Rude Awakening (TV series)

Rude Awakening is an American television sitcom series created by Claudia Lonow, that aired on Showtime over fifty-five 22-minute episodes spanning three seasons (1998–2001).

Rude Awakening
Rude Awakening opening title
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Claudia Lonow
Starring	Sherilyn Fenn Lynn Redgrave Jonathan Penner Rain Pryor Roger E. Mosley Mario Van Peebles
Opening theme	"Another Rude Awakening" by Alana Davis (seasons 1–2) and Roger Daltrey (season 3)
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	55 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Claudia Lonow
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Mandalay Television Lions Gate Television (1999-2001) (seasons 2-3) Columbia TriStar Television Distribution Showtime Networks
Release
Original network	Showtime
Original release	August 1, 1998 – February 15, 2001

Story

Rude Awakening tells the story of Billie Frank, an out of work alcoholic ex-soap-opera actress. She tries to go sober and become a writer but continues to struggle with her self-destructive habits. The show depicts her relations with other members of AA, her neighbor Dave, and her mother, Trudy.

Episodes

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	13		August 1, 1998	November 7, 1998
	2	22		June 26, 1999	March 18, 2000
	3	20		June 29, 2000	February 15, 2001

Cast

Main

• Sherilyn Fenn as Billie Frank
• Lynn Redgrave as Trudy Frank
• Jonathan Penner as Dave Parelli
• Rain Pryor as Jackie Garcia (seasons 1–2)
• Roger E. Mosley as Milton "Milt" Johnson {season 2)
• Mario Van Peebles as Marcus Adams (season 3)

Recurring

• Paul Ben-Victor as Carl
• Corinne Bohrer as Tish Frank
• Taylor Dayne as Maureen
• Dan Finnerty as Joe the Bartender
• Tom Gallop as Jerry Frank
• Jason Graae as Chad
• Richard Lewis as Harve Schwartz
• Mark Lonow as Max Frank
• Ana Mercedes as Antonia the Maid
• Beverly D'Angelo as Sidney 'Syd' Gibson (season 2)
• Tim Curry as Martin Crisp (seasons 2–3)
• Jack Plotnick as Clark (seasons 2–3)
• Roger Daltrey as Nobby Clegg (season 2)
• George Katt as Zack (season 2)
• Elizabeth Lackey as Raquel (season 3)
• Salli Richardson as Nancy Adams (season 3)
• Jenny Robertson as Haley (season 3)

Notable guest stars

• Karen Black as Crystal Garcia
• Jennifer Coolidge as Sue
• Lana Parrilla as Nurse Lorna
• Ron Glass as Marcus' father
• CCH Pounder as Tracy
• Beverly D'Angelo as Sidney Gibson
• Jason Bateman as Ryan
• Taylor Dayne as Maureen
• Tim Curry as Martin Crisp
• Roger Daltrey as Nobby Clegg
• Martin Lewis as Nigel
• Michelle Phillips as Vivian
• Alan Young as Priest

References

• Howard Rosenberg (June 25, 1999). "First Step: Admitting It's Funny". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
• Lynn Elber (June 25, 1999). "Claudia Lonow Mines Difficult Past for Laughs in 'Awakening'". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-12-27.

External links

• Rude Awakening at IMDb
• Rude Awakening at TV.com
• Rude Awakening at SeriesLive.com