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Spin City

1996

Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and insecure press secretary; a sexist, boorish chief of staff; an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs; a sharp and efficient, man-crazy accountant; and an idealistic young speechwriter. Like Mike, they are all professionally capable but personally challenged.

Connie Britton

Cast · Known for Phony, Spin City

Connie Britton (born March 6, 1967) is an American actress. She is best known for the roles of Nikki Faber on Spin City and on Friday Night Lights as Tami Taylor. Her most notable films are Friday Night Lights and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Despite the fact that the Friday Night Lights television series is based on the film, she portrays different characters in both of them. Her character in the show is named Tami Taylor while in the film her character is named Sharon Gaines. Description above from the Wikipedia article Connie Britton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Alexander Chaplin

Cast · Known for Spin City

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Alexander Chaplin (born March 20, 1971) is an American actor. Chaplin's most prominent role was that of speechwriter James Hobert on the sitcom Spin City. He was born as Alexander Gaberman in New York City. As with the rest of the Spin City main cast, Chaplin has featured in creator Bill Lawrence's subsequent sitcom, Scrubs, playing a drug addict who tries to trick Elliot into giving him prescription medication in "My Moment of Un-Truth" and later tricks Jordan into giving him money in "My Rite of Passage". His character later appeared in "My Scrubs" as a drugs counsellor for the hospital, claiming to be reformed. Chaplin also appeared in an episode of Law & Order (Season 14, episode 1, "Bodies") as pompous yet ethical legal-aid attorney Timothy Schwimmer who has to defend a serial killer (played by Ritchie Coster). Chaplin's character ends up on the stand for not disclosing information, protected by the attorney-client privilege, given to him by the serial killer. As a teen, Chaplin attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in upstate New York. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Chaplin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Alan Ruck

Cast · Known for Spin City, Succession, Numb3rs

Alan Douglas Ruck (born July 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Cameron Frye in John Hughes's film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), as well as television roles as Stuart Bondek on the ABC sitcom Spin City (1996–2002) and Connor Roy on the HBO series Succession (2018–2023), the latter earning him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. His other film credits include Bad Boys (1983), Three Fugitives (1989), Young Guns II (1990), Speed (1994), and Twister (1996).

Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford was born on August 16, 1930 in Santa Monica, California, USA as Frank Newton Gifford. He is known for his work on Jerry Maguire (1996), Spin City (1996) and Coach (1989). He was married to Kathie Lee Gifford, Astrid Gifford and Maxine Avis Ewart. He died on August 9, 2015 in Riverside, Connecticut, USA

Andy Cadiff

Director · Known for Home Improvement

Andy Cadiff is an American television director and producer. He has directed episodes for number of notable television series including, Home Improvement, Spin City, My Wife and Kids, Growing Pains, According to Jim, The War at Home, Quintuplets and number of other series. He also directed the feature films Leave It to Beaver (1997) and Chasing Liberty (2004) starring Mandy Moore. He married actress Susan Diol on December 6, 2003 and is helping raise Juliet Jones-Diol Cassidy, Diol's child from her previous marriage to Shaun Cassidy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andy Cadiff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Gary David Goldberg

Cast · Writer · Producer · Known for No Strings Attached, Family Ties, Spin City

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gary David Goldberg (born June 25, 1944) is a United States writer and producer for television and film. Goldberg is best known for his work on Family Ties (1982–89), Spin City (1996–2002), and his semi-autobiographical series Brooklyn Bridge (1991–93). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary David Goldberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Richard Day

Producer · Known for The Drew Carey Show

Richard Day is an American writer, producer, director and occasional actor. He has worked as a writer/producer for several television programs including Arrested Development, Spin City, Ellen, Roseanne, Mad About You and Aliens in America. In addition to his work in television, he has also written and directed his own independent films Girls Will Be Girls and Straight-Jacket based on his own off-Broadway play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Chris Henchy

Producer · Writer · Known for Spin City, The Other Guys

Henchy is a writer who is most notably wrote screenplays for The Other Guys(2010), a comedy movie starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlaberg; Land of the Lost(2009) also starring Will Ferrell, and several episodes of Spin City. He is also a highly successful producer who has produced hits such as the Funny or Die series (2010), and several feature films. Henchy is married to actress Brooke Shields with whom he has daughter, Rowan Francis Henchy.

