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Daily Mirror
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Blue Bloods' Henry Reagan star looks unrecognisable in role now played by...
Len Cariou is nowadays best known for playing Henry Reagan in Blue Bloods, but he had a long and varied career years before the CBS police procedural. Henry Reagan from Blue Bloods, played by actor Len Cariou, looks completely different in a popular 1980s film that has recently been remade for Netflix. In recent times, Cariou is most known for his role as retired New York police commissioner and father to Frank Reagan (portrayed by Tom Selleck), Henry Reagan. However, before the CBS drama aired, Cariou had a diverse career, featuring in When They See Us, About Schmidt, Lady in White, Murder She Wrote, Brotherhood and Law and Order. One of his most significant roles was in 1981 when he starred in the romantic-comedy The Four Seasons, which centres on a group of married friends. The film has been transformed into a Netflix series by Mean Girls' Tina Fey, along with Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, with all eight episodes released earlier this month. In the original The Four Seasons, Cariou plays Nick Callen, whose midlife crisis acts as a catalyst for the rest of the friendship group to reassess their own relationships. Now aged 85, the Blue Bloods star was in his mid-40s when he featured in the rom-com, sporting dark to greying hair and a leaner physique. In the 2025 Netflix adaptation, Cariou's character Nick is portrayed by actor and comedian Steve Carell. He is best recognised for his role as Michael Scott in The Office US, but has also appeared in Crazy Stupid Love, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and provided the voice for Gru in the Despicable Me franchise. Steve Carell teams up with actress and creator of The Four Seasons, Tina Fey, who steps into the role of Kate Burroughs, a part originally played by the iconic Carol Burnett from Annie and Better Call Saul fame. Joining them is Saturday Night Live alumni Will Forte as Jack Burroughs, taking over the baton from MASH superstar Alan Alda, along with Coleman Domingo from Fear The Walking Dead, filling the shoes of Danny Zimmer, a role once held by The Ritz's Jack Weston. Despite no new projects listed on Len Cariou's IMDb page as Blue Bloods winds down, co-star Abigail Hawk hinted at his continued zest for work in an interview with Us Weekly: "He's 85 years young. "One of the coolest things about our show, aside from like the family dinners and aside from [the fact that] obviously these people are beloved, is that we show that age is really just a number."
CBC
25-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Northwestern Ontario businesses brace for tariff impact
As the United States and Canada descend into a trade war, some northwestern Ontario businesses near the border say they're worried they'll be caught in the crossfire. "Northwestern Ontario is highly dependent on US travelers," said Gerry Cariou, Executive Director of the Sunset Country Travel Association. One of the biggest local economic drivers is fishing, hunting and other outdoor-related tourism, he said. Roughly nine out of ten guests who travel to the Kenora area to stay at lodges are from the United States, said Cariou. "The marketing activity of a typical fishing or hunting lodge in this area of Ontario is exclusively directed at Americans," he said. Americans have traditionally been the primary market for fishing lodges because of their proximity to the border, which makes it closer for many Americans to get to Kenora than it would be for the majority of people living in large Canadian cities. Canadians living within a day's drive of Kenora usually have their own camps, and aren't as incentivized to stay at a fishing lodge with a guide, said Cariou. Cariou said he's concerned the tariffs on bringing items like groceries or fuel over the border to Canada may dissuade Americans who might otherwise be interested in visiting. "It's going to potentially lead to cancellations by people who react negatively to it. So I could see this having a negative impact on tourism in 2025 season in Ontario," he said. Cariou said it's sad relations between the two countries have degraded to the point that it could impact people and businesses. "Tariff wars are not the answer to solving trade issues, in my opinion," he said. Impact felt by local businesses Business owners could also feel the tariffs hit their own wallets directly, said Ted Putnam, owner of Hawk Lake Lodge in Northwest Ontario. Putnam, who is American, said he usually brings $20,000 to $40,000 of supplies for the summer over the border with him at the start of each season. Often this includes products that are hard to procure in Canada, he said. "There are a lot of things as business owners in Northwest Ontario that we don't really have a choice, we have to buy them. So a lot of products are coming from the States, whether they're specialized products for boats, engines, electronics, kitchen appliances, whatever," he said. Putnam said he's had to reduce what he's bringing this year because of how expensive the tariffs are. While he doesn't expect the tariffs on items brought into Canada to cause guests to cancel, he said other factors related to the trade war could make Canada less appealing to visit. "It's not even the money, but also the potential increase in times to cross the border and wait times. These small border crossings, whether it's Baudette or International Falls, they're not really ready to handle looking at every car coming in and having them come into the border crossing station and take care of a tariff on $200 worth of potatoes and oranges and eggs," said Putnam. He said he's not worried about tension between the two countries impacting guests hoping to stay at his lodge.
