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EXCLUSIVE: Danny Pino Talks About Replacing Christopher Meloni on 'Law & Order: SVU'
By Lee Hernandez | 07/05/2011
This is a lengthy article so I am only posting parts of it. Refer to above link for complete article.
The next time you see Christopher Meloni's character Elliot Stabler on Law & Order: SVU, he'll be Cuban. OK, not really. But Meloni's replacement on the thirteenth season of the hit NBC drama (premiering this fall) is a Cuban-American actor: Cold Case alum, Danny Pino. We caught up with Pino, 37, to get the scoop on his hot new role, and the hunky actor gave us tons of details about his audition, and explained why he doesn't feel he has to fill Meloni's shoes on the hit show.
Congratulations on your new SVU role! Are you excited to be joining the show?
Thank you! Absolutely! It is a fantastic show.
What can you tell us about your new character?
I’m not sure what they have planned in terms of where he falls and what his relationship is to the other characters yet. I don’t even know the character’s name yet because we’re still developing him.
What would you like the character to be like?
An intelligent character with a strong point-of-view who challenges the characters around him would probably be something interesting and fascinating to watch.
One of the things we loved about Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) was his short temper. Is that a trait you'd like your character to have?
I think having a broad range is attractive — being able to have a conversation with a witness within an investigation is potentially as interesting as strategically being antagonistic and getting physical. It’s equally as effective in getting information.
Tell us about your audition!
It was a screen test, so I auditioned on the set of the SVU precinct. Mariska {Hargitay} and I played a scene together. They wrote a character for the test — I'm not sure if that's going to be the character that I'll be playing, or if that was solely a character setup for the purpose of the test. But the scene we played was about Mariska and a detective coming in with a different style of interrogation and a different style of interview. While Benson is protective of the victim, my character in the screen test was protective of the investigation — he wasn't sure who was being truthful and who wasn't being truthful. The character I was playing was combative.
A lot of Latinos are really proud that you are joining SVU in a lead role. Does it make you proud to represent Latinos with a starring role on such a revered show?
I'm certainly proud to be Cuban American and it's a fantastic opportunity for anybody — regardless of their ethnicity or nationality. It does carry a measure or pride to know where you're from and to know what your roots are. Tune in!
EXCLUSIVE: Danny Pino Talks About Replacing Christopher Meloni on 'Law & Order: SVU'
By Lee Hernandez | 07/05/2011
This is a lengthy article so I am only posting parts of it. Refer to above link for complete article.
The next time you see Christopher Meloni's character Elliot Stabler on Law & Order: SVU, he'll be Cuban. OK, not really. But Meloni's replacement on the thirteenth season of the hit NBC drama (premiering this fall) is a Cuban-American actor: Cold Case alum, Danny Pino. We caught up with Pino, 37, to get the scoop on his hot new role, and the hunky actor gave us tons of details about his audition, and explained why he doesn't feel he has to fill Meloni's shoes on the hit show.
Congratulations on your new SVU role! Are you excited to be joining the show?
Thank you! Absolutely! It is a fantastic show.
What can you tell us about your new character?
I’m not sure what they have planned in terms of where he falls and what his relationship is to the other characters yet. I don’t even know the character’s name yet because we’re still developing him.
What would you like the character to be like?
An intelligent character with a strong point-of-view who challenges the characters around him would probably be something interesting and fascinating to watch.
One of the things we loved about Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) was his short temper. Is that a trait you'd like your character to have?
I think having a broad range is attractive — being able to have a conversation with a witness within an investigation is potentially as interesting as strategically being antagonistic and getting physical. It’s equally as effective in getting information.
Tell us about your audition!
It was a screen test, so I auditioned on the set of the SVU precinct. Mariska {Hargitay} and I played a scene together. They wrote a character for the test — I'm not sure if that's going to be the character that I'll be playing, or if that was solely a character setup for the purpose of the test. But the scene we played was about Mariska and a detective coming in with a different style of interrogation and a different style of interview. While Benson is protective of the victim, my character in the screen test was protective of the investigation — he wasn't sure who was being truthful and who wasn't being truthful. The character I was playing was combative.
A lot of Latinos are really proud that you are joining SVU in a lead role. Does it make you proud to represent Latinos with a starring role on such a revered show?
I'm certainly proud to be Cuban American and it's a fantastic opportunity for anybody — regardless of their ethnicity or nationality. It does carry a measure or pride to know where you're from and to know what your roots are. Tune in!