The show was a spin-off of the mega hit “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”
This time around, “CSI: Miami” followed a team of forensic investigators in southern Florida.
As co-creator Ann Donahue toldEntertainment Weeklyback in 2002, Procter just made sense.
“She was our first hire.
She came in to talk to us, and she really was the character.”
As she explained, “Calleigh has a very intense, focused energy.
I’m surprised they haven’t strapped me down and made me take Ritalin yet.”
Since the show’s ending, Procter has moved on to philanthropy.
It turns out that his character wasn’t expected to last long.
Linn told The Star Scoop, “I didn’t start off the show.
I was hired on the sixteenth episode, and not even as a regular.
I was hired for one episode.
They liked David Caruso’s and my chemistry together.
My agent called and said they wanted me for one more episode.”
He continued, “That turned into nine in a row in the first season.
In the second season, I did thirteen, and in the third season, I did nineteen.
And then last year, they finally stepped up to the plate and signed me on as a regular.
It’s been fantastic.”
“I want to be respected by my peers and take a stab at keep my work fresh.
I came out here to work.
That’s why I came out here.
If I’m fortunate enough and lucky enough to have celebrity go along with that, that’s fantastic.
Being famous was never in the cards for me.
Rodriguez’s character definitely shared a romantic vibe with Emily Proctor’s Calleigh Duquesne.
In 2011, Rodriguez toldTV Linethat he felt like it was too bad the relationship was never realized.
Rodriguez explained that the show seemed to have moved beyond the two’s potential.
“We’ve sort of moved past it at this point, unfortunately.
LaRue was still technically on the show when she got the audition for “CSI: Miami.”
“Totally, absolutely, unexpected and out of the blue.
I had just come off a really horrifying pilot season.
I hadn’t left the soap yet, I only had like three more days.
Luckily, her daughter was okay.
So I didn’t go.
Then I figured, okay that’s dead.”
In the end, to the joy of “CSI” fans everywhere, LaRue made the audition work.
As she toldThe World, she rarely watches her own work due to this personality trait.
“There are [so many] things I’ve never seen.
While Alexander left the show in 2008, she has fond memories of playing Alexx Woods.
As she toldCSI Files, she really respected her character.
