David Gregory Phillips is a

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on the

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crime drama ''

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'', portrayed by David Berman, who also serves as head researcher for the series. From Season 10 onwards David Berman has been credited in the opening titles.

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Phillips (nicknamed "Super Dave") is the assistant coroner to Chief Medical Examiner Al "Doc" Robbins. He received his self-ascribed nickname after saving the life of a victim during an autopsy. In the ninth season, episode "The Gone Dead Train," he is promoted to Assistant Medical Examiner and conducts his first solo autopsy. Due to his line of work, he is not fazed by much. Occasionally other characters, including new CSIs, have been turned off by his and Doc Robbins's

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Although the main characters tease him about his supposed lack of social experience earlier in the series, David marries at some point early in the seventh season. (He mentions meeting with the wedding planner in 703 "Toe Tags," and makes similar comments in other episodes.) In the seventh season episode "Leapin' Lizards", he comments to

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that his wife enjoys talking with him about the gruesome details of his work. In Season 13 his wife gives birth to their son Joshua Adams. It is mentioned in the season eight episode "A La Cart" that David's family is

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, and in the season two episode "Felonious Monk" that his father is an Air Force colonel stationed at

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. In the 2002 episode "Cats in the Cradle," it is mentioned that David is allergic to cats. Phillips attended Sagebrush High School and graduated in 1998. While preparing to attend his high school reunion he commented to his wife that his high school years "made ''

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'' look like ''Fantasy Island''." It is implied that he was a "brain" and somewhat socially awkward as a teen. His classmates called him "Phillip Davis," a play on his name.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, David CSI: Crime Scene Investigation characters Fictional medical examiners Television characters introduced in 2000

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