| Suddenly Susan | |
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 1997 promotional Emmy advertisement |
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| Format | Sitcom |
| Created by | Clyde Phillips |
| Starring | Brooke Shields Barbara Barrie Kathy Griffin Nestor Carbonell Judd Nelson |
| Opening theme | "Nothing on Me" by Shawn Colvin |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. Clyde B Phillips is a writer and producer for Television and Film. Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel. Barbara Barrie (born May 23 1931) is an American Academy Award-nominated Actress and author of Children's books. Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin (born November 4, 1960 though not gay herself Griffin has been a voice actress and a Red carpet commentator Nestor Gastón Carbonell (born December 1, 1967) is an American actor known for his roles as Luis Rivera on the Sitcom Suddenly Susan Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28 1959 is an American Actor. Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1955) is a Grammy Award -winning American singer songwriter and Musician. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 93 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 19, 1996 – December 26, 2000 |
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| IMDb profile | |
Suddenly Susan is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Year 19 was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 26 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Its headlining star was Brooke Shields, who got the show after a guest appearance on Friends in the episode "The One After the Superbowl". Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel. Friends was an " The One After the Superbowl " is a double-length episode of the second season of the American television Situation comedy Friends,
Suddenly Susan takes place at The Gate, a fictitional magazine which is based in San Francisco. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Among the magazine's employees is Susan Keane (played by Brooke Shields), who always has been cared for by someone else. Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel. However, when she realizes that she and her wealthy, vain fiancé, Kip, are not meant for each other and that there’s more to life than just being known as the "s" in "The Kip Richmonds", she abruptly leaves him at the altar. . . and now she’s suddenly just Susan.
Susan's boss, Jack Richmond (Judd Nelson), the rebellious brother of Susan's former fiancé, Kip, assigns Susan to write a regular column about being suddenly single. Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28 1959 is an American Actor. Susan's coworkers include photographer Luis Rivera (Nestor Carbonell), music critic Todd Stites (David Strickland), restaurant critic Vicki Groener (Kathy Griffin) and investigative reporter Maddy Piper (Andréa Bendewald). Nestor Gastón Carbonell (born December 1, 1967) is an American actor known for his roles as Luis Rivera on the Sitcom Suddenly Susan David Gordon Strickland Jr ( October 14, 1969 – March 22, 1999) was an American Actor, best known for his role Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin (born November 4, 1960 though not gay herself Griffin has been a voice actress and a Red carpet commentator Andrea R Bendewald (born 4 March 1970) is an American actress best known for her role as "Maddy Piper" on Suddenly Susan Susan's grandmother and confidant, Nana (Barbara Barrie), stands as a loving pillar of encouragement in Susan's otherwise hectic life. Barbara Barrie (born May 23 1931) is an American Academy Award-nominated Actress and author of Children's books.
Besides the task of putting together a magazine and focusing on the lead character's life, Suddenly Susan also focuses on the private lives of many employees in the show.
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Original Pilot
In the show's original pilot, written by Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore which was based on a dramatic script by Clyde Phillips, Susan worked at a publishing house editing children's books. After breaking up with her live-in boyfriend Ted (Brian McNamara), Susan finds herself "single" for the first time in years. Brian McNamara (born November 21 1960) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Dean Karny in the TV Movie "Billionaire Boys Concurrently, Susan faces even greater challenges at work when her boss Eric (Philip Casnoff) assigns her the task of working as an editor with Charlotte (Elizabeth Ashley), a hugely successful and highly opinionated romance novelist. Philip Casnoff (born 1949 in Philadelphia) is an American Actor, known mainly from his roles in TV movies and drama series Elizabeth Ashley (born August 30 1939 in Ocala Florida) is an American Actress who first came to prominence in the Broadway Thankfully, always on hand to provide support is Susan's grandmother, Nana (Nancy Marchand), her co-workers; acerbic best friend Marcy (Maggie Wheeler) and Neil (David Krumholtz), who has a crush on Susan. Nancy Marchand ( June 19, 1928 – June 18, 2000) was an American actress whose long career encompassed Theatre Maggie Wheeler (born Margaret Emily Jakobson on August 7 1961) is an American actress. David Krumholtz (born May 15, 1978) is an American actor He currently stars in the CBS television show Numb3rs.
The main office set retained most of its features when it became The Gate in the show, however the major difference was that the elevator was to the right. A cardboard cut-out of Elizabeth Ashley which is featured in the pilot, makes an appearance throughout the first three seasons of the show - it can be seen briefly behind Susan's desk, near the filing cabnets along the back wall. Elizabeth Ashley (born August 30 1939 in Ocala Florida) is an American Actress who first came to prominence in the Broadway Brian McNamara later went onto play the part of Cooper Elliot, who took Susan to Italy at the end of season one. Brian McNamara (born November 21 1960) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Dean Karny in the TV Movie "Billionaire Boys Nancy Marchand played Nana in the pilot, however the part later went to Barbara Barrie. Nancy Marchand ( June 19, 1928 – June 18, 2000) was an American actress whose long career encompassed Theatre Barbara Barrie (born May 23 1931) is an American Academy Award-nominated Actress and author of Children's books.
