurring hospital employee who made an impact; briefer guest stints were not considered, and neither were peripheral characters like family members. Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. Edwards was such a charming actor that he managed to keep you on Greene's side even as things got more and more melodramatic, but by the time the show dragged out his death (over three episodes!) Another fan chimed in and alleged, My friend wrote for the Ellen Show for two years and told me Ellen didnt greet her once. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Wednesday, host Ellen DeGeneres said her choice to exit the show was years in the making. Later years demanded everyone have some kind of crippling personal drama, but Doyle mostly just did her job well. She was written with that intention. The love between the two is palpable on screen and Crawford's devotion to Whitney and her career is so obvious. "It's very hard to play less intelligent than you are or more confused than you are, and she had a really interesting quality. Ross felt as fully-realized and relatable as any of the original cast. This came after DeGeneres told The New York Times that her wife Portia de . It was a return to the genre that made him a star when M*A*S*H icon Alan Alda joined ER for a five-episode stint in 1999 as Dr. Gabriel Lawrence, County General's new attending physician who immediately clashed with Anthony Edwards' Mark Greene and was ultimately diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Gates calls the police when he discovers that the parents of the girl's friend supplied the alcohol, and has the friend's father arrested. It's kind of amazing he stuck around the show as long as he did (Clooney left in 1999, the same year Three Kings came out) but his performance, as great as it always was, wasn't bogged down in movie-star wattage. Clayne Crawford has broken his silence following his Lethal Weapon exit. Shiri Appleby, the OG Liz who starred on the WB/UPN series from 1999-2002, actually appeared on ER twice in her career. (Seasons 8-15) If I had to pick a character from the later seasons of the show, it'd certainly be Pratt. (The show has, of course, since been supplanted, with Grey's Anatomy recently laying claim to that particular honorific with no signs of letting up and no real challenger coming up behind it.) Once upon a time, Lucy Liu and Greg Germann got frisky on camera as Ally McBeal's oddball Ling Woo and Richard Fish, respectively. (Seasons 10-15) I love Linda Cardellini, but Sam Taggart was a mess in the Abby Lockhart moldthere just wasn't a plot she could come out of unscathed. (Seasons 4-11, Guest Star in Season 15) One of the first and more controversial additions to the cast, Corday was easy to love (wisecracking Brit with no tolerance for fuddy-duddies!) Theseaccounts painted a tyrannical picture thats a vast departure from DeGeneres nice persona and from the underdog she started out with, following her coming-out moment and its backlash. (Seasons 6-8) One of two disastrous additions to the cast after George Clooney departed, Cleo Finch was a pediatric fellow who was sadly never interesting. (Recurring Seasons 1-4, Guest Star Season 15) The original boss, Macy made Morgenstern a lovable, slightly absent-minded father figure for the staff, famously telling Dr. Greene he should "set the tone" in the pilot episode when Hathaway got wheeled in after her suicide attempt. She came to PEOPLE in March 2021 after working at a number of major news companies, including Newsweek and Us Weekly. A big, friendly cuddly bear of a man, he was another core part of the background ensemble. But one step at a time, it gets better.. On the run since 1970. Fun Carter was the best; no-fun Carter was a seriosuly cut-rate Mark Greene. "There was no way they were going to kill her off," he said. It was a good thing, too. Meanwhile, before she became the mother of the Big Three on This Is Us, Mandy Moore appeared in a handful of 2010 Grey's episodes as patient Mary Portman, who survived the intense hospital shooting only tonot survive her colostomy bag reversal surgery six months later. Was Star Trek Almost Accidentally Put Into the Public Domain? Introduced as the chief nurse character after Abby got kicked up to doctorhood, Sam was always wrestling with personal drama or her single motherhood in fairly overwrought ways. "The truth is, I always trust my . She said that there are 255 . ER is available to stream, in its entirely, on Hulu. So thats how that choice was made. She attempts suicide in the pilot episode and was originally intended for death, but audiences responded well enough to Margulies for NBC to decide to keep her around. Its not your fault, just suck it up for the day and shell be mean to someone else the next day. More importantly than anything, Weaver was an abrasive and domineering, career-minded doctor who came into conflict with just about every character on the show at one point or another, but never at the cost of your overall sympathy for her. She returned in season 8 and stuck around for quite a while, but they never knew what to do with her; Greene was married and dying, and a romance with Carter fizzled before it even began. They also each appeared on one of the shows in question, with Liu appearing in three 1995 episodes of ER, while Germann currently recurs as Dr. Tom Koracick on Grey's. The show centers around a Midwest couple