130 Fun Facts About White Collar

Which cable channel was White Collar made for?

The show premiered on October 23, 2009 and ran six seasons, ending on December 18, 2014.

Who created White Collar?

He also co-created a second series for the same network and served as showrunner on both.

Which FBI unit does Peter Burke lead?

He is based at the Bureau's New York City field office.

How long was Neal Caffrey's original prison sentence?

He escaped with only four months left to serve, in order to find his girlfriend Kate.

How long did the FBI's cat-and-mouse chase of Neal last before his first capture?

Peter Burke pursued the case for years before finally arresting him.

What must Neal wear as a condition of his release to work with the FBI?

It records his movements and confines him to a two-mile radius; Mozzie later builds a device to spoof its signal.

How many episodes did the first season have?

It aired in two parts across 2009 and 2010; seasons two through four each had 16.

How many episodes were in the final season?

The finale aired on December 18, 2014.

Which other USA show was White Collar sold into syndication alongside in 2013?

ION Television picked up both, having already syndicated Monk and Psych.

What did the Rotten Tomatoes consensus call the first season?

It scored 96% from 27 reviews and a Metacritic score of 79.

Which award did the show's star win for White Collar in 2015?

He and his co-star were also nominated together as Favorite Duo at the 2014 TV Guide Awards.

What title did creator Jeff Eastin announce in 2024 for the planned White Collar revival?

A revival with Bomer, DeKay and Thiessen was confirmed in June 2024 and was pitched as honouring the late Willie Garson.

Who was the target of Neal and Peter's first case together in the pilot?

Curtis Hagan returned as the main villain of the first half of season five.

Who plays the con man Curtis Hagan?

He is a forger and art restorer whose blackmail drives the fifth season.

What did Kate leave behind in the apartment when she left Neal?

An empty wine bottle became a running symbol; a bottle of fine wine also triggers the final scene of the series.

Where does Neal live for most of the series?

June, a widow whose late husband Byron was also a con man, offered him a room after meeting him in a thrift store.

Who plays June Ellington?

She sings in "Home Invasion" and headlines the opening night of a jazz club in "Empire City".

What is the name of the Burkes' dog?

The Burkes name their son Neal in the series finale.

What does Mozzie call Peter Burke?

Elizabeth is "Mrs. Suit", and the two of them become close friends.

What is Peter's wife's profession?

Her work often gives her a convincing cover when she helps the FBI on a case.

Which university did Peter Burke attend on scholarship?

He earned a mathematics degree there before two years of accounting training.

Which baseball team drafted Peter Burke as a pitcher after college?

He quit after a serious injury during his second week; he is also an Eagle Scout with an astronomy hobby.

How did Mozzie get his name?

He was abandoned on an orphanage doorstep with the bear and kept it even after fleeing the Detroit Mob for New York.

What is Mozzie's real name, revealed in "Out of the Frying Pan"?

Agent Siegel uncovers the "Teddy" identity behind Mozzie's vast holdings.

Which agent joined Peter's team in "Threads" and was written out after season one?

Natalie Morales's character had written her Quantico thesis about Neal.

Diana Berrigan is the daughter of what kind of parent?

She spent much of her childhood in hotel rooms, and her bodyguard was killed protecting her.

What is the name of Diana's girlfriend, a doctor introduced in "Deadline"?

Christie proposes in "Pulling Strings", but Diana later reports they have split.

Why did Diana disappear for most of the first season?

She returns in "Out of the Box" to help Peter investigate Garrett Fowler and stays on.

Diana's season-five pregnancy reflected the real pregnancy of which actress?

She missed most of that season, and Diana conceived via a sperm donor on screen.

Where did Clinton Jones study before his military service, per "As You Were"?

He is trained in the Filipino martial art Kali and later went to law school.

Which company does insurance investigator Sara Ellis work for?

She had testified against Neal years earlier over the alleged theft of a painting.

Sara Ellis was introduced in season two as what for Neal?

In "Unfinished Business" a bond theft escalates when Neal is unknowingly hired to kill her.

Where does Sara eventually take a job, ending her relationship with Neal?

The offer first surfaces in "Shoot the Moon" in season four.

Who plays Kate Moreau?

Kate first knew Neal under an alias while working for the hedge-fund boss who would later have her killed.

How does Kate die?

