''Lucky'' is an American

dark comedy Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...

television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

which ran for one season on FX in

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. The show starred

John Corbett John Joseph Corbett Jr. (born May 9, 1961) is an American actor and country music singer. On television, he is best known for his roles as Chris Stevens on ''Northern Exposure'' (1990–1995), Aidan Shaw on ''Sex and the City'' (2000–2003), ...

as Michael "Lucky" Linkletter, a professional

poker Poker is a family of comparing card games in which players wager over which hand is best according to that specific game's rules. It is played worldwide, however in some places the rules may vary. While the earliest known form of the game w ...

player and gambling addict. The series was created by

Robb Cullen Mark Cullen and Robb Cullen are brothers and American film and television writers and producers, who usually work together. The brothers have created multiple primetime TV series – ''Hitz'' for UPN, ''Lucky'' for FX, ''Gary The Rat'' for Spi ...

and Mark Cullen. It was nominated for the 2003

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series is an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. It recognizes writing excellence in regular comedic series, most of which can generally be described as situati ...

Cast

Main

as Michael "Lucky" Linkletter * Craig Robinson as Buddy "Mutha" LeGendre *

Billy Gardell William Gardell Jr. (born August 20, 1969) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Gardell played Chicago police officer Mike Biggs on ''Mike & Molly.'' He also had a recurring role as Billy Colivida on ''Yes, Dear'' and appeared in a dozen e ...

as Vincent "Vinny" Sticcarelli

Supporting

Ever Carradine Ever Dawn Carradine is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Tiffany Porter and Kelly Ludlow on the ABC television series '' Once and Again'' and '' Commander in Chief'', respectively and as Naomi Putnam and Janet Stein on the Hu ...

as Theresa "Terry" Phillips *

Andrea Roth Andrea Roth (born September 30, 1967) is a Canadian actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Janet Gavin, the wife of main character Tommy Gavin, on the FX television series '' Rescue Me'' (2004–2011), as Victoria Chase in ''The Co ...

as Amy * Kevin Breznahan as Danny Martin *

Seymour Cassel Seymour Joseph Cassel (January 22, 1935 – April 7, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies and television shows, and had a career that spanned over 50 years. Cassel first came to prominence in the 1960s in the pioneering in ...

as Victor "The Trake" Fleming *

Dan Hedaya Daniel G. Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American actor. He established himself as a supporting actor, often playing sleazy villains or wisecracking supporting characters. He has had supporting roles in films such as '' True Confessions'' (198 ...

as Joey Legs * Steve Troisi as Benny The Bartender *

as Stan McWatt * Mitch Lord as Brother Love

Episodes

External links

* {{FX network programming 2000s American black comedy television series 2003 American television series debuts 2003 American television series endings FX Networks original programming Television series created by the Cullen Brothers Poker television shows Television shows set in the Las Vegas Valley Poker in North America