who adopts a child they . Join Facebook to connect with Mary Ellen Crawford and others you may know. (Seasons 1-3 and 8-12, Guest Star in Season 15) Lewis had two runs on the show, one far more memorable than the other. Frank was ornery as hell and not remotely evolved in his political beliefs but pretty fun all the same. Although a whopping 42 million people tuned in and The Puppy Episode earned an Emmy and Peabody award, ABC axed the show in 1998. For her troubles she was saddled with the heaviest baggage of anyone on ER, from her bipolar mother (Sally Field) to struggles with alcoholism to being assaulted by her neighbor and kidnapped by gang members. In addition to playing husband and wife on "ER," actors Mike Genovese and Ellen Crawford mirror their onscreen relationship: They have been married since 1982. Amazingly, the surgery was, at least in part, driven by Innes' real life health issues caused by using a cane for so many years on the series. Facebook gives people. Ellen DeGeneres has told viewers she is ending her long-running TV show because "I truly have felt like next season was the right time" to bring it to a close. "One, it's fun to have the freedom with my hands and two, my real back was getting screwed up.". THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, Elinor Donahue, Andy Griffith (ca. And before he was Coach, Kyle Chandler played bomb squad leader Dylan Young in Grey's' season two post-Super Bowl episode. On ER, Genovese portrayed officer Alfred Grabarsky, whom Nurse Wright wed during the show's third season.[6]. This is a long, long story but they really didnt want me to come out. Dory Jackson is an Associate Editor for PEOPLE's digital TV team. This article about an American television actor is a stub. As for Shepherd, she told the outlet that she's "unsure" why she hasn't been booked on Ellen's talk show in the last several years. Meanwhile, Happy Days fans were in for a treat when Mrs. C herself Marion Ross showed up in a 2010 Grey's episode as Betty Donahue, an elderly patient who reunites with her long-lost love after they're both randomly admitted to the E.R. Little did fans realize that the show's creative team was going to drop is big bomb in the second-to-last episode, which (somewhat) shockingly killed off Ellen Barkin's matriarch Smurf Cody. Crawford hated wire hangers, and reportedly once woke up her daughter in the middle of the night for using them. As part of the original cast, she was the most emo of the central doctors, sleeping with a married doctor and trying to help out a drug-addicted sister. (Recurring in Seasons 1-4) Probably the greatest unsung doctor, and never part of the credited cast (although Pounder was nominated for an Emmy for Supporting Actress), Hicks was a wise, stabilizing force in early seasons, an especially important mentor to Benton and Carter as they climbed the surgical ranks (and abandoned ship to become emergency medicine specialists, in Carter's case). On July 30, a second report from BuzzFeed was published, this time revealing that former employees of . Her second stint lasted until Season 12. For instance, in 2008, when Mariah Carey appeared on Ellen, DeGeneres pressured the pop star into disclosing her pregnancy on TV. Two Roswells means two Lizs, and oddly enough, each of them have appeared on one of these shows. The Daily Mail confirms that assumption by reporting that Crawford hired Anna . (Seasons 2-13, Guest Star in Season 15) A groundbreaking character (one of the first three-dimensional lesbians on TV) who constantly refused to be defined by any of the labels you could affix to hershe was disabled, walking with a crutch, and adopted, sometimes searching to reconnect with her birth parents. Clooney, 59, revealed that wife Amal, 43, has a bone to pick with the actor's ER character after she began watching the series for the first time amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ellen DeGeneres revealed today that she is ending The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2022 after its 19th season wraps. She wasn't able to have children, but she adopted 5 children. (Recurring Seasons 3-5) ER should have paid to keep Fox around (she departed for The West Wing and then CSI). (Recurring Seasons 11-15) I always thought Dr. Dubenko was kinda creepy. And I really have had a hard time grappling with the aftermath. Houston was supposed to perform the anthem wearing a sleeveless black cocktail dress and heels while she was backed by an . The meteoric success of ER in the 1990s led to some interesting effects on the casting of the series. [4], Crawford has also performed on stage, in A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill. But Clooney immediately elevated the material he was given and made Ross complex but still lovablehe was never quite trustworthy but you were always on his side anyway. She is an actress, known for The Man from Earth (2007), ER (1994) and Soldier (1998). Clayne Crawford is officially out as cop Martin Riggs. The downside of these types of deals is that the actors eventually earn so much money that there is not a whole lot of motivation to keep them on the series. I an incredibly sorry if my . Below follows a ranked consideration of ER's cast, including any recurring hospital employee who made an impact; briefer guest stints were not considered, and neither were peripheral characters like family members. So they canceled