The jet blows up on the airstrip in "Out of the Box" just as Neal turns back to Peter.

Under what alias did Neal first meet Kate?

She only found out much later that he was conning her too, and left to run her own cons.

In front of which artist's painting did Neal first meet Kate?

He later stole the painting, and a print of it appears in "The Portrait".

Who plays Vincent Adler?

The 1980s Brat Pack star also directed "Neighborhood Watch"; his character had Kate killed and was shot by Peter to save Neal.

What kind of fraud was Vincent Adler caught running when Neal and Kate lost their money?

Neal and Mozzie's very first con together had targeted Adler, as told in "Forging Bonds".

What object drives much of the first two seasons' mystery?

Kate said she wanted the box Neal had stolen; Fowler wanted it too, and it turned out to hide a code.

Which OPR agent led Operation Mentor against Peter Burke?

Played by Noah Emmerich, he was blackmailed by Adler and had killed his own wife's murderer.

Who was hiding the music box in season two on Peter's instructions?

Peter had her keep the location secret even from himself; Neal later stole it with a fence's help.

What happens to Mozzie right after he cracks the code inside the music box?

The gunman, played by Paul Blackthorne, steals the code; the gang cons him in "Burke's Seven".

Which professional fence had a romance with Neal during his Adler days?

FBI records show only one arrest, in France; she was later imprisoned in Athens for sixteen months.

Where does the FBI repeatedly help the fence Alex travel to for her own safety?

She heads there in "Copycat Caffrey" after giving Neal the key to the music box.

What did the season-two finale reveal Adler was hunting for?

Neal and Mozzie end up secretly holding the art, which Sara later discovers on surveillance footage.

Who plays Neal's nemesis Matthew Keller?

Unlike Neal, Keller is willing to kill for a score; the two were once close friends.

In "Bottlenecked", what does Keller challenge Neal to forge?

It revives a decades-old competition to create an impossible forgery.

Whom does Keller kidnap at the end of "Countdown"?

He wants Peter to help him steal the U-boat treasure from Neal; she escapes in "Checkmate".

What deal did Keller strike in season six?

He goes back on the deal in the finale and is killed by Peter.

Which agent tries to sabotage Neal's commutation and take him to D.C. in "Judgment Day"?

Beau Bridges played Peter's old FBI Academy instructor; Neal cuts his anklet and flees with Mozzie.

Where do Neal and Mozzie hide at the start of season four?

Peter deduces it from background sounds on a phone call, and manhunter Kyle Collins puts a $500,000 bounty on Neal.

Who plays the manhunter Kyle Collins in the season-four opener?

Collins shoots Neal in the leg after Neal slips his restraints on Dobbs's estate.

Where is Peter reassigned when he returns from the manhunt abroad?

He and Neal still take on criminal mastermind David Cook in "Diminishing Returns".

Who plays Neal's father, James Bennett, who first appears as "Sam"?

A DNA test in "Vested Interest" reveals that the man calling himself Sam is Neal's dad.

Who is Ellen Parker, played by Judith Ivey?

She is shot after being recalled into Witness Protection and murdered, leaving Neal a key to her evidence.

Who is the main antagonist of season four?

Titus Welliver played the senator, once James's captain in the Washington police.

Where was Ellen's evidence box hidden?

Neal and Mozzie work out that it is in an office on the 50th floor.

How does season four end for Peter?

James kills Pratt with Peter's gun and flees, leaving Peter to take the blame.

Who plays Amanda Callaway, the new Special Agent in Charge at the end of season four?

She was secretly reporting to Senator Pratt.

What does Hagan force Neal to steal as his price for freeing Peter?

Hagan films the heist and uses it to blackmail Neal into more crimes.

Who is Neal's new handler in season five, killed after just two episodes?

He is murdered by Rebecca Lowe in "One Last Stakeout".

Who is Rebecca Lowe really?

She murdered Hagan and Siegel and finally provoked marshals into shooting her.

Who plays Rebecca Lowe?

Rebecca poses as a museum employee and expert in ancient books.

What does Hagan have Neal steal one chapter of from a museum in "One Last Stakeout"?

Rebecca later reveals the 19th-century author never wrote a chapter 13.

What was Mozzie poisoned with in the season-five finale?

His symbols, read as coordinates, lead the team to Fort Totten in Queens.

What does Neal swap the diamond for before handing it to Rebecca?

