>>15319163 seriously, just look at this guy. Jim Clemente
Criminal Minds Advisor
Mandy Patinkin became an acquaintance with Clemente during research for his role as BAU profiler Jason Gideon. Through Patinkin (Clemente was undergoing treatment for his lymphoma), he established a bond with others connected to Criminal Minds, providing informal advice about profiling and the BAU since Season One. By then, he was back to his own work as an FBI agent, and because of that, he couldn't supplement his salary with an outside job without some kind of approval. He did it because it was an opportunity to teach; he says the collaboration works well,creating an accurate picture of the BAU for the public and alerting other law enforcement agencies to its services, particularly in cases in which time is of the essence. In one hour, the show can reach 18 million people, while during his career, he probably had been able to teach around 50,000 police officers and professionals around the world.
In his own words[1]: "…I went out and met the executive producer, Ed Bernero. It turned out he had been a cop. We hit it off pretty quickly. I said, 'I'd love to help you. As long as you help us do our job and don't hurt it.' He said, 'What do you mean?' 'If you insult cops or you have us come in and take the case away from cops or, you know, disrespect them, the cops in the real world are going to think that's what we're like. But if you make it that we're working with the cops, it's their case and we're just helping… if you can do that, I will be happy to help you.' I'm now on Season 9 of helping them."
In a rare occurrence, he wrote his first Criminal Minds episode while being an agent still with the FBI. After his retirement, he has written one per season, always being credited as "Jim Clemente":
Season Two
"Lessons Learned"
Season Five
"Risky Business"
Season Six
"Big Sea" (co-written with Breen Frazier)
Season Seven
"Foundation"
Season Eight
"Restoration" (co-written with Janine Sherman Barrois)
Season Nine
"Gabby" (co-written with Erica Messer)
Season Ten
"The Hunt" (co-written with Janine Sherman Barrois)
Season Eleven
"Target Rich"
"A Badge and a Gun"
Season Twelve
"A Good Husband"
Season Thirteen
"Lucky Strikes"
Season Fourteen
"Broken Wing"
Season Fifteen
"Ghost" (co-written with Bobby Chacon)
Clemente has also made uncredited cameo appearances in the episodes he writes. In "Risky Business", he played an ER receptionist. In "Gabby", he portrayed a pedophile.In "A Badge and a Gun", he portrayed Ed Sulzbach, a former FBI agent and murder victim of Andrew Meeks.[2] Most recently, in "Lucky Strikes", he portrayed an unnamed police officer.
Starting in Season Six, Clemente became an official technical adviser for the series. Starting in Season Eleven, he became a full-fledged producer.
Lead characters Jason Gideon and David Rossi are partially based on Jim Clemente and his career with the BAU. Derek Morgan's back-story of sexual abuse at the hands of a mentor was based on Jim's real-life experience.