''Dellaventura'' is an American

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television series created by Richard Di Lello, Julian Neil and Bernard L. Nussbaumer, that aired on

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from September 23, 1997, to January 13, 1998. The show was based on the life of late

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detective Anthony Dellaventura.

Premise

A former NYPD detective now works as a private detective, taking on cases in which the bureaucratic legal system has failed.

Cast

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as Anthony Dellaventura *

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as Teddy Naples *Byron Keith Minns as Jonas Deeds *

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as Geri Zarias

Episodes

Reception

Dellaventura was described as "essentially a rip-off" of '' The Equalizer''."Dellaventura' is impossible to take seriously"
Retrieved 6 July 2019. A review in the ''

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'' noted:

References

External links

* * *{{epguides, Dellaventura 1997 American television series debuts 1998 American television series endings 1990s American crime drama television series American detective television series English-language television shows CBS original programming Television shows set in New York City