''The Good Life'' is an American
sitcom
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television series created by
Jeff Martin,
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and
Suzanne Martin, which aired on
NBC
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from January 3 to April 12, 1994. (The fifth episode aired following NBC's coverage of
Super Bowl XXVIII.) It starred
John Caponera
John Caponera (born 1959) is an American comedian and actor. He starred in the 1994 TV series '' The Good Life'' with Drew Carey as Caponera's co-star. (Carey recalls Caponera as "one of the nicest, funniest, and hardest-working guys I've ever kn ...
and
Drew Carey
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.
Other members of the cast included
Eve Gordon
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, Jake Patellis,
Shay Astar
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Career
Astar played Elizab ...
,
Justin Berfield
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and Monty Hoffman.
The show revolved around Caponera's character and featured both his home life and the
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company where he served as a
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. It was set in
Chicago
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Thirteen episodes were produced and aired before the sitcom's cancellation in May 1994.
Cast
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John Caponera
John Caponera (born 1959) is an American comedian and actor. He starred in the 1994 TV series '' The Good Life'' with Drew Carey as Caponera's co-star. (Carey recalls Caponera as "one of the nicest, funniest, and hardest-working guys I've ever kn ...
as John Bowman
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Eve Gordon
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Eve Gordon (also known as Eve Bennett-Gordon) is an American actress. Her television roles include playing Marilyn Monroe in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries ''A Woman Named Jackie'', Congressional aide Jordan Miller in the short-lived sit ...
as Maureen Bowman
*Jake Patellis as Paul Bowman
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Shay Astar
Shay Astar (born September 29, 1981) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter best known for portraying the teenage feminist August Leffler, a semi-regular character on the sitcom '' 3rd Rock from the Sun''.
Career
Astar played Elizab ...
as Melissa Bowman
*Monty Hoffman as Tommy Barlett
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Justin Berfield
Justin Tyler Berfield (born February 25, 1986) is an American former actor, writer, and producer. He is known for his portrayal of Malcolm's dimwitted older brother, Reese, on the family sitcom '' Malcolm in the Middle''. He also played Ross ...
as Bob Bowman
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Drew Carey
Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actor and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, '' The Drew Carey Show'', an ...
as Drew Clark
Episodes
References
External links
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''The Good Life''intro from Retrojunk
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1990s American sitcoms
1994 American television series debuts
1994 American television series endings
English-language television shows
NBC original programming
Television series by ABC Studios
Television shows set in Chicago
Super Bowl lead-out shows
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