Cyrus Lupo
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Det. Cyrus "Lupes" Lupo is a fictional character
on the long-running NBC
series Law & Order
, played by Jeremy Sisto
. He replaced Nina Cassady
, who was written out of the show due to Milena Govich's
departure from the cast.
groups overseas in Iraq, Pakistan, and Morocco; while on this assignment, Lupo often worked alone, without backup and unarmed. He is cited as closing important cases in "very unfriendly parts of the world, without warrants, without a weapon, and without back-up". Before this, he was a patrolman in the 27th precinct. His shield number is 2632.
While Lupo was still a patrolman in the 27th Precinct, he witnessed a Christmas morning crime scene in which a father murdered his wife and two children. This bloody crime scene left him with PTSD and he began drinking to deal with the mental trauma. While he was abusing alcohol, he appeared in court to testify against the father who committed the crime, and the defense lawyer discovered he was under the influence while testifying on the stand. He continued drinking until he fell asleep while hung over on the job and his partner was shot dead because of it.
Lupo then partners with Ed Green
in order to solve the assisted suicide
death of his brother. In a later investigation, he takes advantage of an opportunity to learn the names of the practicing psychiatrist
's patients by e-mailing himself the patient list on his BlackBerry
. The evidence obtained is later ruled inadmissible. Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
rebukes Lupo and Green for a "bad search".
When Green leaves, Lupo becomes the second detective to be promoted from Junior to Senior Partner. Both Green and current partner Kevin Bernard
call him "Lupes".
In the season 20 episode "Just a Girl in the World", he gets romantically involved with a manipulative witness (played by Camille Chen
), who later turns out to be a suspect; Lupo nearly ruins the case as a result.
In the season 18 episode "Illegal", Lupo tells Executive A.D.A. Michael Cutter
that he's from Rego Park, Queens.
It is often mentioned on various occasions that he is currently in law school. This comes into play in his dealings with E.A.D.A. Michael Cutter
and A.D.A Connie Rubirosa
.
, as he correctly identifies a quotation as being derived from the book of Romans
. He attended Catholic School as a child, and refers to the teaching nuns as gangsters.Prior to her marrying his brother, Lupo had been involved with his sister-in-law. It has also been revealed that he speaks both Spanish
and Chinese
, and is taking first year Law Courses at Brooklyn College, part of the City University of New York, which does not have a law school. The CUNY law school is located in Flushing, Queens. (There is a Brooklyn Law School located at 250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, New York, 11201 USA, but it is not affiliated with the CUNY System). There is an inside joke in which Lupo thinks about "getting a dog". He later takes one home, named "Otto". He once said during the funeral of one of the victims that he hates funerals.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on the long-running NBC
NBC
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series Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
, played by Jeremy Sisto
Jeremy Sisto
Jeremy Merton Sisto is an American actor. Sisto has had recurring roles as Billy Chenowith on the HBO series Six Feet Under and Detective Cyrus Lupo on Law & Order on television and also starred in the films Jesus, Clueless and Thirteen.-Early life:Sisto was born in Grass Valley, California, the...
. He replaced Nina Cassady
Nina Cassady
Det. Nina Cassady is a fictional character on the NBC crime drama Law & Order, portrayed by Milena Govich. Cassady, the first, and only, female detective in the original Law & Order series, appeared in the first episode of the seventeenth season. Cassady worked alongside Det. Ed Green Det. Nina...
, who was written out of the show due to Milena Govich's
Milena Govich
-Biography:She was born in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. Both of her parents, Dr. Bruce Michael Govich and Dr. Marilyn Green Govich, are professors of music: Bruce worked at University of Oklahoma and Marilyn currently works at the University of Central Oklahoma...
departure from the cast.
Character development
Prior to his transfer to the 27th Detective Squad, Lupo spent 4 years as a member of the NYPD Intelligence Division investigating terroristTerrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
groups overseas in Iraq, Pakistan, and Morocco; while on this assignment, Lupo often worked alone, without backup and unarmed. He is cited as closing important cases in "very unfriendly parts of the world, without warrants, without a weapon, and without back-up". Before this, he was a patrolman in the 27th precinct. His shield number is 2632.
