This guys sounds like a real loser man. Guess he really wishes he was more like his Cousin, Dan Marino. Why would he talk about serving the country? He didn't finish West Point from what I could find. Two years does not equal graduation from West Point, and if he did, he would have had to serve in Army six years as officer, unless he had some special waiver, which I believe is difficult to obtain. Did I read in one of the comments that this Carl Marino was verbally abusing someone that questioned his narrative? lol hilarious, not that he was abusing someone, that he actually responded on social media, complete loser.

I know why he doesn't think very highly of him. My interaction with him showed me what you see on t.v. isn't who he is in real life.

What really threw up red flags for me was that it says on Carl Marino's bio that after West Point he became a member of the police force. My father-in-law went to West Point. You don't just graduate. You have to serve 5 years minimum of military service afterward. Plus, you finish as an officer in the Army. Funny that there is no mention of his rank in the bio. He is obviously a sub-par liar. Very disappointing to have him portray such an awesome police officer. I love the show though. Fortunately it is not because of Carl Marino. Unfortunately, I noticed the lefty-righty thing right away. It jumps out at you.

My brother was murdered in Colorado Springs in 1984. Kenda was over the agreed with me that it was a case of premeditated murder. The grand jury decided it was the 2nd "make my day" shooting in Colorado and no charges were filed. When I tried to get time on the cruise to speak were I felt like I was ignored and he didn't have time for me to answer my questions. I found his wife to be more compassionate and understanding. I found Joe to be very cold and rude.

My brother was murdered in Colorado Springs in 1984. Kenda was over the agreed with me that it was a case of premeditated murder. The grand jury decided it was the 2nd "make my day" shooting in Colorado and no charges were filed. When I tried to get time on the cruise to speak were I felt like I was ignored and he didn't have time for me to answer my questions. I found his wife to be more compassionate and understanding. I found Joe to be very cold and rude.

He probably does delete any unfavorable commentswhen a Bay Area newspaper did a story about all the crimes he committed, including setting up a respected Norcal winemaker to be arrested for a DUI, Marino commented under an alias about how he was a good guy who did the right thing. When all the rest of the people commenting that he was in fact a scumbag who committed numerous crimes and only blew the whistle when he did not get to be on a reality show, Marino blew his lid and started commenting in the first person. An attorney has all the comments, both his third person ones and his first person ones (under same username).
He even went on national TV shows to boast about snitching on the dirty private investigator, he just left out the part where conspired in numerous criminal scams while working for the PI.

It's no wonder an actual cop who dedicated his career to public service would think a liar and criminal like Marino is the lowest form of scum. What does not make sense is why the TV show's producers and network would continue to use Marino to portray a respectable cop like Joe Kenda. Marino's record of dishonesty, scams, and serious criminal activity is very public. He's gone out of his way to damage police officers, such as the case where he lied to a police chief and filed a false complaint against his lieutenant, trying to get the lieutenant investigated and fired by Internal Affairs.
Agree completely. I posted something similar on Marino's page and it got deleted.I said nothing un-factual or malicious. I wonder if he reads the boards and reports posts about his past as a "dirty" cop. I know he had to write his own biohave you read it?!
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It's no wonder an actual cop who dedicated his career to public service would think a liar and criminal like Marino is the lowest form of scum. What does not make sense is why the TV show's producers and network would continue to use Marino to portray a respectable cop like Joe Kenda. Marino's record of dishonesty, scams, and serious criminal activity is very public. He's gone out of his way to damage police officers, such as the case where he lied to a police chief and filed a false complaint against his lieutenant, trying to get the lieutenant investigated and fired by Internal Affairs.

There were several cruises that were arranged by both Joe Kenda and Carl Morino and their spouses. Many of the Colorado Springs officers that were on the show also attended. Joe did a Q and A every day. I never saw Joe and Carl interact with each other.

http://www.kendacruise.com/cruise-info.html
here is the cruise link from the other thread

Just downloaded "The Setup" and I sh!t you not, but the Introduction is written by none other thanJOE KENDA!!!!

