David Rossi
| David Rossi | |
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| Criminal Minds character | |
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Joe Mantegna as David Rossi
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| First appearance | "About Face" 3x06, October 31, 2007 (on Criminal Minds) "The Harmful One" 1x01, March 16, 2016 (on Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) |
| Created by | Edward Allen Bernero |
| Portrayed by |
Joe Mantegna Robert Dunne (flashbacks) |
| Other appearances | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Rossi, Dave, The Italian |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation |
FBI Special Agent USMC sergeant major (retired) |
| Title | FBI BAU Supervisory Special Agent |
| Family |
Sal (uncle; deceased) Rosie (aunt; deceased) |
| Spouse(s) | Carolyn Rossi (ex-wife; 1 child; deceased) Hayden Montgomery (ex-wife; 1 daughter and 1 grandson) One other ex-wife |
| Children | James David Rossi (son, with Carolyn; deceased) Joy Struthers (daughter, with Hayden) |
Sal (uncle; deceased)
David Stephen Rossi is a fictional character in the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, portrayed by Joe Mantegna. He is a Supervisory Special Agent of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, and has appeared from the episode "About Face", which was originally broadcast on October 31, 2007, during the show's third season. He is also portrayed as a younger man by Robert Dunne, in flashbacks as a Marine infantry private in Vietnam in 1969 and in his earlier years with the BAU in 1978.
Rossi begins the series returning to the FBI after a lengthy period of being semi-retired, with his return due to "unfinished business". He is shown to be emotionally tied to Aaron Hotchner, as they both worked together during the early days of the Behaviorial Analysis Unit. Rossi is also a writer, and is one of the team's senior and most decorated profilers. He replaced Jason Gideon, who was written out following Mandy Patinkin's abrupt departure from the series.
Mantegna has stated in an interview that the character was named after one of the policemen who had testified at the O. J. Simpson trial. Rossi's middle name, Stephen, was revealed in a flashback near the end of the tenth season episode, "Nelson's Sparrow." After Rossi has deduced that Jason Gideon is about to become a father, Gideon asks Rossi what his middle name is. This is followed by a present-time scene where Rossi greets Gideon's son, Stephen, by name. (The "ph" spelling of the name was used in the episode's end credits.)
Rossi was born and raised on Long Island, New York, in the town of Commack. As a child, he was friends with a young Emma Taylor, who he refers to as the "one who got away." He was also close with Ray Finnegan, who eventually grew up to be a prominent local mobster. Rossi, however, avoided the lure of organized crime, and enlisted in the Marine Corps. He also admits in season 9, while interrogating an unsub (unknown subject), that when he was younger, he stuffed a young black boy that was on his baseball team into a locker and urinated on him at the pressure of the other team members.
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