Barry Bostwick

Cast · Known for Spin City, Incredibles 2

Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24, 1945) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Brad Majors in the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, replacing Peter Scolari as Mr. Tyler in the sitcom What I Like About You, and playing Mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom Spin City. He has also had considerable fame in musical theater.

Richard Kind

Cast · Known for Spin City, Inside Out, A Bug's Life

Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor (stage, screen, and voice) and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Captain Stan Yenko on CBS's East New York (2022-23), Dr. Mark Devanow on Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), and Paul Lassiter on Spin City (1996–2002). He's also well known for his other roles as Peter in The History of the World Part II (2023), Mitch on Netflix's The Watcher, Formica Michael Mikowitz on The Goldbergs, Walter Bloom in tick, tick... Boom! (2021), Cousin Andy on Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002–2021), Rudy Giuliani in Bombshell (2019), John Sears in Suburbicon (2017), Gus Barton on IFC's Brockmire, Marty in All We Had (2016), Mayor Aubrey James on FOX's Gotham, Sam Meyers on the Amazon Prime series Red Oaks, Max Klein in Argo (2012), Joey Rathburn on HBO's Luck starring Dustin Hoffman, Uncle Arthur Gopnik in the Coen Brothers film A Serious Man (2009), Abner Kravitz in the film Bewitched (2005), Louis Tiboni in The Station Agent (2003), He began his acting career in Chicago, where he performed in numerous stage productions. He made his Broadway debut in 1984 in the play "The Pirates of Penzance." He has starred in the smash hit Broadway musical The Producers, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Candide, and Bounce, among others. He is a Drama Desk Award winner and Tony nominee for the Broadway hit The Big Knife. He has appeared in over 50 films, including Clifford (1994), Stargate (1994), For Your Consideration (2006), Hereafter (2010), and Beau Is Afraid (2023). In addition to his acting career, he is also a vocal advocate for social justice causes. He is a member of the board of directors of the Creative Coalition, an organization that advocates for the arts in public policy. He is also a supporter of the Human Rights Campaign and the Anti-Defamation League. He is also an alumnus of The Second City in Chicago.

Michael J. Fox

Cast · Known for Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part II, Family Ties

Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a retired Canadian-American actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989). Fox is famous for his role as protagonist Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), a critical and commercial success. He went on to headline several films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991), and The Frighteners (1996). Fox returned to television on the ABC sitcom Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty from 1996 to 2000. In 1998, Fox disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He subsequently became an advocate for finding a cure and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research. Worsening symptoms forced Fox to reduce his activities and led to his return to television in Spin City when he was still a major movie star. He continued to make guest appearances on television, including recurring roles on the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me (2009) and the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2010–2016) that garnered him critical acclaim. He voiced the lead roles in the Stuart Little films (1999–2005) and the animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). His final major role was on the NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show (2013–2014). Fox retired in 2020 due to his declining health. Fox won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010, along with being inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. For his advocacy of a cure for Parkinson's disease, he received an honorary doctorate in 2010 from the Karolinska Institute and an honorary Oscar in 2022.

Charlie Sheen

Cast · Known for Two and a Half Men, Spin City

Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as Platoon (1986), Wall Street (1987), Young Guns (1988), The Rookie (1990), The Three Musketeers (1993), and The Arrival (1996). In the 2000s, when Sheen replaced Michael J. Fox as the star of ABC's Spin City, his portrayal of Charlie Crawford earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He then starred as Charlie Harper on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003–11), for which he received multiple Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominations, and as Dr. Charles "Charlie" Goodson on the FX series Anger Management (2012–14). In 2010, Sheen was the highest-paid actor on television, earning US$1.8 million per episode of Two and a Half Men. Sheen's personal life has made headlines, including reports of alcohol and drug abuse and marital problems, as well as allegations of domestic violence. In March 2011, his contract for Two and a Half Men was terminated by CBS and Warner Bros. following his derogatory comments about the series' creator, Chuck Lorre. On November 17, 2015, Sheen publicly revealed that he is HIV positive, having been diagnosed four years previously. The disclosure resulted in a vast increase of online search queries for HIV prevention and testing, which was later dubbed the "Charlie Sheen effect".

