Len Cariou revealed the sad truth about William Estes
Len Cariou, a veteran actor, shocked the entertainment industry with a recent interview about his co-star, William Estes. Cariou, noted for his stage and screen charisma, alluded to Estes’ darker side, which astonished admirers.
During the conversation, Cariou implied a hidden struggle beneath Estes’ charming exterior. While specifics remained shrouded, his words suggested a personal turmoil for the seemingly easygoing actor.
This news has aroused widespread speculation among fans and industry experts. There are many questions regarding what secrets Estes may be keeping and how this knowledge will affect his career.
Estes, best known for his role on the police drama “Blue Bloods,” has yet to address Cariou’s comments. This silence only intensifies the public’s curiosity about the situation.
Until additional developments surface, one thing is certain: Cariou’s comments have damaged Estes’ hitherto immaculate reputation. Fans are left questioning the genuine nature of the actor who portrays the characters they know and love.
“Blue Bloods,” which airs Fridays at 10 p.m. on CBS, revolves around the tight-knit Reagan family, the majority of whom have chosen law enforcement as their career path. Selleck stars as patriarch Frank Reagan, the New York City police commissioner; Wahlberg plays eldest son Danny, an NYPD detective; and Estes portrays youngest son Jamie, an NYPD sergeant. While it can be argued that “Blue Bloods” is a police procedural, at the heart of the series is the Reagans’ weekly family dinners where they all sit down to catch up on life.
Tom Selleck is very professional and precise on the set of Blue Bloods
In that same spirit, Looper recently sat down to exclusively chat with Estes, who dished on working with Selleck and Wahlberg, almost meeting Christian Bale, and how he hopes the series will eventually end.
I think it’s slightly intangible. There are some great shows that didn’t go very long — some of my favorite shows didn’t go very long, as I think back. So, there’s got to be a little bit of luck and a little bit of kismet in there. But I think that what sets us apart from other procedurals is that we’re not really a procedural. We definitely have a lot of procedural elements, but I think we’re a character-driven drama. Our show is more so about how these character’s lives affect their work and how their work affects their personal lives and their inter-familial relationships and friendships. So, it kind of lives and breathes in that space as a drama, and that’s part of its longevity — that and Tom Selleck as the consummate leader and commissioner and patriarch of the family. I think people want to see Tom, and then we are rounded out by a great cast and great writers and a great crew too.
What’s it like having Tom play your dad?
It’s awesome. You know, it’s funny, Tom isn’t that different than the commissioner. He is really so professional. He’s so studied. He knows his character inside and out, and he does a lot in small ways to architect the scenes that he’s in. You come on set and you know you’re working with somebody who’s very well studied and very professional and executes time and time again, every scene. So you need to be on your toes when you work with him, which makes it a lot of fun.
What have you learned from him over these years, whether personally or professionally?
A ton of stuff. Things like, we need to stay ahead of the audience. We need to make sure that we don’t tell them what we’re going to do before we do it, whenever possible. There’s 101 things. Just a ton of things like that, how certain things, certain dialogue can be trimmed if it’s expositional or it’s not getting us where we need to go or it’s not progressing the story or the character arc. So I’ve just tried to soak up as much of that as I can. But he’s very good. He could write, produce, and direct the show, but maintains that he just wants to perform as an actor.
