ok so last season didnt he die? who was it that jumped or fell infront of the l train or subway or whatever and what happened? wasnt it him? and didnt he die?
or am I totally lost?? anyone know what im talking about lol

I'm sorry to not be able to help you, but I wasn't able to watch the entire last season. In fact, I'm barely catching up on it. But as soon as I know who that was, I'll let you know.

Last season ended with the ER being shot up while Pratt and Neela where at Gallant's funeral. You may be thinking about season 10 when Pratt was driving Deb and a teenage patient home and they were victims of road rage. They were run off the street in a river.

I think the actor you may be thinking of is Omar Epps. He was a guest star on the, way back when Carter was a surgical intern, I can't remember what season that was. But anyways, it was his character that jumped/fell in from of the train. They never really said one way or the other, but it was believed that he jumped because he couldn't take the pressure, or Benton's constant ragging on him. Hope that helps.

Yeah, that's the only one that comes to mind.

You are referring to season 3. Dr Dennis Grant (Omar Epps) was a surgical resident who Benton was trying to groom. Carter befriended him and shared his experience on dealing with Benton. A few times Gant had difficulty in the OR because of Benton's constant berating of him. At the end of the episode (NIGHT SHIFT), Gant is brought in after being hit by the L train. Carter took it very hard and it also affected Benton who went to the funeral in the following epsiode. One eyewitness stated that Gant did not jump but actually tripped and the show never really clarified if it was a suicide or accident. The official police report stated accident which I tended to believe. Gant worked too hard to get to where he was to throw it all away because of one person.

From tv-now.com

Other Mekhi work to watch for Jan 18-Feb 10

Clockers
Directed by Spike Lee. Starring Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Keith David, Mekhi Phifer, Isaiah Washington, Regina Taylor, Mike Starr, Spike Lee.
Two detectives investigate a murder in which the chief suspect's brother has confessed. Click here for more info on the movie. 120 minutes- R, USA, 1995, Adult Content,Brief Nudity,Graphic Language,Violence

Fri Jan 26 01:00P on Sleuth


Homicide: Life on the Street
Fallen Heroes
Starring Reed Diamond.
Part 1 of two. A shootout occurs inside the police precinct, seriously wounding two detectives. Mekhi Phifer, Gregory Michael Cooke, Kevin Corrigan. 60 minutes- TV-14, USA, (CC), Stereo

Fri Feb 2 11:00A on WGN Chicago


I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Directed by Danny Cannon. Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brandy, Freddie Prinze Jr, Mekhi Phifer, Muse Watson, Bill Cobbs, Matthew Settle, Jennifer Esposito, Red West, Jeffrey Combs.
College kids encounter terror on a weekend getaway to the Bahamas in the sequel to the 1997 horror hit. Click here for more info on the movie. 100 minutes- R, USA, 1998, (CC), DSS, SAP, HDTV, Violence,Strong Language

Sun Feb 4 08:30A on Cinemax
Mon Feb 5 12:15A on Cinemax


Soul Food
Directed by George Tillman Jr. Starring Vanessa L Williams, Vivica A Fox, Nia Long, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer, Brandon Hammond, Jeffrey D Sams, Irma P Hall, Carl Wright, John M Watson Sr.
Compelling portrait of three sisters who must sort out their differences when their beloved mother becomes ill. Click here for more info on the movie. 120 minutes- R, USA, 1997, (CC), DSS, SAP, Strong Language,Sexual Situations

Sat Jan 20 04:30A on HBO Plus
Tue Jan 23 12:30P on HBO Plus
Mon Jan 29 07:00P on HBO Zone
Wed Jan 31 09:10A on HBO Zone

Another movie he is in is Uninvited Guest where he plays a serial killer...he is great in that movie......

I think both him and Omar Epps are hot.....

