Grounded for Life
FOX (ended 2005)
Cast & Crew
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Richard Riehle
Walt Finnerty (Season 1-2, recurring otherwise)
Education: University of Notre Dame - cum laude B.A. in 1970 Studied at the John Fernald Academy of Dramatic Art Fluent in German Theater work: "Execution of Justice" - 1986 Broadway debut "The Iceman Cometh" - 1999 revival, as Pat McGloin "The Emperor Jones" - Bay Area Radio's Eugene O'Neill Project, as Smithersmoreless -
Megyn Price
Claudia Finnerty
Megyn started off as an investment banker. But, she soon realized her true passion was acting. She grew up in Oklahoma and wrote, acted, and produced plays in high school. Price studied communications and economics at Stanford University, while pursuing her passion for theater by performing in both college theater and taking classes at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She is probably best known for playing Claudia on Grounded For Life. Megyn currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband. He's an emergency room doctor, who helps her care for their 2 dogs (Trixie and Elmo). Some of Megyn's hobbies include gardening and writing. She loves to cook and has served as a celebrity judge in cooking competitions.moreless -
Kevin Corrigan
Eddie Finnerty
Born in the Bronx, New York on March 27th 1969, Kevin Corrigan is arguably best known as slacker Eddie Finnerty on Grounded For Life opposite Donal Logue. Kevin's passion for acting started out when he played the role of Jesus in a church production at the age of nine. He has been acting and writing since the age of 15. When he was 17, his play "The Boiler Room" was produced at the Young Playwrights Festival of Manhattan's prestigious Playwrights Horizons Theatre. During the 1980s, Kevin appeared in a number of films that ranged from bit parts to lead roles. He is still actively involved with acting. In 2001, he married Elizabeth Berridge after they met on the set of Broke Even. The couple have a daughter named Sadie Rose Corrigan.moreless -
Lynsey Bartilson
Lily Finnerty
A triple threat, Lynsey Bartilson was born on July 1, 1983 in Edina Minnesota. At the young age of two, she began begging her parents for dance lessons. They decided to wait a few years. When she was four they moved to Los Angeles, California and Lynsey began dance class. Dancing became her passion and still is today. By the time she was six she was taking ballet, tap, jazz and gymnastics, all in which she excelled. When Lynsey was eight she started acting classes, another thing she excelled in. She then began participating in musical theater and landing leading roles in many plays. Lynsey has guest starred on many shows but is best known for her role as Lilly Finnerty on Grounded For Life. Lynsey now enjoys helping others in need. She is one of the founders of Kids On Stage For A Better Life and the International Spokesperson for Youth For Human Rights. Lynsey continues to live in Los Angeles with her family and dog Cash. She is also happily engaged to a film editor and director. In her spare time Lynsey enjoys taking classes, teaching, dancing, working on her music or hanging out with her friends.moreless -
Donal Logue
Sean Finnerty
Logue was born in Ottawa, Canada but grew up in California, along the Mexican border. He started his acting career in theatre while attending college at Harvard. Went on to study at the British-American Academy in London. Donal and his girlfriend live between New York and Los Angeles and have one child.moreless -
Griffin Frazen
Jimmy Finnerty
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Jake Burbage
Henry Finnerty (episodes 1-78))
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Bret Harrison
Brad O'Keefe
A native of Portland, Oregon, Harrison started acting as a child in small theaters in the area. However, it wasn't until a teacher at the Northwest Children's Theater challenged him to become the best actor he could be that he began taking acting seriously. He was so inspired that he graduated high school early and headed to Los Angeles on his own. Within months of arriving in town, Harrison won the role in Grounded For Life.
Harrison's other television and movie credits include guest-starring roles in the dramas The O.C. and Law & Order: SVU. He co-starred in the film Orange County, opposite Colin Hanks and Jack Black, and appeared opposite Laura Prepon in Lightning Bug. In addition, he was a regular on the first season of the MTV series Undressed and appeared in MTV's film Everybody's Doing It, which addressed sex education.
