Rude Awakening (TV series)
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Rude Awakening | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Claudia Lonow |
Starring | Sherilyn Fenn Lynn Redgrave Jonathan Penner Rain Pryor Roger E. Mosley Mario Van Peebles |
Opening theme | "Another Rude Awakening" by Alana Davis (seasons 1–2) and Roger Daltrey (season 3) |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 55 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Claudia Lonow Scott Sanders |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Mandalay Television Lions Gate Television (1999-2001) (seasons 2-3) Columbia TriStar Television Distribution Showtime Networks |
Original release | |
Network | Showtime |
Release | August 1, 1998 February 15, 2001 | –
Rude Awakening is an American television sitcom series created by Claudia Lonow, that aired on Showtime over fifty-five 22-minute episodes spanning three seasons from August 1, 1998 to February 15, 2001.
Story
[edit]Rude Awakening tells the story of Billie Frank, an out of work alcoholic ex-soap-opera actress. She tries to go sober and become a writer but continues to struggle with her self-destructive habits. The show depicts her relations with other members of AA, her neighbor Dave, and her mother, Trudy.
Episodes
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 13 | August 1, 1998 | November 7, 1998 | |
2 | 22 | June 26, 1999 | March 18, 2000 | |
3 | 20 | June 29, 2000 | February 15, 2001 |
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Sherilyn Fenn as Billie Frank
- Lynn Redgrave as Trudy Frank
- Jonathan Penner as Dave Parelli
- Rain Pryor as Jackie Garcia (seasons 1–2)
- Roger E. Mosley as Milton "Milt" Johnson (season 2)
- Mario Van Peebles as Marcus Adams (season 3)
Recurring
[edit]- Paul Ben-Victor as Carl
- Corinne Bohrer as Tish Frank
- Dan Finnerty as Joe the Bartender
- Tom Gallop as Jerry Frank
- Jason Graae as Chad
- Richard Lewis as Harve Schwartz
- Mark Lonow as Max Frank
- Ana Mercedes as Antonia the Maid
- Beverly D'Angelo as Sidney 'Syd' Gibson (season 2)
- Taylor Dayne as Maureen (seasons 2–3)
- Tim Curry as Martin Crisp (seasons 2–3)
- Jack Plotnick as Clark (seasons 2–3)
- Roger Daltrey as Nobby Clegg (season 2)
- George Katt as Zack (season 2)
- Elizabeth Lackey as Raquel (season 3)
- Salli Richardson as Nancy Adams (season 3)
- Jenny Robertson as Haley (season 3)
Notable guest stars
[edit]- Karen Black as Crystal Garcia
- Jennifer Coolidge as Sue
- Lana Parrilla as Nurse Lorna
- Ron Glass as Marcus' father
- CCH Pounder as Tracy
- Beverly D'Angelo as Sidney Gibson
- Jason Bateman as Ryan
- Tim Curry as Martin Crisp
- Roger Daltrey as Nobby Clegg
- Martin Lewis as Nigel
- Michelle Phillips as Vivian
- Alan Young as Priest
References
[edit]- Howard Rosenberg (June 25, 1999). "First Step: Admitting It's Funny". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- Lynn Elber (June 25, 1999). "Claudia Lonow Mines Difficult Past for Laughs in 'Awakening'". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
External links
[edit]- Rude Awakening at IMDb
- Rude Awakening at SeriesLive.com
Categories:
- 1990s American single-camera sitcoms
- 1998 American television series debuts
- 2000s American single-camera sitcoms
- 2001 American television series endings
- 1990s American LGBT-related comedy television series
- Television series by Sony Pictures Television
- Showtime (TV network) original programming
- American English-language television shows
- Television shows set in Los Angeles
- 2000s American LGBT-related comedy television series
- American LGBT-related sitcoms
- Television shows about alcohol abuse