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Mekhi's television appearances jan28th-Feb24th

Brian's Song
Directed by John Gray. Starring Mekhi Phifer, Sean Maher, Ben Gazzara, Elise Neal, Janessa Crimi, Aidan Devine, Dean McDermott, Michael Boisvert, Jeff Ironi, Paula Cale.
A remake of the 1971 TV-movie classic about football, courage and a friendship hard-won and tragically lost. As it opens, it's 1965, and Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers are rookie running backs for the Chicago Bears. That's all they have in common. The tale Click here for more info on the movie. 120 minutes- NR, USA, 2001, (CC), Stereo

Sat Feb 3 11:00A on Hallmark Channel
Sun Feb 18 09:00A on Hallmark Channel


Clockers
Directed by Spike Lee. Starring Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Keith David, Mekhi Phifer, Isaiah Washington, Regina Taylor, Mike Starr, Spike Lee.
Two detectives investigate a murder in which the chief suspect's brother has confessed. Click here for more info on the movie. 120 minutes- R, USA, 1995, Adult Content,Brief Nudity,Graphic Language,Violence

Sat Feb 10 12:00P on Sleuth
Sun Feb 11 02:00A on Sleuth
Thu Feb 15 01:00P on Sleuth
Thu Feb 15 08:00P on Sleuth

ER
Murmurs of the Heart
Starring Goran Visnjic, Maura Tierney, Sharif Atkins, Mekhi Phifer, Linda Cardellini, Parminder Nagra.
Ames (Forest Whitaker) steps up his quest for revenge against Kovac; Sam has unsettling suspicions about the fire that set her home ablaze; Gates and Neela attempt to resuscitate an unconscious Meg. 59 minutes- TV-14, USA, 2007, (CC), Dolby 5.1, SAP, Wide, HDTV, New, V

Thu Feb 1 10:01P on NBC

ER
Dying Is Easy...
Starring Goran Visnjic, Maura Tierney, Mekhi Phifer, Linda Cardellini, Parminder Nagra, Shane West.
Pratt defends his work at the church clinic to the medical board; Morris steps up as the lone attending in a busy ER; Abby treats a comedian on the verge of the big time; Sarah continues to come between Tony and Neela. 59 minutes- TV-14, USA, 2007, (CC), Dolby 5.1, SAP, Wide, HDTV, New

Thu Feb 8 10:01P on NBC

ER
Crisis of Conscience
Starring Laura Innes, Goran Visnjic, Maura Tierney, Mekhi Phifer, Linda Cardellini, Parminder Nagra.
Gates and Kovac struggle over treatment for a patient with liver failure; Manish's decision concerns Neela; Ray investigates an accidental fall. 59 minutes- TV-14, USA, 2007, (CC), Dolby 5.1, SAP, Wide, HDTV, New

Thu Feb 15 10:01P on NBC

Homicide: Life on the Street
Fallen Heroes
Starring Reed Diamond.
Part 1 of two. A shootout occurs inside the police precinct, seriously wounding two detectives. Mekhi Phifer, Gregory Michael Cooke, Kevin Corrigan. 60 minutes- TV-14, USA, (CC), Stereo

Fri Feb 2 11:00A on WGN Chicago


I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Directed by Danny Cannon. Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brandy, Freddie Prinze Jr, Mekhi Phifer, Muse Watson, Bill Cobbs, Matthew Settle, Jennifer Esposito, Red West, Jeffrey Combs.
College kids encounter terror on a weekend getaway to the Bahamas in the sequel to the 1997 horror hit. Click here for more info on the movie. 100 minutes- R, USA, 1998, (CC), DSS, SAP, HDTV, Violence,Strong Language

Sun Feb 4 08:30A on Cinemax
Mon Feb 5 12:15A on Cinemax
Thu Feb 15 02:30P on Cinemax
Thu Feb 15 10:00P on Cinemax
Mon Feb 19 04:30P on Cinemax
Fri Feb 23 08:15P on Cinemax