Bret starred in Fox's The Loop and in 2007, he won the title role on the CW comedy Reaper. On the show, he plays Sam Oliver, a superstore employee who hunts for escaped demons from hell. In 2008, he teamed up with veteran actor Burt Reynolds in a dramedy movie about poker entitled Deal.moreless -
JB Gaynor
Young Eddie
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Chris Flanders
Ray
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Miriam Flynn
Sister Helen
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Richard Riehle
Walt Finnerty
Education: University of Notre Dame - cum laude B.A. in 1970 Studied at the John Fernald Academy of Dramatic Art Fluent in German Theater work: "Execution of Justice" - 1986 Broadway debut "The Iceman Cometh" - 1999 revival, as Pat McGloin "The Emperor Jones" - Bay Area Radio's Eugene O'Neill Project, as Smithersmoreless -
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Nancy Cassaro
Connie O'Keefe
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Steve Larson
Reggie
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Karri Bowman
Faye
Attended Whittier College in Whittier, CA from 1992-1996. Graduated with a B.A. in Theatre Arts. -
Bret Harrison
Brad O'Keefe
A native of Portland, Oregon, Harrison started acting as a child in small theaters in the area. However, it wasn't until a teacher at the Northwest Children's Theater challenged him to become the best actor he could be that he began taking acting seriously. He was so inspired that he graduated high school early and headed to Los Angeles on his own. Within months of arriving in town, Harrison won the role in Grounded For Life.
Harrison's other television and movie credits include guest-starring roles in the dramas The O.C. and Law & Order: SVU. He co-starred in the film Orange County, opposite Colin Hanks and Jack Black, and appeared opposite Laura Prepon in Lightning Bug. In addition, he was a regular on the first season of the MTV series Undressed and appeared in MTV's film Everybody's Doing It, which addressed sex education.
Bret starred in Fox's The Loop and in 2007, he won the title role on the CW comedy Reaper. On the show, he plays Sam Oliver, a superstore employee who hunts for escaped demons from hell. In 2008, he teamed up with veteran actor Burt Reynolds in a dramedy movie about poker entitled Deal.moreless -
Mike Vogel
Dean Peramotti
Mike Vogel was born on July 17, 1979 in Abington, Pennsylvania, but grew up in the town of Warminster, Pennsylvania. He spent a year in New York working on acting and modeling. His first show was Grounded for Life, which allowed him to move out to LA. He has a brother and a sister. In 2003, Mike married Courtney, a former model. In 2007, Mike and Courtney welcomed their first child, Cassy Renee Vogel, into the world.moreless -
Lee Arenberg
Hair Plugs
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Kristin Dattilo
Hope
From Showtime:
In April 2001, Entertainment Weekly singled Kristin Dattilo out as a 'New Breakout Star' and raved, "She shines as Chris Isaak's professionally unflappable but personally hapless manager."
Born in Kankakee, Illinois, Dattilo moved with her mother and two brothers, Brent and Bryan (who later went on to play 'Lucas Roberts' for eight years on NBC's Days of Our Lives,) to West Palm Beach, Florida after her parents divorced in 1974. Her mother, Peggy, a writer, was transferred from Florida to Beverly Hills in the late 1970's, and soon after, Dattilo was bitten by the acting bug.
Dattilo's big break came following high school when she was cast in the NBC series, Hull High. She went on to star in such TV series as Local Heroes with Jay Mohr, Hitz, The Office, and Byrds of Paradise, in which she played the girlfriend of Seth Green's character. She landed recurring roles on The Tracey Ullman Show and Relativity, and had notable guest spots on Ally McBeal, Grapevine, It's Like, You Know, Angel, JAG, and Friends, where she played Ross' favorite pizza girl. Among her telefilm credits are Child of Darkness with Sela Ward, If Someone Had Known, the mini-series Cruel Doubt, and Exile.
Her feature film credits include Mirror, Mirror, Pyrates with Kevin Bacon, Infinity with Matthew Broderick, At First Sight with Jonathan Silverman, Some Girls with Juliette Lews, and the upcoming comedy, Love and Support. During her recent hiatus from The Chris Isaak Show, Dattilo filmed a starring role in the independent film Coronado, a modern-day Romancing the Stone, filmed in Mexico.
