Bobby Simone

Bobby Simone
NYPD Blue character
Jimmy Smits as Bobby Simone
First appearance"Simone Says"
Last appearanceHearts and Souls (last regular appearance)
"The Vision Thing" (guest appearance)
Portrayed byJimmy Smits
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationNYPD Detective
SpouseMaria "Mary" Cimino (unseen first wife, died of cancer); Diane Russell (long-term relationship from season 3 on, married at end of season 5)
PartnerAndy Sipowicz

Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone is a fictional character in the American television series NYPD Blue. Played by Jimmy Smits for four seasons, Simone is known for his sensitivity and street smarts,[1][2] as well as his friendship with his detective-partner Andy Sipowicz.[3]

He was introduced in the fifth episode of the second season remaining until the fifth episode of the sixth.

  1. ^ Snierson, Dan (October 14, 2011). "NYPD Blue". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via EBSCOHost.
  2. ^ Fretts, Bruce; Sniersen, Dan (November 11, 1994). "Copping a New Attitude". Entertainment Weekly. No. 248. p. 22. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via EBSCOHost.
  3. ^ Yeates, Helen (2001). "Ageing Masculinity in NYPD Blue: A Spectacle of Incontinence, Impotence, and Mortality". Canadian Review of American Studies. 31 (2): 47–56. doi:10.3138/CRAS-s031-02-04 – via EBSCOHost.