it.. I didn't say, 'Let's do another take.' (Recurring in Seasons 1-15) ER had a reliable cast of background nurse actors with distinct personalities, although they rarely got major storylines to play around with. They were not mentioned in her bio. (Seasons 5-6) Oh, Lucy! (Recurring Seasons 4-10) Yoshi was the one nurse they added who really had a fair amount to do, but eventually he just stopped appearing. Grey's, on the other hand, saw their famous Chris arrive in the form of Chris O'Donnell, who recurred as Meredith's vet and short-lived love interest Finn Dandridge. She also began a relationship with Arrested Development star Portia de Rossi in 2004, and they tied the knot in 2008. I got a bone density test and the bottom of my spine is starting to curve on one side from 10 years of raising my hip. While not a disabled actor herself, Innes' depiction of a disabled doctor was still a big deal at the time. "I would hate to give the impression that the difficulties of running a county hospital and the problems within the system come to an end because conveniently the hospital gets closed for a new one or something like that," Wells said. Wise teamed up with Hirsh's Dr. Greene for an ER: The Next Generation. Actor Seann William Scott took over the role of Martin Riggs for the . The actor, who played Martin Riggs on the Fox drama, was officially fired from the series after previously being . The bodies of Therese and her children were still inside. She also just got naturally phased out, with no real explanation given. Meanwhile, before Jesse Plemmons sent chills down our spines as he charming psychopath Todd Alquist in Breaking Bad's final season, he appeared in a 2006 episode of the ABC soap. [The show ended] because I came out, DeGeneres told Dax Shepards Armchair Expert podcast in 2018. At one point, she was Abby's AA sponsor. By Alyssa Bailey Published: May 12, 2021. He was always an idiot and was justifiably fired by Weaver in season 8 for accidentally killing a patient due to negligence and having sex in an ambulance. "This has been a very, very disastrous thing for me because I forgot all of the terrible things I'd done as Dr. Ross," the Oscar winner said. but got mired in boring drama when the writers decided she should hook up with, and quickly marry, Dr. Greene. '", She continued, "I was about to go do Homicide: Life on the Street because I had done two episodes of it before I did the pilot of ER and they wanted me back. Even though the prop vases are made of sugar, Hoffman recalled trying to dodge them on-set for each take and for Episode 7, when Mamacita finally leaves Crawford. Lyons went on to play the titular hero of The Cape, and I wish that had been his character on ER too. ", Edwards added, "I feel like I laughed and stayed in love for eight years. However, there were hints along the way that DeGeneres wasnt practicing what she preached with her be kind mantra. 'American Idol' finalist Caleb Kennedy out after KKK-theme King Charles to evict Harry and Meghan from Frogmore Cottage and give to Andrew, 'Elvis' star Austin Butler was rushed to ER after 'body just started shutting down', Drug-resistant stomach bug spreading across US: 'Serious public health alert', Meghan Markle, Prince Harry have first night out since bombshell Spare released, Jordyn Woods supports Selena Gomez amid singers feud with Kylie Jenner, Hailey Bieber, RHONJ recap: Jennifer Aydin mocks Rachel Fudas terrible nose job, Savannah Guthrie Rushed Out Of Today After Testing Positive For COVID-19 During Live Broadcast, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry have first night out since bombshell 'Spare' released. Before he was Ornette Howard in the fourth season of NBC's beloved football drama, Cress Williams appeared in 18 episodes of ER as Officer Reggie Moore. She became a star with her sitcom Ellen, which aired from 1994-1998. On The Puppy Episode in Season 4, which aired on April 30, 1997, she made history by coming out as gay on TV. While we all know that Jessica Capshaw starred as the beloved Dr. Arizona Robbins for 10 seasons on Grey's Anatomy, she also holds the distinction of being the only series regular on either show to have guest starred on the other. When I asked, Well, whats her malady or injury? they said, We havent decided yet. They wanted to keep it open, and not have it be something that was an issue. Laura Innes: Yes, when I read for the part, the character was described as having a limp and using a cane. In the latest TV Legends Revealed, discover the strange reason why Laura Innes' Dr. Kerry Weaver had her mysterious limp fixed on ER. A shy and reserved Brit of Punjabi Sikh descent, Rasgotra was alternately steely and nervous and always incredibly likeable (can you tell that I tend to like the sterner doctors?) (Recurring Seasons 1-15) One of the less-memorable nurses, Lily was nonetheless hovering around in every season. Nearly a decade later, she would appear in a 2014 episode of Grey's as well. Before either Octavia Spencer or Jessica Chastain could bond as Minny Jackson and her employer Celia Foote in 2011's The Help, they both appeared on ER early in their careers. 