The fourth season of ''
Monk
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'' originally aired in the United States on
USA Network
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from July 8, 2005, to March 17, 2006. It consisted of 16 episodes.
Tony Shalhoub
Anthony Marc Shalhoub ( ; born October 9, 1953), is an American actor. His accolades include five Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, six Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award nomination.
He played Adrian Monk in the USA N ...
,
Traylor Howard
Traylor Elizabeth Howard is an American actress. Her roles include Sharon Carter on the television series ''Two Guys and a Girl'', and Natalie Teeger on the USA Network series ''Monk''.
Early life
Howard was born in Orlando, Florida, to Peg ...
,
Ted Levine
Frank Theodore Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Buffalo Bill in the film '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991) and Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series ''Monk'' (2002–2009).
Le ...
, and
Jason Gray-Stanford
Jason Gray-Stanford (born May 19, 1970) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor. He is best known for playing Lieutenant Randy Disher in the Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe-winning TV program ''Monk'' and for voicing the role of Raditz in ''Dra ...
reprised their roles as the main characters. A DVD of the season was released on June 27, 2006.
Crew
Andy Breckman
Andrew Ross Breckman (born March 3, 1955) is an American television and film writer and a radio personality on WFMU. He is the creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning television series ''Monk'' on the USA Network, and is co-hos ...
continued his tenure as
show runner
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. Executive producers for the season included Breckman, David Hoberman, and series star
Tony Shalhoub
Anthony Marc Shalhoub ( ; born October 9, 1953), is an American actor. His accolades include five Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, six Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award nomination.
He played Adrian Monk in the USA N ...
.
NBC Universal Television Studio
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was the primary production company backing the show.
Randy Newman's theme ("
It's a Jungle Out There") continued to be used, while
Jeff Beal
Jeff Beal (born June 20, 1963) is an American composer of music for film, television, recordings, and the concert hall. Highly regarded as a jazz instrumentalist and versatile composer, Beal creates music that often incorporates a synthesis of im ...
's original instrumental theme could be heard in some episodes. Directors for the season included
Randall Zisk
Randall "Randy" Zisk is an American television director and producer. He graduated from the University of Southern California and is a native of Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas. His brother, Craig Zisk, also wo ...
,
Jerry Levine, and Andrei Belgrader. Writers for the season included Andy Breckman, David Breckman, Hy Conrad, Daniel Dratch, Joe Toplyn, and
Tom Scharpling
Thomas John Giuliano II (born February 9, 1969), known professionally as Tom Scharpling, is an American comedian, television writer, producer, music video director, voice actor, and radio host. He is best known for hosting the weekly Internet r ...
.
During the airing of this season, writer
Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg is an American author, screenwriter, publisher and producer known for his bestselling novels ''Lost Hills'' and ''True Fiction'' and his work on a wide variety of TV crime series, including '' Diagnosis: Murder'', ''A Nero Wolfe M ...
published his first ''Monk'' mystery novel, ''
Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse
''Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse'' (2006) is a mystery novel by Lee Goldberg, based on the popular TV series ''Monk''. In the novel, Adrian Monk temporarily moves in with his assistant, Natalie Teeger, while his home is being fumigated. Followi ...
''.
Cast
All four primary cast members from the end of the
season three
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returned. This included
Tony Shalhoub
Anthony Marc Shalhoub ( ; born October 9, 1953), is an American actor. His accolades include five Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, six Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award nomination.
He played Adrian Monk in the USA N ...
as
Adrian Monk
Adrian Monk, portrayed by Tony Shalhoub, is the title character and protagonist of the USA Network television series '' Monk''. He is a renowned former homicide detective for the San Francisco Police Department. Monk has obsessive–compuls ...
, the OCD "defective detective,"
Traylor Howard
Traylor Elizabeth Howard is an American actress. Her roles include Sharon Carter on the television series ''Two Guys and a Girl'', and Natalie Teeger on the USA Network series ''Monk''.
Early life
Howard was born in Orlando, Florida, to Peg ...
as
Natalie Teeger
The following is a list of characters of ''Monk'', an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series, created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. Except for two changes, the principal cast ...
, his assistant,
Ted Levine
Frank Theodore Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Buffalo Bill in the film '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991) and Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series ''Monk'' (2002–2009).
Le ...
as
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer of the SFPD Robbery and Homicide Division, and
Jason Gray-Stanford
Jason Gray-Stanford (born May 19, 1970) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor. He is best known for playing Lieutenant Randy Disher in the Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe-winning TV program ''Monk'' and for voicing the role of Raditz in ''Dra ...
as
Lieutenant Randy Disher
The following is a list of characters of ''Monk'', an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series, created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. Except for two changes, the principal ca ...
. The character of
Dr. Charles Kroger, Monk's ever-needed psychiatrist, was reprised by
Stanley Kamel
Stanley Kamel (January 1, 1943 – April 8, 2008) was an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Charles Kroger on the American television series ''Monk''.
Biography
Kamel was born to a Jewish family and raised in South River, New Jerse ...
in five episodes, a number surpassed only by
Emmy Clarke
Mary Elizabeth Clarke (born September 25, 1991), better known as Emmy Clarke, is a former American actress.
Early life
Clarke was born in Mineola, New York, but at the age of one she moved with her parents to Houston, Texas. At age six, she mov ...
as
Julie Teeger
The following is a list of characters of ''Monk'', an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series, created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. Except for two changes, the principal cast ...
, Natalie's daughter, who appeared in seven.
Melora Hardin
Melora Hardin (born June 29, 1967) is an American actress, known for her roles as Jan Levinson on NBC's ''The Office'' and Trudy Monk on USA Network's ''Monk'', and Tammy Cashman on Amazon Prime Video's '' Transparent'', for which she received ...
continued to play
Trudy Monk
The following is a list of characters of ''Monk'', an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series, created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. Except for two changes, the principal ca ...
, Monk's deceased wife, and
John Turturro
John Michael Turturro (; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his contributions to the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, ...
returned as
Ambrose Monk
The following is a list of characters of ''Monk'', an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series, created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. Except for two changes, the principal ca ...
, Monk's agoraphobic brother, after a one-season absence.
Jarrad Paul
Jarrad Paul (born June 20, 1976) is an American screenwriter, director, and actor.
Early life and education
Paul grew up in Miami, Florida. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles.
Career
Paul co-created and executive produ ...
portrayed Monk's annoying upstairs neighbor,
Kevin Dorfman.
Michael Cavanaugh and
Holland Taylor
Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's ''The Practice'' (1998–2003). F ...
made their first appearance as Bob and Peggy Davenport (Natalie's ultra-rich parents), and
Glenne Headly
Glenne Aimee Headly (March 13, 1955 – June 8, 2017) was an American actress. She was widely known for her roles in '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', ''Dick Tracy'', and ''Mr. Holland's Opus''. Headly received a Theatre World Award and four Joseph J ...
(
Karen Stottlemeyer
The following is a list of characters of ''Monk'', an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series, created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. Except for two changes, the principal cast ...
) made her exit from the series, after her character divorced the captain.
Episodes
Awards and nominations
Emmy Awards
*Outstanding Actor – Comedy Series (Tony Shalhoub for "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head", won)
*Outstanding Guest Actress – Comedy Series (
Laurie Metcalf
Laura Elizabeth Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American actress. Often described as a character actor, she's known for her complex and versitile roles across the stage and screen. She has received various accolades throughout her career sp ...
for playing "Cora" in "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head", nominated)
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References
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