''The Crew'' is an American
sitcom
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television series that aired on
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
from August 31, 1995, to June 30, 1996.
Premise
The show follows the lives of a group of flight attendants working for the fictitious Regency Airlines. Jess Jameson and Maggie Reynolds work together and are roommates in the trendy
South Beach
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This area was the fi ...
section of
Miami Beach, Florida
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. Their other friends include Paul, who is gay; Randy, a southern ladies' man; Lenora, a former flight attendant; MacArthur, the bartender of Mambo Mambo, the restaurant at which the cast socialize; and Captain Rex Parker.
Cast
*Rose Jackson as Jess Jameson
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Kristin Bauer as Maggie Reynolds
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David Burke as Paul Steadman
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Charles Esten
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Esten played the role of country singer Deacon Claybourne on the ABC/ CMT drama ''Nashvil ...
as Randy Anderson
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Dondré Whitfield
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as MacArthur 'Mac' Edwards
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Christine Estabrook
Christine Estabrook (born Mary Christine Estabrook; September 13, 1952) is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series '' The Crew'', ''Nikki'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and ''American Horror Story''; she had a recurring ...
as Lenora Zwick, Flight Crew Supervisor
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Lane Davies
Lane Davies (born July 31, 1951) is an American actor.
Personal life
Davies was born in Dalton, Georgia, the son of Emily and Bill Davies. He has three brothers—Bruce, George, and Whit. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with ...
as Captain Rex Parker
Production history
The series was created by
Marc Cherry
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Personal life Early life
Marc Cherry was born in Long Beach and lived briefly in ...
, Jamie Wooten,
John Pardee
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During the 1990s, Pardee wrote episodes of several television series, including the cartoon '' Doug''; the short-lived s ...
and
Joey Murphy
Joey Murphy is an American screenwriter and television producer.
Murphy has written episodes of the cartoon, '' Doug'', '' The Crew'', and Cybill Shepherd's sitcom, ''Cybill'', the last two for which he also served as producer. He also collabora ...
, with Cherry and Wooten as executive producers. Music production team
Wendy Melvoin
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and
Lisa Coleman, aka
Wendy & Lisa
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(formerly of
Prince & The Revolution), produced and sang the opening title for the series.
Episodes
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1990s American sitcoms
1995 American television series debuts
1996 American television series endings
Aviation television series
English-language television shows
Fox Broadcasting Company original programming
Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
Television shows set in Miami
Television series about flight attendants
1990s American workplace comedy television series
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