- Norman Briggs
Diagnosis Murder Character|Norman Briggs
name=Norman Briggs
gender=Male
jobs=Head of Administration forCommunity General Hospital
seasons=1,2,3, and 4
portrayer=Michael Tucci
first="Miracle Cure "
last="The Murder Of Mark Sloan"Norman Briggs is a
fictional character in the classic TV show, "". Norman is the Head of Administration forCommunity General Hospital . He was played byMichael Tucci .Mini-biography
Norman attended
Yale University . He graduated in1978 , and was voted "Most Popular". He was the only one in his class who majored in hospital administration—the rest went intocorporate finance .Before going to graduate school, he served in thePeace Corps , and was sent toNigeria .He took his first job at Community General, two years before
Dr. Jack Stewart orDr. Amanda Bentley came. He remarks they were the toughest years since Community General almost went bankrupt with the last administrator.Throughout the show, Norman shows measurable contempt for 's solving cases for the
LAPD /his son Steve. Norman feels it takes Mark away from his patients, and thus is not giving them the attention they deserve. To please Norman, Mark often lies to him about his involvement with cases.He now volunteers at the Malone Foundation, a
trust fund dedicated to giving money to charity orfree clinics . Norman enjoys this job because he says it is good to give money, knowing it will help people, instead of "pinching pennies" as he does at Community General.Trivia
*Norman is referred to as "Mr. B" by
Dr. Jack Stewart .
*He hasphobia s ofheight s,spider s andcheese .ee also
*
Michael Tucci
*""External links
* [http://www.diagnosismurder.co.uk The Official "Diagnosis: Murder" website]
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