Who created the character in "The Closer" in which the actor also played in the movie "Mannequin"?
Louie Provenza Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza is a fictional character from TNT's television crime drama franchise "The Closer"/"Major Crimes." He appeared on all seven seasons of "The Closer" and all six seasonable of "Major Crimes". The character was created by James Duff, and is portrayed by G. W. Bailey. Generally referred to as "Provenza", the character's first name was kept secret until his former partner, George Andrews, was heard to use it for the first time in the penultimate episode of the fifth season. It is said that only captains and above are allowed to address him by his first name and that even his own grandchildren call him "Lieutenant". He is also the only member of his academy class still on active duty with the rest having retired by the beginning of season 2 of "Major Crimes".
Enemies Closer Enemies Closer is a 2013 American action thriller film directed and photographed by Peter Hyams, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tom Everett Scott and Orlando Jones. It is Hyams' third directorial collaboration with Van Damme, following 1994's "Timecop" and 1995's "Sudden Death".