Goldblum replacing Noth on ‘Criminal Intent’
Published 10:26 pm Thursday, June 26, 2008
LOS ANGELES — Mr. Big is out, and Mr. Goldblum is in.
Jeff Goldblum will be joining “Law &Order: Criminal Intent” while Chris Noth — Mr. Big in the “Sex and the City” TV show and movie — is leaving after three seasons, a series spokeswoman said Thursday.
“Criminal Intent,” part of the “Law &Order” franchise that includes the original series and “Law &Order: Special Victims Unit,” recently was picked up for a 16-episode eighth season by USA Network.
“Jeff’s presence will add a new dimension to an already successful show,” series creator Dick Wolf said.
Noth’s character, New York police Detective Mike Logan, was a member of the “Law &Order” family since the start, Wolf noted, adding, “We all wish him the best.”
Noth played Logan on the original NBC series from 1990 to ‘95, in a “Law &Order” TV movie and then on “Criminal Intent” starting in 2005. The show’s seventh season airs Sundays on USA.
A call requesting comment from Noth was not immediately returned by his representative.
Goldblum recently starred in the short-lived NBC series “Raines” but is mostly known as a film actor with credits that include “Jurassic Park,” “The Lost World,” “Independence Day” and “The Fly.”
