''Lush Life'' is an American sitcom that aired in September 1996 on

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. The series stars

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and

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as roommates who shared a studio apartment for financial reasons.

Plot

Petty stars as Georgette "George" Sanders, a

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artist who was wild and uninhibited. Parsons played Margot Hines, a snooty,

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ed wanna-be businesswoman. The two would get into conflicts generally surrounding one of their crazy schemes. In one aired episode, George fakes her own death to draw attention and higher prices to her paintings. In another, Margot convinces some of George's

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male friends to pose as her boyfriend and frighten off her ex-husband.The Lush Ex-Posures
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Cast

Main cast

as Margot Hines *

as Georgette "George" Sanders *

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as Hamilton Ford Foster *

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as Lance Battista *

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as Nelson "Margarita" Marquez * Sullivan Walker as Hal Gardner

Recurring cast

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as Ann Hines-Davis-Wilson-Jefferson-Ali *Derek Chen as Joey White

Episodes

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0115256, title=Lush Life 1996 American television series debuts 1996 American television series endings 1990s American sitcoms English-language television shows Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Television shows set in Los Angeles