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Gist:  Gary Dourdan (born Gary Robert Durdin; December 11, 1966) is an American actor, widely known for portraying Warrick Brown on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Life Facts:  Dourdan played the character Christie, the first mate and second in command of the Betty, in the 1997 film, Alien Resurrection.

TV Guide voted him the Sexiest CSI actor on TV in its 2008 "Sexiest" issue.

He was also the host of a BET spoken word show entitled Lyric Cafe.

In 2007, he played the character Cameron. Rowena Price's (played by Halle Berry) boyfriend in the film Perfect Stranger.

In 2008 he voiced the character Crispus Allen in three of the six short films for Batman: Gotham Knight. The animated short films were released straight to DVD and chronicled the time in between the films Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008).

Career Facts:  In 2008 there was media speculation surrounding Dourdan's contract negotiations with CBS. The parties could not reach a resolution and as a result his contract was not renewed. It was reported on April 14, 2008, that Dourdan was leaving the show. In the Season 8 finale, Dourdan's character was shot and left for dead at the episode's end. The Season 9 premiere revealed Dourdan's character dying in the arms of his colleague and friend, Grissom.Episode Recap: "For Warrick", CBS.com,