Where did Jack McCoy go to law school?

Jack attended college at the University of Chicago and then went on to New York University for law school. He joined the New York County District Attorney's Office in 1971 (I believe this is the correct year) and worked his way up to the position of Executive Assistant District Attorney.
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Did Claire Kincaid and Jack McCoy have a relationship?

It is suggested throughout the fifth and sixth season that Kincaid and Executive ADA Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) have a sexual relationship. However, it is not explicitly stated until season 9, long after the character had been killed in a traffic accident and exited the show.
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Did Jack sleep with Claire on law and order?

Ben Stone was later replaced by Jack McCoy, and, due to his reputation for sleeping with his assistants, the first thing that Kincaid told him was that she would not be sleeping with him. (L&O: "Second Opinion") The two argued multiple times over trial strategies, but eventually became lovers.
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Why did Jill Hennessy leave law and order?

Jill Hennessy's fear of being typecast led to her Law & Order exit.
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How old is Jack McCoy on law and order?

How old is Law and Order's Jack McCoy star Sam Waterston? Law and Order star Sam Waterston was born on November 15, 1940, which means he is now 81 years old. He joined the cast of the legal drama four years after it premiered when he was 53.
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"Like Time Travel" - Sam Waterston On Becoming Jack McCoy Again For "Law



Who did Jack McCoy have affairs with?

Jack is by no means an angel, though. He has confirmed that he has had affairs with three of his female assistants, one of which is now an ex-wife. He had an affair with a fourth female assistant, Claire Kincaid, but it was brought to a violent end when she was killed in a car accident with a drunk driver.
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Who is the longest running actor on law and order?

Law & Order: The Longest-Running Members of the Cast
  • Mariska Hargitay — 540+ Episodes. ...
  • Ice-T — 500+ Episodes. ...
  • Dann Florek — 400+ Episodes. ...
  • Sam Waterston — 390+ Episodes. ...
  • S. ...
  • Christopher Meloni — 320+ Episodes. ...
  • Richard Belzer — 320+ Episodes. ...
  • Jerry Orbach — 270+ Episodes.
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Which Ada was murdered on Law and Order?

A case involving fake DEA badges leads to the death of A.D.A. Borgia. McCoy is forced to resort to dubious legal tactics to ensure that Borgia's killers are brought to justice. A case involving fake DEA badges leads to the death of A.D.A.
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Why did Fontaine leave Law and Order?

Farina has decided to leave his role as New York police Detective Joe Fontana after two seasons on the NBC drama to pursue other offers and projects being developed by his production company, his spokeswoman, Lori De Waal, said Tuesday.
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Why did Angie Harmon leave Law and Order?

Harmon left Law & Order to concentrate on her film career, saying that she preferred working in film to television. After appearing in the 2001 direct-to-video film Good Advice, she had a supporting role in Agent Cody Banks (2003), playing the CIA handler of a teenage agent (Frankie Muniz).
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Why was Serena Southerlyn fired?

Her departure was noteworthy due to a surprising conversation between Southerlyn and Branch in the very last scene of the episode. At the close of the show, Branch dismisses Southerlyn because he feels she is too sympathetic toward defendants, and that her emotions get in the way of looking at the facts.
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Why did Lennie Briscoe leave law and order?

In 2005, the Lennie Briscoe character was written out after the second episode of Trial By Jury, coinciding with Orbach's death on December 28, 2004, from prostate cancer.
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Who was the first ADA on law and order?

Abbie Carmichael was the first ADA the show introduced on its first episode, "Payback." Her appearance on SVU was not long — only six episodes — but the fans may know her better from her recurring role on Law & Order.
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What happens to Claire Kincaid?

Claire Kincaid was the Assistant District Attorney in the series from seasons four to six. The character was killed off in 1996 when she died in a car accident. Claire had been driving a drunk Lennie Briscoe (played by Jerry Orbach) home from a bar when the accident happened.
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When did Jack McCoy Leave Law & Order?

When actor Sam Waterston first joined the cast of the original NBC series Law & Order in 1994, his contract was only for one season. But something clicked, and he wound up playing the role of district attorney Jack McCoy on the show for 16 years, until the series wrapped in 2010.
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Why did Mike Logan leave Law and Order?

When Noth was fired from the show in 1995 over a salary dispute, the Logan character was written out; in the Law & Order universe, Logan is transferred from Manhattan Homicide to the Staten Island Domestic Disputes squad in 1995 for publicly punching a homophobic politician who had been tried for the murder of a gay ...
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How did Joe Fontana have so much money?

“He's old money from Chicago, descended from 1920s mafia dons who made it big on the alcohol trade. He's a trust fund kid that comes from a rich family and instead of getting a business degree like a respectable citizen, he became a cop because he liked the Dirty Harry movies and wanted to play the hero.
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Who replaced Joe Fontana on Law and Order?

Cast and crew changes

In May 2004, it was announced that Dennis Farina would be replacing Jerry Orbach (Detective Lennie Briscoe) as Detective Joe Fontana. Having moved over to the third Law & Order spin-off, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Orbach only filmed two episodes of the series before his death in December 2004.
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Who was the most popular female Ada on law and order?

1. Casey Novak — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Casey Novak, portrayed by Diane Neal, isn't just the series' longest-running ADA, she is also quite simply its best. Alexandra Cabot is a close second, but nothing quite matches the inimitable, fearless conviction of Casey Novak.
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How did Connie leave law and order?

After leaving the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Rubirosa goes on to serve as a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles, following the resignations of Evelyn Price and Lauren Stanton.
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Who killed Rubirosa?

Death. Rubirosa died in the early morning of July 5, 1965, at the age of 56, when he crashed his silver Ferrari 250 GT cabriolet into a horse chestnut tree in the Bois de Boulogne after an all-night celebration at the Paris nightclub "Jimmy's" in honor of winning the polo Coupe de France.
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Do Law and Order actors get paid for reruns?

Actors (other than background actors) get paid again when a performance is rerun. In TV's past, those payments ended after a certain number of replays; now they can go on forever — making those “Law & Order” reruns an annuity for the actors.
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How much do actors make on Law and Order reruns?

The Law & Order Cast – $200,000

Thanks to its post-mortem popularity, stars like Jerry Orbach and Sam Waterston keep receiving regular checks in the mail. While the exact amount isn't actually known, cast members have revealed that the reruns pay them 6% of their original salaries.
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Do they reuse actors on law and order?

Law & Order: SVU has had so many guest star repeats that some of the actors have even appeared as different characters in each appearance. But a few lucky ones not only managed to get the role for two different characters, they also went on to play main or recurring characters on the show.
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