Actor Damian Lewis Enjoying New Life Style as an L.A. Cop – Oct 8, 2007

Oct 8, 2007

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Actor Damian Lewis enjoying new ‘Life’ style as an L.A. cop

Damian Lewis plays a detective with a new perspective on ‘Life’ after being wrongly jailed for years.

BYÂ FRAZIER MOORE – NY Daily News –Â October 8, 2007

It wouldn’t be hard to feel jealous of LAPD Detective Charlie Crews.He’s got millions in the bank, a huge house, no lack of female companionship – and a Zen attitude to keep him mellow.On the other hand, Crews spent a dozen brutal years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit (his hefty cash settlement came from the state of California when his lawyer got him cleared). His marriage was over. And now that he’s back on the job, co-workers rudely speculate on why he returned – and don’t trust his motives. Nothing to envy there.But Crews makes the best of life, and then some. That’s what “Life” is about.”I wouldn’t wish anyone to go to jail for 12 years in order to have a life-altering experience, but that’s where it leads Crews,” says Damian Lewis, who plays him in the NBC drama (Wednesdays, 10 p.m.). “And it leads him to operate on a plane above everybody else.

“Crews, who (in the words of his ex-partner) used to be “a basic, by-the-book cop,” doesn’t cop to anything by-the-book now. He has a new appreciation for what the outside world has to offer – even the pleasure of a piece of fruit.

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Actor Damian Lewis Enjoying New Life Style as an L.A. Cop – Oct 8, 2007

Actor Damian Lewis enjoying new ‘Life’ style as an L.A. cop

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