He's got all sort of pics on his Twitter feed from what I saw of him and Kenda. He's also showing some pics from the New Year. Although in one it doesn't quite look like Kenda.
Anyway, I'm going to try to find the source of those quotes. If Kenda did say it, I believe it.
Here's a link to more discussion about Carl which also contains the supposed quote from the book. I say supposed because I haven't yet read the book.
http://forums.previously.tv/topic/32325-actor-carl-marino/
http://www.auplod.com/u/dalpuo430da.png
Here's an article on Carl Marino setting up a guy to get a DUI
http://patch.com/california/pleasanton/winery-owner-testifies-in-dirty-dui-case-against-former-danville-police-officer
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Dirty-DUI-allegation-leads-husband-to-sue-wife-2344982.php
http://www.contracostatimes.com/contra-costa-times/ci_23901976/former-contra-costa-sheriffs-deputy-testifies-dirty-dui
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I googled Kenda Cruise and it looks legit. Started on Jan 11. Very odd though
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I agree, the left-handedness matters. They don't have to hire a lefty, they only have to tell the actor to use his left hand to (pretend to) write and to (pretend to) use his gun. How hard is that? Even more annoying is how Marino looks nothing like Kenda did in his younger days, most notably they don't even try and have Marino wear bangs, which he could easily do. Clearly these large variances doesn't bother some viewers (good for them!) but equally clearly it
does
bother some viewers. And stupid comments that we shouldn't think it matters are not helpful and just make the person who says so appear to be a jerk.

But it happens in all big time movies Kate Winslet didnt know any ballet so that one scen in Titanic where she and jack are dancing and she shows them all her toe move just for that scene alone they hired someone to train her to be able to do that
Complete and arrant nonsense. It's not doable. You cannot "train" someone who does not dance ballet to do a "toe move" (en pointe) in a month. Or two. Or six, for that matter. Building that strength takes a LONG time. Kate Winslet may have done everything from the ankles up, to appear "authentic," but she no more danced en pointe than I am having tea with the Queen on Thursday.
The whole left-hand/right-hand thing is egregiously over-emphasized. NOBODY CARES. If that were the case, most of Hollywood wouldn't be working today, because if you pay attention, the majority of actors/actresses are left-handed. Didn't notice? Well, they are. Given that handedness seems to be related to which side of the brain is prominent/dominant, it's hardly surprising. So, what, you think that all those people who portray real-life characters should be ruled OUT, because they are all southpaws, given that 90% of the population are righties?
This is an obsession.
NOBODY
cares if the actor portraying the real-life detective shares handedness. It's not like a murder case, in which it actually matters. If it ruins the show for you, don't watch. Do you care if they wear the same socks? Same underwear? no? Why not? Isn't that all about authenticity, too? Jeeze, maybe to be REALLY authentic, the actor should sleep with Kendra's wife. THAT's authentic, then, bygod. What if they don't ACTUALLY look alike? Isn't that a bigger problem, than handedness? Oh, what, no shared ethnicity? That's not more important than left- or right-handedness?
Let me guessyou're a lefty???
Sheesh. Talk about a tempest in a teapot.

if anything throws me off this show, it's the casting. none of these girls/dudes look like the actual person. i'm watching season 3 and a white dude's playing a mexican cop. i know looks don't add to their acting ability, and that this is a tv show, but it just gets on my nerves when they don't even try casting someone similar to their real life counterpart

We are on two different pages. Homicide Hunter is not a show pressed with concern about character and artistic development. You made an excellent point but I honestly don't think it applies here to the choice to use Carl Marino to depict Kenda; perhaps it should have.
As you pointed out, it is an absolute for large productions, particularly where the cost and elaborate planning and filming is concerned. If it weren't, it would weaken the entire story; sort of like peeling away the strength of the overall story and depiction.
Here, it is noticeable (we know the real Kenda is a south paw) and therefore it is noticeable that Marino is not. (ie-the viewer may or may not notice this.) But, I honestly don't think it takes away from the overall series.
Jack's not dead! Jack would never die without telling me, first!

