''TriBeCa'' (also known as ''Tribeca'') is a television drama

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created by David J. Burke and co-produced with

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and

Jane Rosenthal Jane Rosenthal (born September 21, 1956) is an American film producer.

for

TriBeCa Productions Tribeca Enterprises (former Tribeca Productions) is an American film and television production company co-founded in 1989 by actor Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal in the lower Manhattan neighborhood of Tribeca, which is where the com ...

in 1993 that aired on the Fox Network. The series theme song, "Keep It Going," was performed by the alternative hip hop artist Me Phi Me. For his performance in the lead role of Martin McHenry in the season opener, "The Box,"

Laurence Fishburne Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. Throughout his career, he has gained recognition for his roles on stage and screen as militant and authoritative characters. List of awards and nominations received by Laur ...

won a

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. Noted for attracting "actors, screenwriters and directors of uncommon quality," and set in New York City's

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neighborhood of

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, the series was aired by the

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. Guest stars included

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Melanie Mayron Melanie Joy MayronRiggs, Thomas, ed. (2002). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Volume 40'. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale. p. 149. . (born October 20, 1952) is an American actress and director of film and television. Mayron is ...

Judith Malina Judith Malina (June 4, 1926 – April 10, 2015) was a German-born American actress, director and writer. With her husband Julian Beck, Malina co-founded The Living Theatre, a radical political theatre troupe that rose to prominence in New York C ...

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, Richard Lewis,

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and

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. Directors and screenwriters included David J. Burke,

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of the prolific

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, Jeffrey Solomon and several actors in the series, among others. Despite critical acclaim, Fox cancelled the show after seven episodes because of low ratings, although the existing episodes were rerun in the summer. Fishburne's Emmy win came in September, months after the show had been cancelled.

Cast

Philip Bosco Philip Michael Bosco (September 26, 1930 – December 3, 2018) was an American actor. He was known for his Tony Award-winning performance as Saunders in the 1989 Broadway production of '' Lend Me a Tenor'', and for his starring role in the 2007 f ...

as Harry Arsharsky, owner of Zadies café, a large neighborhood eatery which served as a hub for the stories. Harry was a college professor in the late 1960s but was dismissed for his

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leanings (episode 4, "Heros Exoletus"). *

Joe Morton Joseph Thomas Morton Jr. (born October 18, 1947) is an American actor. Known as a character actor for his numerous roles on stage, television and film, he has received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as a nomination for ...

as NYPD mounted officer Carleton Thomas. He is married to an artist, Tori (

Tamara Tunie Tamara Tunie (born March 14, 1959) is an American film, stage, and television actress, director, and producer. She is best known for her roles as attorney Jessica Griffin on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns'' (1987–1995, 1999–2007, 20 ...

). * Antonia Jones as Sarah, a waitress at Zadies. (Regular supporting character) * Michael Rogen as Albert, a cook at Zadies. (Regular supporting character)

Episodes

''TriBeCa'' aired seven episodes in its single

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season:

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