I was convinced, and rightfully so, that I was performing with the two best actresses in television, Sharon Gless and Tyne Daley. I already had a B.A. in acting and I found myself in the midst of going for my M.F.A. just to stay on the screen with them. I learned more from acting with those two women than I have to this very day. I especially like being pinched in the butt a lot, which is something they had a penchant for doing to all their male co-stars.

The character they created for me was wonderful. He was the humor in the precinct, where up to that point, there was none. Detective Esposito always had some kind of scam going on. He was either scalping Knick tickets for twice the price, or selling hand held fans at a ridiculous markup during a heat wave.

The first year was great. At the end of the season, the writers called all the co-stars into the room to discuss ideas for episodes for the following season. To my delight, all the other characters wanted to do a show with Esposito.

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