2023 E! At the time, executive producer John Wells said, "We shot the 60-second scene several weeks ago in Seattle before George had to leave to promote his new Ethan and Joel Coen film at Cannes. At one point he has a heart attack and his life is saved by Lewis; another time he leads a medical inquiry against Corday. DeGeneres declined to comment on this article, but in September, she addressed the controversy on-air in her first Season 18 monologue. Before he began breaking tween hearts everywhere as High School Musical's Troy Bolton, Zac Efron appeared in a 2003 episode of ER as Bobby Neville, a shooting victim who didn't make it out of County General alive. She also alleged that fellow LGBTQ celebs such as Elton John told her to shut up already about being gay in the aftermath. It was a young age at which to come to such a startling conclusion, to have one's belief in the benignity of the world . Clooney recalled. We've received your submission. Lydia Wright-Grabarsky is a nurse in the ER. The Crawford memoir adds another perspective, with some fresh details. The cast reminisced over their positive experiences working on the medical drama and shared several behind-the-scenes memories. One of the core nurses who never stopped appearing in the show's 15 seasons. I think in the next couple of days, you might be offered a series regular role,'" she recalled. Actress: The Man from Earth. Her reason for coming out on TV was to free herself of shame she said in 2017. It was all kinds of other lessons of learning what its like to not be loved and to be the butt of everybodys joke on television and in magazines, DeGeneres told Oprah Winfrey in 2015. (Recurring Seasons 3-15) The jowly Anspaugh replaced William H. Macy's Morgensten as the top hospital authority figure for the rest of the show and would occasionally show up and jowl at people very proficiently. ER got theirs in 2003 when Chris Pine appeared in an episode in what would be his first acting role. "STT Interviews: Ellen Crawford & Mike Genovese", "Legendary Medical Drama 'ER' to Receive the Icon Award at the '2009 TV Land Awards' on Sunday, April 19th", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ellen_Crawford&oldid=1126226878, ("X Marks the Murder: Part 1" and "Part 2"), 2000 - 01 ("Surprise!" Were not going to touch it. I got no more advertising, I got no more promotion. The Andy Griffith Show made its debut in 1960, and Elinor was a part of it, playing pharmacist Ellie Walker, with the idea being that she would eventually become the girlfriend of Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) following a rocky start between the two of them.And while Ellie and Andy did begin to date, the . On Thursday, the OG County General crew made a virtual appearance on Stars in the House to support costar Gloria Reuben's (Jeanie Boulet) organization, Waterkeeper Alliance. It's all of these people that I love and miss. After the WB canceled Ryan Murphy's first series, Popular, in 2001, his leading lady Leslie Bibb rebounded with an eight-episode stint on the NBC drama as med student Erin Harkins, who romanced Goran Visnjic's Luka before nearly dying in a car accident and leaving town. The move comes after DeGeneres and her . Therefore, as of Season 13, there were no main cast members on ER left from either Season 1 or Season 2, leaving the longest tenured star to be Laura Innes' Dr. Kerry Weaver, who was a recurring character on Season 2 before being added to the main cast in Season 3. (Seasons 1-11, Guest Star in Seasons 12, 15) If you're just counting the early seasons, Carter might be atop the list. She saw an easy transition for her character, Ellen Morgan, to realize that she was gay, too, which was why her relationships with men werent working out, she said. It was the end of an era. While it was clear to Wells that it was time for ER to say goodbye"It's very odd to say, but it really was time to end. A trained teacher, Crawford was just 22 years old when she entered . What's that? One of these fan-favorite recurring characters took the form of Sheriff Ep Bridges, played by John Crawford. Set over the course of 24 hours, just like the pilot, we watched as new intern Dr. Julia Wise (guest star Alexis Bledel, fresh out of Stars Hollow) went about her first day at County, having about as much luck as Carter did on his. So Jim said: were going on tour youre going to show them who you are. Here's why. ", Innes originally had a bit of a hard time reacting to Weaver's surgery, but she ultimately adapted, noting, "I felt very self conscious. She is an actress, known for The Man from Earth (2007), ER (1994) and Soldier (1998). and "One Hundred"), {"Chromolume No. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. Cute, but not exactly scathing stuff. Two years after her last regular episode as Rory Gilmore, Alexis Bledel returned to TV as Dr. Julia Wise in the NBC hit's very last episode ever. (Seasons 14-15) This "charming" douchebag, a nephew of Anspaugh's, liked to sleep with med students and not do work. Ellen Crawford. The later-years chief of surgery nursed a crush on Abby and, especially, Neela, who was way too young for him. Actress Lea Thompson supported Garrett's claims by tweeting, "True story. The full-length opening credits from the first season, abandoned years earlier, were back with the James Newton Howard theme songyou can almost hear it now, can't you?andbeloved Benton (Eriq La Salle) fist-pump in tact. Clayne Crawford is proving that the drama behind the scenes on Lethal Weapon might be more compelling than anything the Fox procedural could do onscreen.. Then she broke her own career. 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