10 Actors That Were So Bad They Had To Quit TV Shows
1. David Caruso - NYPD Blue
This actor has one of the messier exits on the list and also stuck around the longest on his show. Cast as the leading man in the hit cop series NYPD Blue, David Caruso had the perfect CV and reputation to bag him the role of John Kelly.
It wasn't long after filming commenced that the casting director realised what a mistake had been made. The actor was apparently extremely volatile and emotionally unavailable to fellow cast and crew members and treated everyone as if they were his stepping stone for success. This attitude got him nowhere, and his bad acting and lack of empathy soon found him leaving the show to pursue his 'big acting career.'
It sounds as though everyone was quite relieved to see the back of this actor, and Jimmy Smits soon stepped in to assume the role of John Kelly. Where does terrible acting, a list of insane contractual demands and a lousy attitude get you? Nowhere apparently, since this actor is yet to have his big break. Thanks to his terrible personality, it feels okay to say that his performances felt so forced and robotic that we're surprised he ever got the role on NYPD Blue and CSI: Miami. Is his face even capable of emotion?