Why did they change actors for Eddie’s dad on Blue Bloods?

Why did they change actors for Eddie’s dad on Blue Bloods?

According to Monsters and Critics, William Sadler is busy working on other projects, so he couldn’t commit to a recurring role on Blue Bloods, and that led to the recast.

Why is Eddie’s dad in jail on Blue Bloods?

RELATED: ‘Blue Bloods’: Was It Actually Love at First Sight for Eddie and Jamie? Eddie’s father was introduced in season 6. The police officer’s father surprisingly broke the law. He was a financial adviser for a Ponzi scheme and was in prison for it.

What did Eddie’s dad do on Blue Bloods?

Armin Janko was a financial advisor who had a company which turned out to be a Ponzi scheme. This resulted in him being incarcerated at Fort Dix Correctional where he is serving a 6-8 year sentence. He was released early and attempted to put his criminal past behind him.

What actor is being replaced on Blue Bloods?

A recent recasting on the long-running CBS police procedural “Blue Bloods” sparked a heated fan discussion on Reddit about the practice of replacing an actor in a previously established role. The character at the center of this discussion is Armin Janko, the father of Edit “Eddie” Janko-Reagan (Vanessa Ray).