The right vs. Left hand is a little BIG thing. It matters. Both in character development and casting and in many many other instances
If the film project is being spearheaded by a REAL passionate filmmaker who wants to do things right and they are depicting a REAL character they always want to 1. respect the person who they are not just drawing information from, but basing their whole project around 2. if you love and respect the art of storytelling, then every single detail counts. Because there always could be that diehard or anyone in general who happens to notice it - a character they have read up on orgrew up watching as kid- and it pulls them out of the story and the character and it makes it seem inauthentic. There are many people n the world and who are hired to be sure there are no little things that could make it seem like the character is not the character they said they were celebrating.
Of course that doesn't mean "ok so only left handed actors can audition" or whatever- it means whoever they think is the actor who is perfect for the role and has a "BUT" he doesnt carry a particular original characteristic that the REAL person has. SO they weigh the options if its something that can be helped they will help it. They would teach this perfect for the role actor how to go through the day fluently as a lefty if he was a righty. but there are certain things that people realistically cant change if its a physical thing like height ( but they will try all options first like oh he will look taller if we aim the camera this way or lets put her in heels and see if it makes a diff, etc.) So if you are a good storyteller you will get all details down to a T but in this instance they didnt go the extra milemaybe its just a ID production , maybe they didnt even think about it or thought they could fly one by the audience.
But it happens in all big time movies Kate Winslet didnt know any ballet so that one scen in Titanic where she and jack are dancing and she shows them all her toe move just for that scene alone they hired someone to train her to be able to do that and in this case this wasnt depicting a REAL person but they wanted the character to be a certain way so if the actors they hire dont posess it and they cant be trained-NEXT!. they train actors how to actually play a instrument if the role calls for the real character to play oneor be fluent in a language. they want it authentic.
The left vs right hand is A BIG THING.. in a murder case a wife said her husband committed suicide but they broke the case wide open and charged her with the murder because the victim was left handed and the way the shot went in and what hand the gun was in made it so there was no way he could have done it. She staged it terribly and forgot her lover was a lefty.over that "tiny" little matter-they were able to prove the whole case differently. that one lil detail but someone in jail the rest of her life and that one little detail could have SAVED her from being caughtif she planted the gun in the correct hand.

One thing that has always bugged me is that we all know that Kenda is a south paw, but I have seen Marino writing and pulling a gun with his right hand several times.
Not to be rude but I think you're really nit picking about the right hand vs left hand issue. Less than 10% of the population is left handed, and really shouldn't be a deciding attribute on whether an actor lands a part. (unless it is significant to the role, which in this case, it isn't.)
The other aspects of Marino embellishing half or more of his background, writing his own bio on IMDB and now possibly lying about his personal relationship with Kenda (traveling on a cruise ship? Really? That's the "lie" you want to purport about the relationship of the famous Detective you portray on television? That's just dumb.), are disturbing. I mean the guy is just 5 years shy of 50, not 15. He's obviously been making up stories about who he is and what he's done, all his life.
Too bad because the truth might actually be interesting.
Jack's not dead! Jack would never die without telling me, first!

As soon as I finished reading your link, I went to the IMDb page on Marino and read his bio there - which he appears to have written himself. Good God, this guy is really full of himself! Part of the bio reads:
Carl excelled at both academics and sports in high school and, after graduation, attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. Following West Point, Carl became a Deputy Sheriff in New York and served for almost 17 years on the force.
He also has a Facebook page and claims to on a "Kenda Cruise" with
Carribean Independence of the Seas,
and claims that Joe is there, too. Can anyone confirm this? If Marino is so smart, why hasn't he figured out that his IMDb bio has been debunked? One thing that has always bugged me is that we all know that Kenda is a south paw, but I have seen Marino writing and pulling a gun with his right hand several times. I love Kenda, though, and from now on I'll be listening more than watching.

Totally agree! Marino is a wanna be everything he's not. But in his defense, he's obviously relied on his looks and been treated well because of them. So maybe he doesn't have self assurance that he's liked for anything but…

This is a link to a video from the 48 Hours episode where Marino is talking about working undercover, negotiating drug deals and all while he was doing acting jobs and trying to keep the two straight. I'm calling BS on him just like Kenda did. There is NO WAY he could work an undercover for the government and do acting gigs at the same time. He is completely full of it!!
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/extra-carl-marino-on-working-undercover/
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Joe didn’t choose Carl. Casting agent did

Lol, that’s how I found this discussion when I googled question of why Joe doesn’t look anything remotely close to Carl. This is where I got directed. Jojo must have a complex, huh. I actually really liked Carl’s portrayal of Joe. Made him look real good, tough, and fair.
Whether the actor is a Trump clone I.e. a compulsive liar is another matter entirely