Mike Giardello
Mike Giardello | |
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Homicide: The Movie | |
Created by | Tom Fontana |
Portrayed by | Giancarlo Esposito |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | Mike |
Gender | Male |
Title | Officer Agent (formerly) |
Occupation | Patrolman FBI Agent (formerly) |
Family | Al Giardello (father) Joanne Giardello (mother, deceased) Teresa (sister) Charisse (sister) |
Relatives | Rosina Giardello (great-grandmother) Al (nephew) |
Alphonso Michael "Mike" Giardello Jr. is a fictional character from the television drama Homicide: Life on the Street. The character was played by Giancarlo Esposito.
Biography
Mike Giardello is an FBI agent who is the estranged son of Baltimore Police Lieutenant
Mafia trial in Philadelphia, and later resigns from the Bureau. He was earlier left devastated when he was enlisted as a hostage negotiator when a deranged father was holding his son and daughter hostage, and the father ended up killing his son before committing suicide (though this episode aired after the one where he resigns from the FBI). In the series finale he talks of returning to the Baltimore streets, and the 2000 TV movie reveals that he has joined the BPD as a patrolman in hopes of earning a detective's shield.[1]
Family
Mike Giardello appears as the middle child of Al and Joanne Giardello. He has two sisters Teresa and Charisse (who refers to him as Al Jr.) and at least one nephew by his sister Charisse. His great-grandmother Rosina is known to him as "Nonna". He was raised in Baltimore's
African American
officers in the BPD (Michael claims Al was one of the first black Lieutenants in the department and encourages Al to take the captain's position on the finale as a means of improving the bad relationship between the city's black community and the police department).
References
- ^ J Bobby. "The HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET Glossary".