D.B. Russell
| D.B. Russell | |
|---|---|
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation & CSI: Cyber character | |
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| First appearance | "73 Seconds" (CSI) |
| Last appearance | "Legacy" (CSI Cyber) |
| Portrayed by | Ted Danson |
| City |
Seattle Las Vegas Washington, D.C. |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Crime Scene Investigator |
| Rank | CSI Level III Supervisor Director of the Las Vegas Crime Lab Director of the FBI Next-Gen Cyber Forensics Botany Specialist Cyber Specialist |
| Duration | 2011–16 |
| Seasons |
CSI: 12, 13, 14, 15 Cyber: 2 |
| Other Appearances |
Immortality CSI: NY (9) |
Diebenkorn "D.B." Russell is a fictional character, portrayed by Ted Danson, from the CBS crime franchise CSI. Danson made his franchise debut in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's season twelve episode "73 Seconds". He also starred as a series regular on the second season of CSI: Cyber.
Following Laurence Fishburne's (Raymond Langston) decision to leave CSI: Crime Scene Investigation at the end of the eleventh season, producers immediately sought his replacement. Lynette Rice and James Hibberd from Entertainment Weekly reported that broadcaster CBS sent offers out to Tony Shalhoub, Robin Williams and John Lithgow for the role. In July 2011, it was announced that Ted Danson had been cast as D.B. Russell, the new CSI graveyard shift supervisor. Of his casting, the show's executive producer, Carol Mendelsohn, stated "We're very excited Ted Danson came along. You can create a new character on the page, but until the perfect actor comes along and breathes life into it, it's just words." Mendelsohn's colleague, Don McGill, added that Danson "couldn't be more perfect" for the role. Danson made his first appearance on September 21, 2011. In March 2013, following the announcement of Season 14, it was confirmed that Ted Danson had signed for two more years on the show. On May 13, 2015, CBS announced that Danson will join the cast of CSI: Cyber during its second season, after which he will depart the franchise.
Russell is presented to the audience as incredibly intelligent, though he didn't receive any formal education until college. His parents, hippies, were itinerant folk musicians, who named him for artist Richard Diebenkorn and raised him in a camper-van. He was married to Barbara Russell, but wound up divorcing her; together they had a son, Charlie, who is a student and basketball player at Western Las Vegas University; a daughter, Maya, who in turn has a daughter of her own, Kaitlyn; and two other children. Professionally, it is revealed that Russell had previously worked as the Director of a crime lab in Seattle, Washington, alongside Detective Daniel Shaw and blood spatter analyst Julie Finlay. He comes to Las Vegas as the new Night Shift Supervisor, since Catherine Willows and Nick Stokes were demoted as a result of Internal Affairs removing Raymond Langston from the team.
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