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-| name        = Det. Reynaldo "Reybald" Curtis
-| series      = [[Law & Order (franchise)|Law & Order]]
-| image       = [[Image:Rey Curtis - L&O.png|200px]]
-| first       = "[[List of Law & Order episodes (season 6)|Bitter Fruit]]"
-| last        = "[[List of Law & Order episodes (season 9)|Refugee (Part 2)]]"<br>"[[Fed (Law & Order)|Fed]]" (guest star)
-| portrayer   = [[Benjamin Bratt]]
-| voice       = Matthew Chavez
-| family      = Deborah Curtis (wife, deceased) <br> Olivia Curtis (daughter)<br>Serena Curtis (daughter)<br>Isabel Curtis (daughter)
-| lbl21       = Partner
-| data21      = [[Lennie Briscoe]]
-| lbl22       = Seasons
-| data22      = '''[[Law & Order (season 6)|6]]''', '''[[Law & Order (season 7)|7]]''', '''[[Law & Order (season 8)|8]]''', '''[[Law & Order (season 9)|9]]''', [[Law & Order (season 20)|20]]
 }}
-'''Reynaldo Curtis''' is a [[fictional character]] on the TV drama ''[[Law & Order]]'', created by Ed Zuckerman and portrayed by [[Benjamin Bratt]] from 1995 to 1999. He appeared in 98 episodes (95 episodes of ''Law & Order'' and three episodes of ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''). He also appeared in ''[[Exiled: A Law & Order Movie]]''.
-==Character overview==
-Curtis is introduced as a homicide detective in the [[New York Police Department]], the junior partner of [[Lennie Briscoe]] ([[Jerry Orbach]]) in [[Manhattan]]'s 27th Precinct Detective Squad.<ref name="Bitter Fruit">{{Cite episode|title=Bitter Fruit|episode-link=Law & Order (season 6)#ep1|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=September 20, 1995|season=6|number=1}}</ref> In contrast with his wilder predecessor, [[Mike Logan (Law & Order)|Mike Logan]] ([[Chris Noth]]), Curtis &mdash; a conservative, devout [[Catholic]] &mdash; does his job by the book, and views it in [[Black-and-white dualism|black and white]] terms: He believes that if someone breaks the law, he or she deserves to go to jail, regardless of circumstances.
-Curtis transferred to the 27th from the NYPD's [[Organized Crime Control Bureau]], and occasionally comments on the increased scope of investigations he was able to undertake due to its larger budget. He left the OCCB because his female supervisor was making unwelcome sexual advances toward him.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Deceit|episode-link=Law & Order (season 6)#ep17|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=March 27, 1996|season=6|number=17}}</ref>
-Curtis and his wife Deborah (played by Pat Moya) were married in 1989 and had three daughters: Olivia (born 1990), Serena (born 1992) and Isabel (born 1994). His sister died in a car accident at the age of 10. He is of [[Peruvian people|Peruvian]], [[English people|English]], [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] and [[Germans|German]] descent.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Baby, It's You|episode-link=Law & Order (season 8)#ep6|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=September 20, 1997|season=8|number=6}}</ref> His wife Deborah is part-[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], of [[Pequot]] ancestry; it is implied that this gives her a source of income which relieves Curtis of the need to work extra jobs.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Baby, It's You|episode-link=Homicide: Life on the Street (season 6)#ep5|series=Homicide: Life on the Street|series-link=Homicide: Life on the Street|network=NBC|airdate=November 14, 1997|season=6|number=5}}</ref>
-Both women and men are attracted to Curtis.  On two occasions, women attempt to seduce Curtis, spend the night with him (without any sexual contact), and complicate the case against the defendant when the alleged relationship is used to challenge Curtis's testimony.<ref>
-{{Cite episode|title=D-Girl|episode-link=Law & Order (season 7)#ep15|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=March 13, 1997|season=7|number=15}}</ref><ref>
-{{Cite episode|title=Turnaround|episode-link=Law & Order (season 7)#ep16|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=March 20, 1997|season=7|number=16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode|title=Showtime|episode-link=Law & Order (season 7)#ep17|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=March 27, 1997|season=7|number=17}}</ref><ref>
-{{Cite episode|title=Empire|episode-link=Law & Order (season 9)#ep20|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=May 5, 1999|season=9|number=20}}</ref>
-In the character's first season on the show, he is rebuked by his superiors on at least four occasions: in the first, Briscoe calls him out for pulling his gun on a suspect;<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Rebels|episode-link=Law & Order (season 6)#ep2|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=September 27, 1995|season=6|number=2}}</ref> in the second, Curtis loses his temper with a suspect in the interrogation room and must be removed;<ref name="Savages">{{Cite episode|title=Savages|episode-link=Law & Order (season 6)#ep3|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=October 18, 1995|season=6|number=3}}</ref> in the third, Lieutenant [[Anita Van Buren]] ([[S. Epatha Merkerson]]) reprimands him for allowing a father to physically discipline his son in the interrogation room;<ref name="Slave"/> in the fourth, Van Buren orders him to take the day off after rough conduct at headquarters.<ref name="Aftershock">{{Cite episode|title=Aftershock|episode-link=Law & Order (season 6)#ep23|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=May 22, 1996|season=6|number=23}}</ref>
