''Romeo!'' is a
sitcom
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that aired on
Nickelodeon
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from 2003 to 2006, totaling 53 episodes. The filming was done in
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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, while the show takes place in
Seattle
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,
Washington
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. The show stars
Romeo
Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest ...
as a fictionalized version of himself, known as "Ro".
Reruns occasionally aired on Nickelodeon,
BET
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,
MTV2
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The channel launched initially as an all-music video service, once the original MTV had started to sh ...
and
The N
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until December 26, 2008.
Premise
Romeo Miller raps in a band called Pieces of The Puzzle along with three of his siblings. His father, who is a record producer, provides guidance, along with Romeo's stepmother and nanny.
Cast
Main cast
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Romeo
Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest ...
as Romeo "Ro" Miller, the mischievous main character and leader of the family band ("The Romeo Show"). Romeo plays basketball and raps with Pieces of The Puzzle (Later known as The Romeo Show). In Season 1, In the middle of the show Romeo would have an imagination in a video game world and sees in his perspective.
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Master P
Percy Robert Miller Sr. (born April 29, 1967), known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record executive, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as ...
as Percy Miller, the father of Romeo and his siblings who was widowed in his first marriage and works as a big-time record producer. Percy is warm and loving, though sometimes strict, toward his children. Until Angie came along he was widowed.
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Erica O'Keith
Erica Lynn O' Keith (born December 19, 1984 in Los Angeles, California) is an actress best known for her role in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Romeo!''. She has also guest starred in '' Close to Home'' and '' Scrubs''. She was also one of the girls on ...
as Jodi Miller, the former lead singer of the band who is currently in college. The oldest sibling in the family, Jodi excels in school and has many friends. Jodi can be somewhat arrogant and controlling, but ultimately loves her siblings.
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Noel Callahan as Louis Testaverde Miller, the adopted brother of Romeo and his other siblings, who's the same age as Romeo. Louis plays keyboard and guitar for the band. The Millers adopted Louis as their son sometime before the start of the show, but they love him deeply and treat him as their own son/brother, and he has quickly become Romeo's best friend. Louis is generally more cautious than Romeo.
*Zachary Isaiah Williams as Gary Miller, the second youngest of the Miller siblings, who does the turntables and drums for the band. Williams also had played
Romeo
Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest ...
's brother in the 2003 film
Honey
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Natashia Williams as Angeline "Angie" Eckert Miller (Season 2 - Season 3), Percy's second wife and the stepmother of Romeo, Jodi, Gary and Louis. Angeline's a kind, intelligent and loving woman who treats Jodi and the boys like they were her own children, and is also skilled at interpreting the emotions of the Millers. Angeline is also an architect.
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Victoria Jackson
Victoria Jackson (born August 2, 1959) is an American actress, comedian, and singer who was a cast member of the NBC television sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) from 1986 to 1992.
Early life
Jackson was born in Miami, Florida ...
as Marie Rogers (Season 1), the Miller's eccentric nanny who formerly worked for a circus. Mrs. Rogers left after Season 1 to attend vet school.
*Morris Smith as Robert "Bobby" Miller, the youngest Miller child who's the half-sibling to Jodi and the boys. Angeline became pregnant with Bobby soon after she and Percy got married, and he was born in the season 3 episode, "Baby on Board!," a week before his due date. His nickname is "Big Bobby."
Recurring cast
* Brittney Wilson as Myra Strepp, Romeo's friend and Louis's girlfriend.
* Simeon Taole as Riley Morrison (seasons 2+), Romeo's best friend.
* Brittany Moldowan as Peyton Cruz (seasons 2+), Romeo's crush in Season 2.
* Ashley Phillips as Ashley Phillips (seasons 2+), the new lead singer of the band who goes to Romeo's and Louis's school.
Episodes
Home media
Although none of the episodes were released on home media, two of the episodes were only released on compilation sets.
References
External links
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