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  3. 'Miami Vice' Original Cast: Through The Years

'Miami Vice' Original Cast: Through The Years

Allvipp Newsroom / May 5, 2024 - 02:00 pm

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Pinterest The Cast of 'Miami Vice'.
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The Cast of 'Miami Vice'

Miami Vice is one of the most successful TV shows of the eighties. A total of five seasons containing 111 episodes were produced from 1984 until 1990. The addictive series is about two undercover cops who mainly chase drug dealers, gunrunners, and money launderers in the greater Miami area.

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Pinterest Philip Michael Thomas and Don Johnson in 'Miami Vice'.
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"James 'Sonny' Crockett" and "Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs"

How handsome are "James" and "Ricardo"?! Find out what the actors behind the cast are up to today...

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Pinterest Don Johnson in 'Miami Vice'.
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"James 'Sonny' Crockett"

Gorgeous Don Johnson played the role of "James 'Sonny' Crockett“. "Sonny“ is a police officer who's been with the South Florida Police for ten years and was in Vietnam before he joined the force. "Sonny“ is divorced and the father of two sons...

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Pinterest Don Johnson in 2020.
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Don Johnson Today

After the end of Miami Vice, Don Johnson focused on his film career. Besides many others, Johnson featured in Born Yesterday in 1993, together with his ex-wife Melanie Griffith. In 2012, Johnson played a plantation owner in the highly successful Django Unchained and in 2015, was featured in the ABC series Blood & Oil, which was canceled after one season. But Johnson hasn't stopped acting: In 2017, he starred in Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Knives Out, and HBO's Watchmen.

His iconic charming smile is still shining!

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Pinterest Philip Michael Thomas in 'Miami Vice'.
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"Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs"

Philip Michael Thomas played "Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs". He used to work for the NYPD but after "Rico's" brother was shot by a gangster, he followed the gangster to Miami. There he met "Sonny", who was chasing the same individual, and they teamed up to become the dynamic duo!

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Pinterest Philip Michael Thomas in 2015.
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Philip Michael Thomas Today

Philip Michael Thomas had his breakthrough with Miami Vice. You know him also from the TV series Extralage and We Are Angels. Also, he lent his voice to the character of  "Lance Vance" in the two highly successful video games "GTA: Vice City "and "GTA: Vice City Stories".

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Pinterest Edward James Olmos in 'Miami Vice'.
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"Martin Castillo"

Edward James Olmos played "Martin Castillo". He's the superior of our two protagonists and leads the department in a pretty strict way. Before he got that job, "Castillo“ worked as an investigator in SouthEast Asia. What does the actor look like nowadays? You can see it in the next picture...

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Pinterest Edward James Olmos in 2019.
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Edward James Olmos Today

From 2003 until 2009, Edward James Olmos played "Commander/Admiral William Adama" on Battlestar Galactica. Afterward, he had guest parts in the series Dexter. In 2015, Olmos was featured in several episodes of Marvel‘s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and in 2017 he had an impressive part in the Blade Runner 2049.

Edward is one of the charming superstars who frequently connects with his fans as often as he can!

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Pinterest Saundra Santiago and Olivia Brown in 'Miami Vice'.
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"Trudy Choplin" and "Gina Calabrese"

Olivia Brown played "Trudy Choplin", colleague and friend to "Gina Calabrese", played by Saundra Santiago. "Gina" and "Trudy" is a Police Officer in Miami Vice. These two were some of the most sultry and seductive characters to come out of the 80s.

What the two butt-kicking ladies are doing today can be seen in the next couple of pictures...

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Pinterest Olivia Brown in 2006.
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Olivia Brown Today

After their respective parts in Miami Vice, Olivia Brown was featured in numerous TV series, like Family Matters, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 7th Heaven, and Beverly Hills, 90210 - to mention just to name a few! Beautiful Olivia Brown was at last seen in Fast Lane in 2010...

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Miami Vice is the ultimate 80s classic TV show! The detectives made each episode more addictive than the last. Ever wonder what the cast members went onto after the series ended? We found out for you!

Where Is The Cast of Miami Vice Now?

"Sonny" and "Rico" were immensely popular back in the day, but where are they now? What about sultry "Trudy" and "Gina" or moustached "Marty Castillo?"

Find out where all of your favorite iconic Miami Vice characters are now!

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