David Strickland Suicide
Cast member David Strickland committed suicide on March 22, 1999, just prior to the end of the third season. David Gordon Strickland Jr ( October 14, 1969 – March 22, 1999) was an American Actor, best known for his role Strickland's death was incorporated into the third season finale, which was turned into a tribute to Strickland's character, Todd. In the episode, Todd goes missing and Susan spends the episode desperately trying to find him. As the episode progresses, Susan learns about a number of good deeds that Todd had done around his neighborhood that Susan never knew about. Also, interviews with the main cast appear throughout the episode, with each character sharing the personal experiences they had with Todd. As the episode comes to an end, Todd's favorite song, Fat Boy Slim's "Praise You" plays outside in the street as Susan and her co-workers sit in a circle praying for Todd's well-being. Fatboy Slim, also known as Norman Cook, (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963 is a British DJ and Big beat musician " Praise You " is a 1999 song by dance/electronic musician Fatboy Slim, also known as Norman Cook from his second studio album You've Come At last, the phone in the middle of the room rings, but the camera cuts away before the news of Todd's fate can be revealed. The episode ends with a clip montage of David Strickland and ends with the titles "The Gods of comedy looked down upon you and smiled. "
Fourth Season and Cancellation
At the beginning of the fourth season, both Judd Nelson and Andrea Bendewald left the show. Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28 1959 is an American Actor. Andrea R Bendewald (born 4 March 1970) is an American actress best known for her role as "Maddy Piper" on Suddenly Susan The show was revamped and The Gate was transformed into a men's magazine by new owner, Ian Maxtone-Graham (Eric Idle) and relocated from its trendy uptown offices overlooking the bay, to a dingy former warehouse in Chinatown. Ian Maxtone-Graham (born on July 3, 1959 in New York City) is an American Television Writer and producer Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943 is an English Comedian, Actor, Author, Singer and Composer of comedic songs A Chinatown is a section of an urban area with a large number of Chinese outside the majority-Chinese countries of Greater China. In tow, Ian brought along his own team of workers; Miranda Charles, his executive assistant and Navy veteran (Sherri Shepherd), sports writer, Nate Knaborski (Currie Graham) and freelance photographer, Oliver Browne (Rob Estes). Sherri Evonne Shepherd (born April 22 1967) is an American Comedian, Actress, and co-host on the ABC daytime talkshow Currie Graham (born February 26, 1967) is a Canadian stage, Film and Television Actor. A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer Robert Estes (born July 22, 1963 in Norfolk Virginia) is an American Actor. Faced with new challenges, suddenly, Susan had to prove herself all over again.
Airing between Seinfeld and ER in its first season, Suddenly Susan was a ratings success, attracting approximately 27 million viewers per episode, despite mostly unfavorable critical reviews. Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons ER is an Emmy Award -winning American Medical drama series created by Novelist Michael Crichton and airing on When the show was moved to Monday nights in the second season, the show experienced a large ratings fall, sliding from #3 to #65 in one year. The ratings failed to bounce back, and in its final season, the show was not in the top 100, prompting NBC to pull it from the prime-time lineup with four episodes left unaired in June of 2000. This final quartet of shows aired in marathon form during the NBC All Night block from 2:00 to 4:00 am (EST) on the morning of December 26, 2000.
Trivia
- Eric Idle's character, Ian Maxtone-Graham, is named after a real TV writer (and Monty Python fan) who currently works on The Simpsons. Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943 is an English Comedian, Actor, Author, Singer and Composer of comedic songs Ian Maxtone-Graham (born on July 3, 1959 in New York City) is an American Television Writer and producer Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television
- Sherri Shepherd who played Miranda in the fourth season, had previously guest starred on the show - playing the character Roni in the season two episode "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Maddy World"
- Kathy Griffin's character, Vicki, names her breasts "Mimi & Jeanette", a reference to the shows co-executive producers, Mimi Friedman and Jeanette Collins. Sherri Evonne Shepherd (born April 22 1967) is an American Comedian, Actress, and co-host on the ABC daytime talkshow Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin (born November 4, 1960 though not gay herself Griffin has been a voice actress and a Red carpet commentator
- SFGate is the online version of the San Francisco Chronicle. The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H
External links
- Suddenly Susan at the Internet Movie Database
- Suddenly Susan page at TV.com
- Kathy Griffin from Suddenly Susan
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