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Mike Giardello
Special Agent Mike Giardello
First appearance	September 25, 1998 (7x01, "La Famiglia")
Last appearance	May 21, 1999 (7x22, Forgive Us Our Trespasses) February 13, 2000 Homicide: The Movie
Created by	Tom Fontana
Portrayed by	Giancarlo Esposito
In-universe information
Nickname	Mike
Gender	Male
Title	Officer Agent (formerly)
Occupation	Patrolman FBI Agent (formerly)
Family	Al Giardello (father) Joanne Giardello (mother, deceased) Teresa (sister) Charisse (sister)
Relatives	Rosina Giardello (great-grandmother) Al (nephew)

Alphonso Michael Giardello Jr. is a fictional character from the television drama Homicide: Life on the Street. The character was played by Giancarlo Esposito.

Biography

Mike Giardello is an FBI agent who is the estranged son of Baltimore Police Lieutenant Al Giardello. He comes to Baltimore from Arizona when a family relative is killed to assist the BPD in their investigations. He applies for and gets a job as a liaison to the Homicide unit. Although his FBI resources often help the unit's cases, he and his father often clash over media leaks and a case where Mike gives case information to an FBI supervisor and it leads to the death of a key witness in a politically charged murder case. Mike is stunned when the FBI allows a mobster in Witness Protection who has murdered a Baltimore resident to take a lenient plea deal because he's needed for a major Mafia trial in Philadelphia, and later resigns from the Bureau. He was earlier left devastated when he was enlisted as a hostage negotiator when a deranged father was holding his son and daughter hostage, and the father ended up killing his son before committing suicide (though this episode aired after the one where he resigns from the FBI). In the series finale he talks of returning to the Baltimore streets, and the 2000 TV movie reveals that he has joined the BPD as a patrolman in hopes of earning a detective's shield.

Family

Mike Giardello appears as the middle child of Al and Joanne Giardello. He has two sisters Teresa and Charisse (who refers to him as Al Jr.) and at least one nephew by his sister Charisse. His great-grandmother Rosina is known to him as "Nonna". He was raised in Baltimore's Little Italy. Michael tends to have an estranged relationship with his father at first but is improved upon when he becomes an FBI liaison to the department. Michael remains proud of Al however mainly due to his accomplishments in blazing trails for African American officers in the BPD (Michael claims Al was one of the first black Lieutenants in the department and encourages Al to take the captain's position on the finale as a means of improving the bad relationship between the city's black community and the police department).

References

J Bobby. "The HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET Glossary".

v t e Homicide: Life on the Street
Characters	Beau Felton John Munch Frank Pembleton Meldrick Lewis Al Giardello Kay Howard Steve Crosetti Tim Bayliss Stanley Bolander Megan Russert Roger Gaffney Mike Kellerman Julianna Cox J. H. Brodie Stuart Gharty Paul Falsone Laura Ballard Terri Stivers Rene Sheppard Mike Giardello Ed Danvers
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Episodes	"Gone for Goode" "Ghost of a Chance" "Son of a Gun" "A Shot in the Dark" "Three Men and Adena" "A Dog and Pony Show" "And the Rockets' Dead Glare" "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" "Night of the Dead Living" "Bop Gun" "See No Evil" "Black and Blue" "A Many Splendored Thing" "Nearer My God to Thee" "End Game" "Law & Disorder" "The Gas Man" "Fire (Part 1)" "Fire (Part 2)" "For God and Country" "Blood Ties (Pt. 1, 2, 3)" "Subway" "Finnegan's Wake" "Fallen Heroes (Pt. 1, 2)" "Zen and the Art of Murder" "Self Defense" "Lines of Fire"
Television film	Homicide: The Movie
Related media	Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets Homicide: Second Shift Law & Order franchise

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