Soul Food
Directed by George Tillman Jr. Starring Vanessa L Williams, Vivica A Fox, Nia Long, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer, Brandon Hammond, Jeffrey D Sams, Irma P Hall, Carl Wright, John M Watson Sr.
Compelling portrait of three sisters who must sort out their differences when their beloved mother becomes ill. Click here for more info on the movie. 120 minutes- R, USA, 1997, (CC), DSS, SAP, Strong Language,Sexual Situations

Mon Jan 29 07:00P on HBO Zone
Wed Jan 31 09:10A on HBO Zone

True Hollywood Story
Eminem
Controversial rapper Eminem is profiled. Included: insights from his manager, Paul Rosenberg; and '8 Mile' costar Mekhi Phifer. 60 minutes- TV-14, USA, (CC)

Fri Feb 9 06:00P on E! Television

I'm looking forward to seeing how Pratt's storyline plays out with the preacher. That guy is starting to seem really creepy with the way he won't just leave Pratt alone.

Dr. Pratt is so hot. I just have to say that.

Non ER appearances from Feb 25th-Mar 24th from tv-now.com

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Directed by Larry Charles. Starring Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Richard Lewis, Shelley Berman, Mekhi Phifer.
Larry is a changed man after a trip to Arizona, which comes as a relief to Richard Lewis. Shelley Berman, Mekhi Phifer. 45 minutes- TV-MA, USA, 2005, (CC), Stereo

Sun Feb 25 07:30P on HBO Comedy
Sun Feb 25 11:00P on HBO Comedy


Dawn of the Dead
Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly, Kevin Zegers, Michael Barry, Lindy Booth, Tom Savini.
Zombies terrorize people in a mall in this remake of George Romero's 1979 classic. Click here for more info on the movie. 110 minutes- R, USA, 2004, (CC), Stereo, SAP, Violence,Strong Language,Sexual Situations

Sat Mar 10 12:40A on Starz
Sat Mar 10 03:45P on Starz
Sat Mar 10 10:30P on Starz
Wed Mar 21 12:15A on Starz
Wed Mar 21 09:00A on Starz
Wed Mar 21 08:00P on Starz

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Directed by Danny Cannon. Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brandy, Freddie Prinze Jr, Mekhi Phifer, Muse Watson, Bill Cobbs, Matthew Settle, Jennifer Esposito, Red West, Jeffrey Combs.
College kids encounter terror on a weekend getaway to the Bahamas in the sequel to the 1997 horror hit. Click here for more info on the movie. 105 minutes- R, USA, 1998, (CC), DSS, SAP, Violence,Strong Language

Wed Feb 28 07:15A on Cinemax
Fri Mar 2 08:15P on Thrillermax
Tue Mar 6 03:00P on Thrillermax
Sat Mar 10 09:00P on More Max
Thu Mar 15 03:30P on More Max
Sat Mar 17 09:00P on Thrillermax
Tue Mar 20 11:50A on More Max
Wed Mar 21 10:45P on Thrillermax


Soul Food
Directed by George Tillman Jr. Starring Vanessa L Williams, Vivica A Fox, Nia Long, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer, Brandon Hammond, Jeffrey D Sams, Irma P Hall, Carl Wright, John M Watson Sr.
Compelling portrait of three sisters who must sort out their differences when their beloved mother becomes ill. Click here for more info on the movie. 120 minutes- R, USA, 1997, Stereo, SAP, Strong Language,Sexual Situations

Sun Mar 4 03:00P on VH1
Thu Mar 8 11:30P on VH1

ERs Mekhi Phifer and his fiancée Oni Souratha have welcomed their first child together, his rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.

Mekhi Thira Phifer was born in Los Angeles on Tuesday at 6:47 a.m., and weighed 5 lbs., 4 oz.

"We are really happy and excited," the couple tells PEOPLE. "He is beautiful."

The boy joins Omikaye, the actor's 8-year-old son from a previous relationship.