Jennifer Esposito

Cast · Known for Spin City, Blue Bloods, NCIS

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jennifer Esposito (born April 11, 1973, height 5' 6" (1,68 m)) is an American actress, dancer and model. known for her appearances in films such as I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Summer of Sam and Crash and in television series such as Spin City and Samantha Who?, and Blue Bloods. Esposito was born in Brooklyn, New York, the second of two daughters of Phyllis, an interior decorator, and Robert Esposito, a computer consultant and music producer. She is of Italian descent. Esposito made her first television appearance in Law & Order in 1996. She then joined the cast of Spin City, where she appeared for two seasons. She also appeared in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. One of her more notable roles was as Ruby in Spike Lee's Summer of Sam in 1999, which was set against the late-1970s backdrop of the Son of Sam murders. She originally had the Mira Sorvino role in Summer of Sam, but had to take a different role due to scheduling conflicts. Esposito's next film was Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000. In 2000, Esposito appeared in the Law & Order: SVU episode Remorse as a rape victim. She played Don Cheadle's girlfriend, Ria, in the Academy Award-winning film Crash. Esposito was part of the cast of Related. She also played the part of Jennifer in The Master of Disguise in 2002 and played a Lieutenant in the NYPD in the 2004 film Taxi. She played a love interest to Denis Leary's character in the FX dramedy Rescue Me. Esposito appeared on television as Andrea Belladonna in the ABC comedy, Samantha Who?. She also appeared in the NBC medical drama Mercy. Esposito joined the cast of Blue Bloods in 2010, during its first season; she plays Detective Jackie Curatola, the partner of Detective Danny Reagan (played by Donnie Wahlberg). In the third season, Esposito entered a dispute with CBS regarding doctor's orders for her to cut back working hours due to her Celiac disease. Rather than work around her limited schedule, CBS chose to replace her character this season. As such, Esposito only appears in six episodes, receiving also starring billing in all of them. Esposito announced that she had been diagnosed with celiac disease on The Late Show with David Letterman in October 2011, reporting she had been diagnosed "a couple years ago" and had plans to open a gluten-free bakery. In 2012, Esposito opened the bakery in Manhattan's East Village under the name "Jennifer's Way Bakery." According to Esposito, she collapsed on set while shooting an episode of Blue Bloods, requiring her to miss a week of work, and during the show's th Esposito and CBS reportedly have been at odds over her medical condition and its effect on her availability for work.

John Scurti

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Martin Scurti (b. Northport, New York) is an American actor. Scurti attended Fordham University, where he received a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. One of his early major film roles was The Ref in 1993, alongside Denis Leary. Through the 1990s and early 2000s, Scurti worked mainly in television, landing small roles on episodes of shows such as Murphy Brown, Baywatch Nights, Spin City, Sex and the City, The $treet, Law & Order, Ed, and Monk. He maintained a friendship with Leary, and in 2004 Leary asked him to play Lt. Ken Shea in the series Rescue Me. Scurti has played Shea for all six seasons of the show, and has done some contributing as a writer. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Scurti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Tracy Pollan

Cast · Known for Family Ties

Tracy Jo Pollan (born June 22, 1960) is an American actress and author. She is known for playing Ellen Reed on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1985–1987) and Harper Anderson on the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Pollan married actor and activist Michael J. Fox in 1988, and has since occasionally acted. In film, she has starred in the dramas Baby It's You (1983) and Promised Land (1987), the tragedy Bright Lights, Big City (1988) and the crime drama A Stranger Among Us (1992). Her other television credits include two episodes of Spin City (1997–1998) and TV films such as First to Die (2003), Natalee Holloway (2009) and Justice for Natalee Holloway (2011). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tracy Pollan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Deborah Zoe

Deborah Zoe ( born October 1, 1972) joined the cast of Guiding Light on September 30, 2003 in the role of Eden August. Originally from New Jersey, Deborah's interest in acting was sparked at a young age. She has been seen on television in various popular Tv series, such as Sex and the City, Monk, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Angel, Spin City, as well as She Spies and Pensacola: Wings of Gold. She also starred in the tv movie Skin Complex, and various feature films such as: A Sight for Sore Eyes, White Rush, Asylum Days, and Road Trip among others. In her spare time, the actress enjoys reading, roller-blading, and hanging out with her dog.