Dattilo also played 'Janie' in the Grammy Award-winning Aerosmith video, "Janie's Got a Gun."moreless -
Carlos Jacott
Gary
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Joshua Wheeler
Lou
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Ken Abraham
Man #1
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Louisette Geiss
Saleswoman #2
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P.J. Marino
Guest Star
P.J. MARINO was born and raised in Boston's North End, or Little Italy. He started his career as a stand-up comic, quickly getting spots at some of Boston's best comedy clubs, such as The Comedy Connection and Nick's Comedy Stop. He landed an acting job after his first audition, a national commercial for Nike starring Ken Griffey Jr., in which Griffey hits a foul ball off the head of a popcorn vendor, played by P.J. After his first film audition, P.J. landed the role of Brian in Little Shots of Happiness, shot entirely in Boston on Super 8 video, this film got accepted in over a dozen festivals, including Berlin, New York Underground, and Thessalonika. He moved to Los Angeles in 1998, and took his first acting class, studying with Aaron Speiser in Beverly Hills. Within a few months, he got his first TV audition, a recurring role in a new Fox sitcom looking for authentic Boston accents called Costello. Four callbacks later, he booked it, and shot his first TV show on the Disney lot. Several national commercials followed, including Saturn, Coors Light, Blockbuster, Volkswagen, and a widely shown Coors Original campaign with Kid Rock. In the meantime, P.J. has worked steadily in TV shows, appearing on King of Queens, Without A Trace, Las Vegas, ER, Alias, and many others. He also appeared on stage in The Talking Cure under the guidance of artistic director Gordon Davidson and writer Christopher Hampton (Academy-Award winner for Dangerous Liaisons), and performed at downtown LA's prestigious Mark Taper Forum. P.J. is also a writer. His spec script for The Simpsons placed second in a recent national competition sponsored by Scriptapalooza, and his original pilot, Bella Napoli, was a finalist with Writers' Digest and Square Magazine. He just finished his second feature-length screenplay, Over The Tobin, based on his life in the North End. Dedicated to his craft, P.J. recently lost 35 pounds and ran two marathons in preparation for a role that he wrote for himself in a script called Rebound Man.moreless -
P.J. Marino
Ty
P.J. MARINO was born and raised in Boston's North End, or Little Italy. He started his career as a stand-up comic, quickly getting spots at some of Boston's best comedy clubs, such as The Comedy Connection and Nick's Comedy Stop. He landed an acting job after his first audition, a national commercial for Nike starring Ken Griffey Jr., in which Griffey hits a foul ball off the head of a popcorn vendor, played by P.J. After his first film audition, P.J. landed the role of Brian in Little Shots of Happiness, shot entirely in Boston on Super 8 video, this film got accepted in over a dozen festivals, including Berlin, New York Underground, and Thessalonika. He moved to Los Angeles in 1998, and took his first acting class, studying with Aaron Speiser in Beverly Hills. Within a few months, he got his first TV audition, a recurring role in a new Fox sitcom looking for authentic Boston accents called Costello. Four callbacks later, he booked it, and shot his first TV show on the Disney lot. Several national commercials followed, including Saturn, Coors Light, Blockbuster, Volkswagen, and a widely shown Coors Original campaign with Kid Rock. In the meantime, P.J. has worked steadily in TV shows, appearing on King of Queens, Without A Trace, Las Vegas, ER, Alias, and many others. He also appeared on stage in The Talking Cure under the guidance of artistic director Gordon Davidson and writer Christopher Hampton (Academy-Award winner for Dangerous Liaisons), and performed at downtown LA's prestigious Mark Taper Forum. P.J. is also a writer. His spec script for The Simpsons placed second in a recent national competition sponsored by Scriptapalooza, and his original pilot, Bella Napoli, was a finalist with Writers' Digest and Square Magazine. He just finished his second feature-length screenplay, Over The Tobin, based on his life in the North End. Dedicated to his craft, P.J. recently lost 35 pounds and ran two marathons in preparation for a role that he wrote for himself in a script called Rebound Man.moreless -
David Herman
Dave a.k.a. "J.J. Bodybuddy"
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Valerie Perrine
Maureen
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Lee Garlington
Guest Star
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James McBride
Ned
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