Hill Harper Loves The 'CSI' Audience

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<font color=yellow>Hill Harper</font> (Dr. Sheldon Hawkes) this week said he appreciates each and every CSI: New York viewer that tunes in each week.

"What's nice about it is no artist wants to make art in a vacuum. You want to do stuff that people see," Harper told The Insider's <font color=yellow>Ananda Lewis</font>. "And the beautiful thing about doing a franchise like CSI is it gives you the opportunity to show what you do to 20 million people a week. And that's a beautiful thing. That's a blessing."

CSI: New York didn't just land in Harper's hands one day — he had to work at his craft (and numerous other jobs as well to support himself). He said his worst job was as a waiter: "I worked from eleven at night to seven in the morning." Ironically, he is now one of the investors putting together a new restaurant in Los Angeles, called The Lodge. After showing Ananda Lewis around the premises, he explained the philosophy behind the new business: "[It's] something that allows people just to come and be able to enjoy life. A lot of the time big cities can be very impersonal, so you have places like this where people can go and just be comfortable."

Harper is a bit of a renaissance man, with a strong educational background including a BA from Brown University, and degrees in law and public administration from Harvard University. The actor said a good education will always open doors, no matter your upbringing. "Education has always been really important to my family and to me," he said. "And I'm a big proponent, trying to get young, urban kids to go to school and educate themselves, because the world offers a wealth of opportunities and you can do great things."

To watch a video of Harper's appearance on The Insider, head over to this page. Fellow New York star <font color=yellow>Carmine Giovinazzo</font> (Danny Messer) is scheduled to appear on the December 29 edition of the syndicated program. Thanks <font color=yellow>Al Fornos</font> and <font color=yellow>'ThisIsMe'</font> for this!<center></center>
 
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