Bob Glouberman

Bob Glouberman (born May 3, 1968) is an American actor who has appeared in over 100 television shows, mainly sitcoms. Glouberman was born in Brooklyn, New York. He has had recurring roles on the television shows Without a Trace, The Closer (the CBS Tom Selleck sitcom), Spin City, Lateline, and Mad About You, as well as recurring voiceover roles on the cartoons Handy Manny, Digimon Tamers, Rave Master, and Men in Black: The Series. He has also appeared on Desperate Housewives, The Closer (the Kyra Sedgewick drama), Ugly Betty, Close to Home, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, iCarly, Malcolm in the Middle, The West Wing, and ER. His unique look and demeanor have led him to play on several occasions the role of the 'nightmare blind date' to many of Hollywood's preeminent leading ladies, including Carmen Electra in Fat Actress, Calista Flockhart in Ally McBeal, and Jenny McCarthy in the film Dirty Love. He is also the co-founder of the Los Angeles Race Fantastique (or, LARF for short). LARF is an elaborate scavenger hunt which runs public races, private races, and daily races for tourists in Cozumel, Mexico, St Thomas Virgin Islands and Los Angeles. Source: Article "Bob Glouberman" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Heather Locklear

Cast · Known for Melrose Place, Dynasty, Spin City

Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is an American actress, best known for her television roles as Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty, Officer Stacy Sheridan on T.J. Hooker, Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place, and Caitlin Moore on Spin City.

Sam Seder

Cast · Known for Bob's Burgers

Samuel Lincoln "Sam" Seder (born November 28, 1966) is a comedian, writer, actor, film director, television producer-director, and progressive talk radio host. His works include the film "Who's the Caboose?" (1997) starring Sarah Silverman and Seder, as well as the television shows "Beat Cops" (2001) and "Pilot Season" (2004). He also appeared in "Next Stop Wonderland" (1998). Seder also made guest appearances on "Spin City" (1997), "Sex and the City" (2000) and "America Undercover" (2005).

Kelly Monaco

Kelly Marie Monaco is an American actress, model, and reality TV personality. She's best known for her role as Sam McCall on the ABC soap opera General Hospital, a role she originated in 2003. Monaco also won the first season of Dancing with the Stars. Monaco made her television debut on Baywatch in 1997 and has also appeared in Port Charles, Spin City, Idle Hands, Mumford, and Basketball. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her acting.

Lou Diamond Phillips

Cast · Known for Stand and Deliver, Stranger Things: Tales from '85, Numb3rs

Lou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor as well as director and writer. His breakthrough role came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the film La Bamba. His other best known film roles are as Jose Chavez y Chavez in Young Guns I and II, Angel Guzman in Stand and Deliver for which he earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination, Hank Storm in Renegades, Jesse Rainfeather Goldman in Sioux City in which he was also director, Staff Sergeant John Monfriez in Courage Under Fire, Roy Knox in Brokedown Palace, and Wanda in Hollywood Homicide. He has also starred in many TV movies. His best known TV roles are as Lt. Gil Arroyo on Prodigal Son, Henry Standing Bear on Longmire, Col. David Telford on Stargate Universe, Agent Ian Edgerton on Numb3rs, and John Kanin on Wolf Lake. He voices for animated series as Chief Bill Bayani on Firebuds, Victor Delgado on Elena of Valor, and Surak on The Lion Guard. He's had recurring roles on TV shows including Trese, Blindspot, Blue Bloods, Goliath, NCIS: New Orleans, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Ranch, Southland, George Lopez, and 24. He has starred as himself on Cougar Town and You're the Worst. He's also guest starred on a number of shows including Bull, The Cleaning Lady, Search Party, Criminal Minds, Graves, Training Day, Ironside, Chuck, Psych, Law & Order: SVU, The Handler, The Twilight Zone (2002), Spin City, The Outer Limits, Tales from the Crypt, Miami Vice, and Dallas (1985). He earned a Tony Award nomination for his role in The King and I. Outside of acting, he has become notable for finishing 186th in the 2009 World Series of Poker World Championships "No Limit Texas hold 'em" main event.

