''Danny'' is an American
sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ...
that aired on
CBS
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. The series was created, executive produced and starred
Daniel Stern. It was one of the last comedies to air on CBS's Friday night lineup airing along with ''
The Ellen Show
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'' which premiered at the same time. The series premiered on September 28, 2001, and was abruptly canceled on October 22, 2001, making it the first series of the 2001 U.S. television season to be canceled.
Premise
Danny is recently separated father struggling to raise his two teenage kids. Despite just turning 40, he still wants to pursue his lifelong dreams all while running the town's local
community center
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.
Cast
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Daniel Stern as Danny
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Julia McIlvaine
Julia McIlvaine is an American character actress, perhaps best known for voicing June on ''KaBlam!''. She also has a career in singing, dance, and athletics.
Acting career
She has been in numerous theater plays, television advertisement, comme ...
as Sally
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Jon Foster
Jon Foster (born August 3, 1984) is an American actor and musician. His films include the drama ''The Door in the Floor'' (2004), the horror film ''Stay Alive'' (2006), the thriller ''Brotherhood'' (2010), and the drama ''Rampart'' (2011). Foste ...
as Henry
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Roz Ryan
Roz Ryan (born Rosalyn Bowen; July 7, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and comedian who has worked for productions in film, television, and Broadway theatre for over 40 years. Ryan's first role on Broadway was in '' Ain't Misbehavin, a Fa ...
as Chickie
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Robert Prosky
Robert Prosky (born Robert Joseph Porzuczek, December 13, 1930 – December 8, 2008) was an American actor. He became a well-known supporting actor in the 1980s with his roles in '' Thief'' (1981), ''Christine'' (1983), ''The Natural'' (1984), an ...
as Lenny
* Vincent J. Burns as Vince
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Joely Fisher
Joely Fisher ( /ˈdʒoʊˌli/ born October 29, 1967) is an American actress and singer, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Connie Stevens, and half-sister of actress Carrie Fisher. Her breakthrough came in 1994, starring as Paige Cla ...
as Moly
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Mia Korf
Mia Korf (born November 1, 1965) is an American actress best known for originating the role of Blair Cramer, Blair Daimler Buchanan in ''One Life to Live''.
Early life and education
Korf is the daughter of mycologist Richard P. Korf and Kumiko (" ...
as Rachel
Episodes
The first two episodes of the series were directed by
Peter Lauer
Peter Lauer is an American music video and television director.
He directed the music videos "Run's House" for Run-DMC and edited " It Takes Two" for Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock.
Lauer made his television directorial debut in 1993 directing an epi ...
.
References
External links
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2000s American single-camera sitcoms
2001 American television series debuts
2001 American television series endings
CBS original programming
Television shows set in Maryland
English-language television shows
Television series by CBS Studios
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