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** Dean Winters (Ryan O'Reilly), Lee Tergesen (Beecher), Kristin Rohde (Clare Howell), Creator/ZeljkoIvanek (the governor) and Edie Falco (Diane Whittlesey) had all played recurring or guest roles in ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'', which Tom Fontana had played a major production and writing role in.

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** Dean Winters (Ryan O'Reilly), Lee Tergesen (Beecher), Kristin Rohde (Clare Howell), Creator/ZeljkoIvanek (the governor) (Governor Devlin) and Edie Falco (Diane Whittlesey) had all played recurring or guest roles in ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'', which Tom Fontana had played a major production and writing role in.
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** Dean Winters (Ryan O'Reilly), Lee Tergesen (Beecher), Kristin Rohde (Clare Howell) and Edie Falco (Diane Whittlesey) had all played recurring or guest roles in ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'', which Tom Fontana had played a major production and writing role in.

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** Dean Winters (Ryan O'Reilly), Lee Tergesen (Beecher), Kristin Rohde (Clare Howell) Howell), Creator/ZeljkoIvanek (the governor) and Edie Falco (Diane Whittlesey) had all played recurring or guest roles in ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'', which Tom Fontana had played a major production and writing role in.
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** Dean Winters (Ryan O'Reilly), Lee Tergesen (Beecher) and Edie Falco (Diane Whittlesey) had all played recurring or guest roles in ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'', which Tom Fontana had played a major production and writing role in.

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** Dean Winters (Ryan O'Reilly), Lee Tergesen (Beecher) (Beecher), Kristin Rohde (Clare Howell) and Edie Falco (Diane Whittlesey) had all played recurring or guest roles in ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'', which Tom Fontana had played a major production and writing role in.

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* ProductionPosse: A very large number of the actors also played main, recurring, or guest characters in the ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'' franchise. This is likely because both series were filmed in New York rather than California, so it pulled from the same pool of actors.

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A very large number of the actors also played main, recurring, or guest characters in the ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'' franchise. This is likely because both series were filmed in New York rather than California, so it pulled from the same pool of actors.actors.
** Dean Winters (Ryan O'Reilly), Lee Tergesen (Beecher) and Edie Falco (Diane Whittlesey) had all played recurring or guest roles in ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'', which Tom Fontana had played a major production and writing role in.
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://oztv.wikia.com/wiki/Oz_TV_Wiki The Oz Wiki]].
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Mike Doyle plays the intensely homophobic Adam Guenzel in season five. In real life, Doyle is openly gay.

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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Mike Doyle plays the intensely homophobic Adam Guenzel in season five. In real life, Doyle is openly gay. Similarly, Aryan biker Hoyt is played by the Jewish Evan Seinfeld who even has a Star of David tattoo on his stomach.

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* ActorLeavesCharacterDies:
** [[spoiler:Jefferson Keane is executed halfway through the first season because the actor portraying him, Leon, refused to commit to a series. When Leon asked Tom Fontana why he was being killed off, Fontana told him it was because he said he wouldn't commit to more than four episodes. Leon replied that he thought he'd been talked out of that and actually wanted to stay]].
** [[spoiler:Simon Adebesi was killed off when Creator/AdewaleAkinnuoyeAgbaje was cast in ''Film/TheMummyReturns'']].
** [[spoiler: On a similar note, Kareem Said was killed off when Creator/EamonnWalker was cast in ''Film/TearsOfTheSun'']].



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** [[spoiler:Jefferson Keane is executed halfway through the first season because the actor portraying him, Leon, refused to commit to a series. When Leon asked Tom Fontana why he was being killed off, Fontana told him it was because he said he wouldn't commit to more than four episodes. Leon replied that he thought he'd been talked out of that and actually wanted to stay]].
** [[spoiler:Simon Adebesi was killed off when Creator/AdewaleAkinnuoyeAgbaje was cast in ''Film/TheMummyReturns'']].
** [[spoiler: On a similar note, Kareem Said was killed off when Creator/EamonnWalker was cast in ''Film/TearsOfTheSun'']].
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** AnyoneCanDie
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* ActorSharedBackground: Both Anthony Chisholm (Redding) and Creator/JohnDoman (Galson) served in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar, as did their characters. Chisholm was a platoon leader and Doman was commissioned second lieutenant.

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* ActorSharedBackground: Both Anthony Chisholm (Redding) and Creator/JohnDoman (Galson) served in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar, as did their characters. Chisholm was a platoon leader and Doman was commissioned second lieutenant.lieutenant in the Marines.

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* TheDanza: Chris Keller is played by Creator/ChristopherMeloni.

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Chris Keller is played by Creator/ChristopherMeloni.Creator/ChristopherMeloni.
** Chuck Pancamo is played by Chuck Zito.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Both Anthony Chisholm (Redding) and Creator/JohnDoman (Galson) served in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar, as did their characters. Chisholm was a platoon leader and Doman was commissioned second lieutenant.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/ZeljkoIvanek asked to play a villainous character in this because he was fed up with being type-cast as dull nice guys or {{Reasonable Authority Figure}}s. His subsequent career proves that it worked.

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Creator/ZeljkoIvanek asked to play a villainous character in this because he was fed up with being type-cast as dull nice guys or {{Reasonable Authority Figure}}s. His subsequent career proves that it worked.worked.
** Creator/BillFagerbakke as the sinister corrupt prison guard and Neo-Nazi Karl Metzger.

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