Al Giardello
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Al Giardello is a principled and charismatic Baltimore police lieutenant who leads the homicide unit in the television series "Homicide: Life on the Street."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al Giardello canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homicide: Life on the Street
NERFINISHED
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Homicide: The Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
institutional racism in policing
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loyalty and leadership ⓘ police politics ⓘ urban crime ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life Baltimore detectives described in David Simon's book "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets" ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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charismatic ⓘ loyal to his detectives ⓘ politically savvy ⓘ principled ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Paul Attanasio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departmentRank | lieutenant ⓘ |
| employer | Baltimore Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Giardello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalCity | Baltimore, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Homicide: Life on the Street universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Homicide: Life on the Street, Season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Aloysius Giardello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | police procedural television series ⓘ |
| givenName | Aloysius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Mikey Giardello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackground |
African American
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Italian American ⓘ |
| hasFandom | Homicide: Life on the Street fandom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Mikey Giardello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | command figure and moral center of the squad ⓘ |
| nickname | Gee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflicts with police bureaucracy
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mentoring younger detectives ⓘ strong moral code ⓘ |
| occupation |
homicide lieutenant
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police officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Yaphet Kotto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | commanding officer of the Baltimore Police Department Homicide Unit ⓘ |
| role | leader of the homicide unit ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | ensemble cast member ⓘ |
| televisionNetworkOfSeries | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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