While Lupo was still a patrolman in the 27th Precinct, he witnessed a Christmas morning crime scene in which a father murdered his wife and two children. This bloody crime scene left him with PTSD and he began drinking to deal with the mental trauma. While he was abusing alcohol, he appeared in court to testify against the father who committed the crime, and the defense lawyer discovered he was under the influence while testifying on the stand. He continued drinking until he fell asleep while hung over on the job and his partner was shot dead because of it.
Lupo then partners with Ed Green
Ed Green
Edward "Ed" Green is a fictional character on the NBC crime drama Law & Order, created by Rene Balcer and portrayed by Jesse L. Martin.-Character overview:...
in order to solve the assisted suicide
Assisted suicide
Assisted suicide is the common term for actions by which an individual helps another person voluntarily bring about his or her own death. "Assistance" may mean providing one with the means to end one's own life, but may extend to other actions. It differs to euthanasia where another person ends...
death of his brother. In a later investigation, he takes advantage of an opportunity to learn the names of the practicing psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
's patients by e-mailing himself the patient list on his BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
. The evidence obtained is later ruled inadmissible. Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
Anita Van Buren
Lt. Anita Van Buren is a fictional character on NBC's long running police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order, portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson. By episode count, she is the longest-running character on the show...
rebukes Lupo and Green for a "bad search".
When Green leaves, Lupo becomes the second detective to be promoted from Junior to Senior Partner. Both Green and current partner Kevin Bernard
Kevin Bernard
Kevin Bernard is a fictional character on the TV crime drama Law & Order, portrayed by Anthony Anderson.- Character overview :Detective Bernard first appears in the episode "Burn Card" as an Internal Affairs detective, investigating a shooting in which Detective Ed Green is involved...
call him "Lupes".
In the season 20 episode "Just a Girl in the World", he gets romantically involved with a manipulative witness (played by Camille Chen
Camille Chen
Camille Chen is a Taiwanese American actress. She was born in Taiwan and raised in the U.S. She began her career in show business, doing voiceover work for the English version of anime TV series such as Lost Universe and Devil Lady.-Filmography:*Spilled *The Ringer *Heavenly Beauties as Asian...
), who later turns out to be a suspect; Lupo nearly ruins the case as a result.
In the season 18 episode "Illegal", Lupo tells Executive A.D.A. Michael Cutter
Michael Cutter
Michael "Mike" Cutter is a fictional character on the long-running NBC series Law & Order and its spinoff Law & Order: Special Victims Unit played by Linus Roache. The character debuted in L&O's eighteenth season premiere, broadcast January 2, 2008, and remained through its series finale on May...
that he's from Rego Park, Queens.
It is often mentioned on various occasions that he is currently in law school. This comes into play in his dealings with E.A.D.A. Michael Cutter
Michael Cutter
Michael "Mike" Cutter is a fictional character on the long-running NBC series Law & Order and its spinoff Law & Order: Special Victims Unit played by Linus Roache. The character debuted in L&O's eighteenth season premiere, broadcast January 2, 2008, and remained through its series finale on May...
and A.D.A Connie Rubirosa
Connie Rubirosa
Assistant District Attorney / Deputy District Attorney Consuela "Connie" Rubirosa is a fictional character, portrayed by Alana de la Garza, who joined the cast of long-running NBC drama series Law & Order during the 17th season premiere episode "Fame". She is the only second-chair ADA of Law &...
.
Personality
Though his religious affiliation, if any, is unknown, Lupo appears to have some knowledge of the BibleBible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
, as he correctly identifies a quotation as being derived from the book of Romans
Epistle to the Romans
The Epistle of Paul to the Romans, often shortened to Romans, is the sixth book in the New Testament. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by the Apostle Paul to explain that Salvation is offered through the Gospel of Jesus Christ...
. He attended Catholic School as a child, and refers to the teaching nuns as gangsters.Prior to her marrying his brother, Lupo had been involved with his sister-in-law. It has also been revealed that he speaks both Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, and is taking first year Law Courses at Brooklyn College, part of the City University of New York, which does not have a law school. The CUNY law school is located in Flushing, Queens. (There is a Brooklyn Law School located at 250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, New York, 11201 USA, but it is not affiliated with the CUNY System). There is an inside joke in which Lupo thinks about "getting a dog". He later takes one home, named "Otto". He once said during the funeral of one of the victims that he hates funerals.