She locks him and Peter in a cell and prepares to leave by helicopter before they escape.

What is the name of the gang of thieves targeted in the final season?

Neal gets a contract from the Attorney General, written by Mozzie, guaranteeing his freedom if he takes them down.

What does Neal steal at auction for the Panthers in "Return to Sender"?

He and Peter pose as a reclusive father and son to get into the auction.

How does Peter propose the Panthers could steal the airport cash less dangerously?

Mozzie intercepts a share of the cash by opening a tube in a tunnel during the finale.

What is the title of the series finale?

It aired December 18, 2014, and was co-written by the show's creator.

What do the Burkes name their infant son?

A year after the finale's shooting, a delivery of fine wine leads Peter to evidence that Neal faked his death.

Who kills Matthew Keller in the finale?

Keller had apparently shot Neal in a tunnel struggle moments earlier.

Who was Mozzie briefly married to, as revealed in "All is Fair"?

She swindled and abandoned him while Neal was in prison, then returned wanting a divorce.

Which cast member directed the season-three episode "Stealing Home"?

He also directed "Empire City" and "Taking Stock".

Which season-five episode did Willie Garson direct?

Eric Stoltz directed "Ice Breaker" the same season.

Which action director helmed the boxing episode "Gloves Off"?

The Die Hard 2 director had Peter and Neal step into a Wall Street boxing ring.

What did Peter and Neal infiltrate in the second episode, "Threads"?

Sensitive data was hidden in one of the runway dresses.

In "Upper West Side Story", what job does Neal take undercover at a prep school?

A student suspects his crush's father of stealing scholarship funds.

In "What Happens in Burma...", whose innocence must Peter and Neal prove?

They have to set foot on Burmese soil by visiting the embassy to do it.

Which Star Wars actor played an old friend of June's in "Countermeasures"?

Neal suspects the old friend has ulterior motives.

Which Game of Thrones actress played a hacker's accomplice in "Taking Account"?

Mozzie finds himself in unfamiliar territory when she switches sides.

Who played the Egyptologist Neal works with in "On the Fence"?

Keller was smuggling priceless Egyptian antiquities into the city.

Whose parents, played by Tom Skerritt and Debra Monk, visit in "Pulling Strings"?

While Peter hosts them, Neal helps Sara hunt a missing Stradivarius.

What is stolen from Yankee Stadium in "Stealing Home"?

Neal goes undercover with a gang led by Gordon Tayler, one of the best conmen in the world.

What lost fossil do Peter and Neal chase in "Digging Deeper"?

They forge a dinosaur egg containing a tracker to find it.

What historic Harlem venue are two brothers trying to revive in "Empire City"?

Neal and Peter pose as promoters and book June to sing on opening night.

What is Mozzie's storage-unit purchase in "Identity Crisis" connected to?

The clues suggest the spy ring may still be operating today.

Which artist's painting is apparently forged in "Live Feed"?

Neal finds Hagan's hidden signature in the painting.

What sport is Katya, sponsored by a Russian gangster's cousin, involved in during "Ice Breaker"?

Peter and Neal go undercover as her coach and sports agent.

What ailment of Peter's does Mozzie cure with honey from his beehives in "Master Plan"?

He had introduced the hives to Neal's apartment while living there.

Who did Peter befriend and go on the run with in "Prisoner's Dilemma"?

The real culprit turns out to be the marshal in charge of the investigation.

Whose voice does Mozzie identify on the jet's black-box recording?

Kate had called someone shortly before the jet exploded.

Who plays Neal Caffrey?

He later won a Golden Globe for an HBO film and starred in Fellow Travelers.

Which NBC spy comedy gave Neal's actor a recurring role before White Collar?

He played Bryce Larkin, and had made his film debut in Flightplan in 2005.

The father of the actor who plays Neal was a draft pick for which NFL team?

Bomer himself played wide receiver in high school in Spring, Texas, before choosing acting.

For which television film did the actor who plays Neal win a Golden Globe in 2015?

He played a closeted New York Times writer opposite Mark Ruffalo.

From which university did Neal's actor earn a fine-arts degree in 2000?

He then made his TV debut on the soap All My Children.

Which two Seinfeld episodes featured Peter Burke's actor as Elaine's boyfriend Kevin?

Kevin was Jerry's exact opposite, from the backwards Bizarro world.