The couple showed off their son's green-themed nursery to some 200 friends – including Don Cheadle and Laura Linney – at their baby shower earlier this month.

"This is just the start of the tribe," Phifer, 32, told PEOPLE at the shower. "I want to have four or five kids."

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20155779,00.html

Congrats Mekhi!!!

G-Unit - you recently made the following refrence to the Pratt character.

'Anyway, to start a discussion on the other characters. What do you guys think of Pratt's growth and maturity? He impresses me each episode and I am warming up to him possibly being ER chief. Mekhi seems as if he'll be the head honcho(if he works out his contract ) when Maura leaves and I think he's wearing the crown quite well. When we first met Pratt, he wanted nothing to do with any responsibility. I remembered when he turned down Chief Resident even though he was clearly the best candidate and they were forced to give it to Morris.'

I agree with all and everything you said, I really love this new improved Pratt. I loved the way Stanley Tucci's character noticed his potential and started to challenge him to stretch himself. I look forward to more of this tougher, more focussed leader who is showing more depth and compassion than we have seen since the heyday of Dr. Green.

I loved his interaction with Jeanie Boulet. He is becoming a true 'Pater Famelias'. However this new Aussie doc. is a bit unsettling.

Here's a pic of Mekhi from the arrivals last night of "Stand Up To Cancer."

extremely new to this group and even to keyboard (surviving dinosaur/living fossil here) BUT oh God i love this man. i think some of his finest early work is the " Junior Bunk" recurring character on the fine,beautifully written "Homicide a Life On the Street" . the character starts off as a dumb worker for his drug lord uncle Luther ,almost is a police informant who needs to be "monogomous" (anonymous is what he's trying to say ) and ultimately gets sent to prison to shield his uncle. when he next shows up, prison has made him almost unrecognisable. he is hard- faced, has the 1000 mile stare that looks through people, even the way he holds his body is menacing and he has become the would-be cop-killer who could never be taken for the dumb, scared kid who entered prison. EXCELLENT work, i don't think he got the recognition he deserved, because the series had some heavyweight actors in the regular cast.

They can't kill him and not this way. He was the reason I watched this show. This is horrible to see him get cut up and finally put down the way he was. I cried when Dr. Green die, but I this one is horrible. I might be a PsychoFan, but this just doesnt seem right. I have been watching for 14 years now and i seems all too soon to end it.

How did I know that Mekhi Pfeiffer was going to be the one to die. I knew since the last episode of the last season that he was the one. I hated the cheesy ending that they had at the end. There was nothing special or heartwarming about the memorial they did at all. What a horrible ending to such a great character. I'm so upset!

It was almost as if they set it up that way last season. Everything was going too good for Pratt, so he had to die? Yeah, that doesn't seem like the way to end the first epi of the last season. It really should have been Abby b/c that girl has had like 10 lives now, her character really has nothing else to do..

I am through with ER!!!! Pratt was ER and the way they killed him off was tastless. He died and they had the funeral in one show that is disgraceful as much as he meant to this show you would think they would have sent him off better than this.

This was probably the worst episode I have ever seen. Not a good way to start the new season. He has everything going for him so he has to die?! This might be a season finale (and a bad one at that) but not a series premiere. He was alive and then they totally cut him up, not to mention how graphic it was! Are they not even going to bring up how he was bagged?! The scene where he is alive and crying while blood squirts all over was not called for and a little too graphic. I'm really, really mad.

It's crazy already the way the FINAL season is going out! It makes me so mad that they killed pratt off! THAT'S BS.....

Why??? WHY???? WHY????? I love Pratt, and he was one of the characters that I still watched after they shipped off the originals.....I CANNOT believe that they did that to him....I didn't even get to watch last season....they need to put the newer episodes on re-runs....still love E.R. been watching it since Doctor Carter's first day in the E.R.

i can't believe they killed him off his life was really coming together 2! Sam should've been in the ambulence! he made ER he was the best character in my opinion i am extremely PIST OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not gonna lie - I'm a guy and this season premier made me cry. Pratt was one of my favorite characters on ER, and he was a vital part of the family. The music score to this episode was perfect and the actors all did an excellent job of showing emotion. I'm gonna miss Pratt.

