Keck's Exclusives: "Major Crimes" Books Tom Berenger for Major Role
May 1, 2013
by William Keck


Mary McDonnell's Capt. Sharon Raydor is getting a husband in Season 2 of TNT's successful "Closer" spin-off, "Major Crimes".

Tom Berenger, who won a Golden Globe for his unforgettable performance in Platoon, has been signed to play Capt. Raydor's estranged spouse of 25 years, Jackson Raydor.



My sources tell me Jackson is a brilliant, charming and charismatic attorney who has taken a long break from law to pursue his gambling passion. When the handsome high roller returns to Los Angeles, he accepts a job as a court-appointed attorney and becomes fast buds with Rusty (Graham Patrick Martin).

Not surprisingly, he and Sharon are expected to clash during Berenger's three episodes.



"Major Crimes" returns to TNT's schedule this June.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Major-Crimes-Tom-Berenger-1064799.aspx

Keck's Exclusives First Look: Tom Berenger Joins "Major Crimes"
May 27, 2013
by William Keck


"Major Crimes" police captain *Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell) is getting a major pain in the keister this season when her estranged husband, Jackson (Tom Berenger), moves in with her starting July 8 for three *episodes of the TNT drama. "He is *extremely charming and funny," says Berenger, who collected an Emmy last year for "Hatfields & McCoys".



So why did the couple split? It seems that smilin' Jack has an addictive personality.

"He was a big defense lawyer at one point, making big bucks, but he had a drinking problem," Berenger says. "He quit drinking, but then he started gambling in *Vegas. He's *always out of money and the kids don't want to talk to him. And now he's gotten himself back in L.A. on the court-appointed attorney list."



That's how he turns up on Raydor's doorstep, and he's intent on winning her back.

"Jack's a hopeless romantic who still wears his wedding ring, but she doesn't," Berenger says. "He ends up sleeping on the couch."

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Tom-Berenger-Major-Crimes-1066085.aspx