Which HBO series was Peter Burke's actor a cast member of from 2003 to 2005?

He also appeared in Party of Five and Tell Me You Love Me.

Willie Garson was best known before White Collar for which Sex and the City role?

He appeared in over 75 films and more than 300 TV episodes before his death in 2021.

On Quantum Leap, Willie Garson once played which real historical figure?

He also played four different characters across Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World.

Which 1990s teen character made Tiffani Thiessen famous before she played Peter's wife?

She then played Valerie Malone on Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1994 to 1998.

On which teen drama did Hilarie Burton play Peyton Sawyer for six seasons?

She was also a host of MTV's Total Request Live.

Sharif Atkins was best known before White Collar for playing a doctor on which show?

He played Dr. Michael Gallant from 2001 to 2006, and later Boom Boom Gates on NCIS: Hawai'i.

The actress who plays Diana appeared on which ABC series before White Collar?

The English actress also starred in NBC's Las Vegas and the film The Haunted Mansion.

Which other series on the same channel did White Collar's creator co-create?

He was also picked by James Cameron to write a True Lies sequel.

Which Billy Joel song inspired the creator's early screenplay Shadow Dancer?

The script was optioned by Zalman King.

How many episodes of White Collar did its two leads produce together?

He also won a People's Choice Award at the 2015 ceremony.

How many viewers watched the White Collar pilot?

The Los Angeles Times called it the most electric drama to premiere that fall.

Who directed the pilot episode of White Collar?

The season-two opener was directed by the actor who played its bank-robber villain.

Which actor directed the season-two premiere and played its villain, The Architect?

In the aftermath of Kate's death, Neal and Peter had to catch the bank robber to save their deal.

Who plays FBI boss Reese Hughes?

Hughes was at first sure Neal would return to crime but came to see his value; Pratt ended his career.

Peter grew up in Upstate New York as the son of a worker in what trade?

He is portrayed as principled, dedicated to both his job and his marriage.

What did Peter do before asking his future wife out, according to season one?

Unromantic, but it mirrors real guidelines for law-enforcement agents' personal lives.

On what date did White Collar premiere on USA Network?

The show ran six seasons and concluded on December 18, 2014.

Which network acquired White Collar for syndication in 2013?

It became the third USA Network series on ION, after Monk and Psych.

Which recurring White Collar actress earned Image Award nominations in 2012 and 2014?

She was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for playing June.

Who plays Phillip Kramer, Peter's former FBI Academy instructor?

Emmerich plays OPR agent Garrett Fowler and Welliver the corrupt Senator Pratt.

In which New York town did Tim DeKay, who plays Peter Burke, grow up?

He played varsity baseball there, a family tradition, before studying business at Le Moyne College.

Willie Garson, who played Mozzie, died in 2021 of which illness?

He was 57 and had appeared in more than 300 TV episodes and 75 films.

Which two future actors were Matt Bomer's classmates at Klein High School in Spring, Texas?

Bomer was born in Webster Groves, Missouri, and later landed a contract role on Guiding Light in 2001.

Which Beverly Hills, 90210 character did Elizabeth Burke's actress play from 1994 to 1998?

She was brought in to fill the void after Shannen Doherty left the Aaron Spelling drama.

On which long-running soap opera did Matt Bomer make his television debut in 2000?

He followed it with a contract role on Guiding Light and a 2005 film debut in Flightplan opposite Jodie Foster.

In which 2005 Jodie Foster thriller did Matt Bomer make his film debut?

Bigger supporting roles followed in In Time, Magic Mike and The Nice Guys.

In which FX anthology series was Matt Bomer promoted to the main cast for its fifth season?

He had guest-starred in the fourth season before joining the regular cast.

In which English city was Diana actress Marsha Thomason born?

She grew up in the Moston area, the daughter of a Jamaican-born mother.

What is the name of the podcast Hilarie Burton started in 2021 with Sophia Bush and Bethany Joy Lenz?

The three co-stars revisit their years together on the teen drama where Burton played Peyton Sawyer.

From which university did Willie Garson earn his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater in 1985?

He went on to a Master of Fine Arts at the Yale Drama School before his 300-plus TV episodes.

Creator Jeff Eastin graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in which subject?

He moved to Hollywood hoping to direct, and later co-created Graceland for the same network.