-After about a year on the job, Curtis' values are tested by a series of personal problems. Distraught after witnessing the execution of a man he helped prosecute, Curtis cheats on Deborah with a college student ([[Jennifer Garner]]).<ref name="Aftershock"/> His infidelity nearly destroys their marriage, but they repair their relationship after going through [[marriage counseling|counseling]]. Just as their lives are returning to normal, however, Deborah is diagnosed with [[multiple sclerosis]].<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Thrill|episode-link=Law & Order (season 8)#ep1|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=September 24, 1997|season=8|number=1}}</ref> Curtis feels responsible for her suffering, as if [[God]] is punishing her for his [[sin]]s.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Burden|episode-link=Law & Order (season 8)#ep20|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=April 24, 1998|season=8|number=20}}</ref> At this time, he also becomes more flexible in his approach to work, and he forms a deeper bond with the thrice-divorced Briscoe, who offers him advice and someone to lean on. Curtis returns the favor when Briscoe's daughter is murdered by briefly letting him stay with his family to help him deal with the grief.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Damaged|episode-link=Law & Order (season 8)#ep22|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=May 6, 1998|season=8|number=22}}</ref> They become so close that Curtis' daughters call Briscoe "Uncle Lenny".<ref name="Refuge">{{Cite episode|title=Refuge (2)|episode-link=Law & Order (season 9)#ep24|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=May 26, 1999|season=9|number=24}}</ref>
-By 1999, Deborah's MS has worsened considerably, to the point that she can hardly hold a toothbrush on her own. Curtis takes early [[retirement]] to care for her,<ref name="Refuge"/> and is succeeded by [[Ed Green|Det. Ed Green]] ([[Jesse L. Martin]]).<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Gunshow|episode-link=Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 7)#ep11|series=Law & Order: Criminal Intent|series-link=Law & Order: Criminal Intent|network=NBC|airdate=June 8, 2008|season=7|number=11}}</ref>
-He returns for a brief guest appearance on the December 11, 2009 episode, "[[Fed (Law & Order)|Fed]]," 10 years after his departure from the precinct.  The episode reveals that the Curtis family had moved to [[California]] some years before.  At the time of the episode, Deborah had finally succumbed to MS, and he and his daughters have returned to bury her on [[Long Island]], where she and her family are from.  Curtis tells Van Buren that Deborah died at home in his arms, and also that he had called and spoken to Briscoe shortly before his death.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Fed|episode-link=Law & Order (season 20)#ep11|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=December 11, 2009|season=20|number=11}}</ref>
-==Personality==
-Curtis is both politically and socially conservative: He is a staunch supporter of the [[death penalty]]<ref name="Savages"/> and [[drug prohibition]],<ref name="Slave">{{Cite episode|title=Slave|episode-link=Law & Order (season 6)#ep19|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=April 21, 1996|season=6|number=19}}</ref> and disapproves of single-parent families<ref name="Bitter Fruit"/> and [[in vitro fertilization]].<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Scrambled|episode-link=Law & Order (season 6)#ep3|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=November 11, 1998|season=9|number=6}}</ref> (Despite his conservatism, however, he is a supporter of [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name="Aftershock"/>) His unwavering, moralistic work ethic initially causes friction with Briscoe.
-Curtis especially disapproves of [[affirmative action]]. Curtis, who is of [[mestizo]] origin ([[Demographics of Peru|Peruvian]] on his mother's side<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Corruption|episode-link=Law & Order (season 7)#ep5|series=Law & Order|series-link=Law & Order|network=NBC|airdate=October 30, 1996|season=7|number=5}}</ref>) feels he has made it on his own merits and resents what he sees as the suggestion that minorities need an added advantage. He is a supporter of former [[List of Governors of New York|New York Governor]] [[George Pataki]].<ref name="Savages"/>
-The character introduces a marked step up in the use of technology as an aid to solving crimes.  He is the first detective in the series to carry  a [[mobile phone]] and use a [[laptop]] computer. Curtis is considerably more computer-literate than Briscoe; his familiarity with the [[Internet]] is the linchpin in solving several cases.  He is also the first detective character featured in the ''Law & Order'' universe to carry a semi-automatic pistol instead of a revolver.  Curtis's duty weapon is a [[Glock 19]].
-While sifting through [[compact disc]]s at an outdoor store at the end of season six, Curtis mentions that he likes the bands [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] and [[Big Brother and the Holding Company]].<ref name="Aftershock"/>
-==''Homicide: Life on the Street'' appearances==
-Curtis appears along with Briscoe on the ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' episodes "For God and Country", "Baby, It's You" and "Sideshow", in which they team up with [[John Munch]] ([[Richard Belzer]]) on cases that span from New York to Baltimore.
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-{{Law & Order}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Rey}}
-[[Category:Law & Order characters]]
-[[Category:Fictional New York City Police Department detectives]]
-[[Category:Television characters introduced in 1995]]
-[[Category:Fictional Hispanic and Latino American people]]
-[[Category:Crossover characters in television]]
-[[Category:American male characters in television]]