Michael Aronov

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Aronov is an American actor and playwright. He played the character Schlatko in the 2001 film Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Aronov received The Elliot Norton Award — Best Actor, for originating the lead role in Mauritius at The Huntington Theatre. In 2009 he played Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire at the English Theater in Germany. His one-man show called Manigma was produced in New York City in 2006 and opens again in January 2010 at the Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row in NYC. Aronov has worked with Terrence McNally on the world premiere of Unusual Acts of Devotion in Philadelphia. Previously he was in Los Angeles under the direction of Estelle Parsons in Salome, starring Al Pacino. Aronov has worked with Oleg Tabakov of The Moscow Art Theatre, Joseph Chaikin, Lee Grant, and others. At the Studio he also portrayed Knut in Strindberg’s Playing with Fire, directed by Lee Grant and then Jean in another Strindberg classic, Miss Julie at the Cherry Lane Theatre. He played opposite Annabella Sciorra in MCC's production of Spain at the Lucille Lortel Theatre; Dionysus in The Bacchae 2.1; and Edgar in an award-winning production of King Lear. On television Aronov has been seen in Life on Mars, Lipstick Jungle, Without a Trace, Threat Matrix, and The Closer. He made several appearances in the Law & Order franchise, worked with the late Bruno Kirby in Barry Levinson's The Beat, among various episodes on Spin City, The Game and All My Children. His film work includes Amexicano, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and two Sundance Film Festival favorites: Hedwig & the Angry Inch and the upcoming Lbs. He has been honored nationally with a Level 1 Award for Acting by the NFAA in association with the ARTS; an IRNE Award nomination for best supporting actor, MA; The Greer Garson Award in Dallas, TX; and in culmination of his work he was the recipient of The Individual Grant Award by the Belle Foundation, "exhibiting exceptional talent and potential for achievement in the arts."

Mitch Rouse

Mitch Rouse (born August 6, 1964) is an American film and television actor, director, and screenwriter. He is a well known vet in the world of improvisation. Rouse grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He dropped out of college and moved to Chicago to study improvisation under the late, great Del Close. While there he was asked to join the Second City Theatre, birthplace of his idols John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray. While there Mitch wrote and performed shows with Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Nia Vardalos and Scott Adsit. Mitch made his feature film debut alongside Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau in Rudy. Rouse then moved to New York to star with Amy Sedaris, in the premiere of David Sedaris’ original play Stitches, at La Mama Theatre. In New York, Mitch made a name for himself in TV as a writer/actor on Comedy Central’s EXIT 57, which he created with Stephen Colbert. EXIT was the network's first original sketch comedy series. It received five Cable Ace Award nominations, including Best Actor (Rouse) and Best Writing for a comedy series. Rouse wrote and directed the dark humored independent film Employee of the Month, which starred Matt Dillon, Steve Zahn, and Christina Applegate. The film premiered at The Sundance Film Festival to a standing ovation and rave reviews. Mitch created the cult-hit Strangers With Candy, with Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris. During it’s run the dark comedy attracted guest stars: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Winona Ryder, Steve Carrell, Matthew Broderick, Paul Rudd, Tim Meadows, Allison Janney and Phillip Seymour Hoffman to name a few. David Letterman and World Wide Pants produced the feature film version of Strangers, taking Rouse back to the Sundance film festival for it’s premiere. While co-starring on ABC’s According to Jim, Mitch created SPIKE TV's first foray into comedy with the critically acclaimed FACTORY. Rouse starred in and produced the series with long time friend and Second City alum, David Pasquesi. Other Film & Television: Transparent - Neighbors - RENO 911! - Austin Powers - Friends With Money - Spy School - Without A Paddle - The Heartbreak Kid - Spin City - Lost AT Home - and The Secret Lives Of Men Mitch lives in Los Angeles with his wife Andrea and their kids, Tennessee & Strummer. He continues writing and directing unique characters with original voices.​