It hit me the hardest when you saw him cry as they tried to save him. I don't think I have cried that hard watching TV in all my life...

yeah i agree with you guys i never cried in an ER episode but today oh man! it really hit me, this episode was awful! without Pratt i don't think i want to watch ER anymore...

Mekhi also played "Proof" in the movie "8 Mile" Proof was a colleague and dear friend of mene here in Detroit for about 14 yrs. Proof was murdered at an after hours club here in Detroit and the circumstances were very very sketchy.

I dont want to get into that story but the Detroit crime lab was just shut down today for bogus evidence tampering, etc. etc.

BUT iI loved mekhi in Clockers and all his acting work but knowing the glow of Big proof, I wished mekhi wouldve actually nailed the part. proof has done a lot of positive things here in the Detroit Hip Hop community and world wide but due to his killer, cleaning the crime scene, locking everyone in the place in there and threatening them, giving them the story to tell and ditching his weapon, the truth has only been shared amongst a few who were there that night and have the balls to tell it.
rest in peace Big Proof
rest in peace Dr Prat... I loved that character!!
Peace,
malaki

When I saw he was in the ambulance, I knew he was going to be the one to die. Another black man bites the dust, we are at 3 and counting. Why do they love to kill the black people on this show? Does not exactly want to make me tune in, fortunately it is their last season so hopefully they will not have time to kill another black person off.

This was just hard to watch. To have Pratt rapidly decline like that was horrible, and watching him crying and bleeding like that was too much. He was such a strong character, then to have him helpless, knowing what was happening, and his brother watching...I cried like a baby. He had so much going for him, on top of that he was becoming close with his brother, it just seems like they ripped this great character from the show in such an undignified way. And then add to that by revealing he was planning on proposing to his girlfriend and would have been promoted! Can they ever let the characters on this show be happy?! I loved Pratt's character develpment, how he grew into such an inspiration for the ER. I will miss his smile and his interactions with Morris. If he had to leave the show, I wish they would have done it differently.

In addition, I balled my eyes out as well, as a recovering alcoholic I fealt the episodes about Abby relapsing. Ive been watching ER and Law and Order since a teenager when my mother got me hooked on them. Still like to relax when I have the night free to settle down with my beloved GF. Now i dont know what to???
Not sure if I can even watch any more!

First Ice T puts in for a transfer from SVU now this!!!

I am still crying that it was Pratt! OMG!!! I was not expecting that. Couldn't they kill off someone that I didn't like? like Morris? I am still in disbelief. He braught so much character to the show!!! I am soooo depressed!!!

I cannot believe they killed him off!! That was the worst season premiere ever!! I'm not one to cry over tv shows, but this episode got me past tears- I was sobbing. I love Pratt, and to think that he went so quickly, and now he will be remembered, but yet forgotten the rest of the season is really quite sad. (*just breathe, it's just a show)...

Pratt was one of the few intellectual, charismatic, and passionate black male characters on television. Visionary is very important and sometimes I don’t think that TV writers/executives comprehend how powerful the image of fictional characters are in our non-fictional world. Pratt was a golden example and to see his final episode was hard to begin with, but to see how the episode played out was extremely disappointing. The majority of the episode was focused on his graphic departure rather than being focus on and celebrate his tenure on the show. A character as strong and who played such a big role in the final years of ER, deserves a better send off!

I don’t understand what goes through these writers minds sometimes. Here you have a guy that has everything going for him, on the cusps of proposing to his lady whom he stood by during difficult times, served as a mentor to so many people, and about to the a position to run the hospital. There just wasn’t enough drama in his life, so he had to go. This is my only attempt to understand the minds of these TV executives.

Pratt is a irreplaceable characters and I hope NBC knows it. You can’t just add a dynamic actress like Angela Basset for the final season to create the magic Mekhi Phifer created when playing the role of one of if not the best characters in the history of the show. Phifer is a talented actor and I will be looking for him in his next project.

I will miss Dr.Pratt, he was one of the best ones on the show...he made the show for the seasons he was there...the ER will not be the same. It could have been done differently though, at least let him get married, not get the promotion and decide to take a offer somewhere else. C'mon writers think about the public

AMEN!!!!
he's been on the show what...8 years? and this is how they do the man...how lovely...

Tonights show of ER was really sad and it shocked me that Pratt died off the show. I was not expecting that and hoped that he would make it through. He made the show for me and is my favorite on the show and the true reason I tune in.

Tonights show of ER was really sad and it shocked me that Pratt died off the show. I was not expecting that and hoped that he would make it through. He made the show for me and is my favorite on the show and the true reason I tune in.

Tonights show of ER was really sad and it shocked me that Pratt died off the show. I was not expecting that and hoped that he would make it through. He made the show for me and is my favorite on the show and the true reason I tune in.

That is what I'm saying!!!! The man couldn't even get a shown funeral. Gallant wasn't on the show that long and he got a visible funeral.

Talk to mamarazzi...cuz i said the same thing in that forum on venting about er...and her naive butt is like u cant be serious....thank u for saying that

Tonights show of ER was really sad and it shocked me that Pratt died off the show. I was not expecting that and hoped that he would make it through. He made the show for me and is my favorite on the show and the true reason I tune in.

It wasnt the writers decision for Pratt to leave, it was the actor's decision. Mekhi was leaving ER either way, and imo I thought it was a amazing episode. I cried all through and it reminded me just how much I have loved this show from Episode One! It was a heartbreaking goodbye to a wonderful character, I cant even believe how much not only the main characters, but also the supporting cast has touched my heart over the years. What an amazing series with some of the best tv characters ever.

Get stocked up on the kleenex - this is only the begginning of the goodbyes. It's going to be a very sad season...

Couldnt have said it better my self.

Bravo!

Tonights show of ER was really sad and it shocked me that Pratt died off the show. I was not expecting that and hoped that he would make it through. He made the show for me and is my favorite on the show and the true reason I tune in. I am huge Mekhi Phiefer fan and watch anything he stars in. What lies ahead for Mekhi?

It might of been the actors decision to leave the show but he was the only reason why I watched the show since 2004 (when the all the original characters left) now I dont even care about ER now. I am not going to watch a single episode for this season, without Pratt ER is nothing.

Here here!

Pratt had a great character arc, and replacing him with Angela Bassett cannot supplement that. There will not be much time to develop her character. Why kill off someone with the potential to leave the series on such a positive note? Everyone else is a flippin basket case, but let's have the guy with personal growth have a nasty death for no good reason. Nice NBC, real nice.

I was crying the whole episode, I really thought Pratt was the best doctor and Mahkai Pheiffer was a true character and friend on the show. I have been following ER since it started 15 years ago . I would like all the casts from all the shows to be on the last episode. Please don't cancel my favorite show. It is an icon and you haven't seen recent shows that last for 15 years. I will cry so bad on the last episode. Please make the last one 2 hours long? We need to see everyone from the beginning of the show. I love all of your characters.

Exactly...Angela is a ploy to have us forget Pratt...the concensus on these boards is def that NBC made a baaad move...
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big deaths are normally supposed to upset people but have them overall say goooood episode...like i cried cuz it was soo damn good. But in this case....no...i was angry from beginning til end. And not the "oh im angry...good episode!" way.

P.S. Why Mahkai? who made the decision for him to go? I thought he made the show and he will be really missed alot. You should have killed off noone , because they are all brilliant actors.