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Dead Irish Writers

Episode Number: 59    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Wednesday March 6, 2002    Prod Code: 227216
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More Photos Martin Sheen
Role: President Jed Bartlet

His mother, Mary Ann Phelan, was an Irish immigrant, and his father, Francisco Estevez, was a Spaniard who came to the U.S. by way of Cuba. They met at citizenship school in Dayton. Martin was born Ramon Estévez in Dayton, Ohio in 1940 to an Irish mother (Mary Ann Phelan) and a Spanish father... Read More

More Photos Stockard Channing
Role: Abbey Bartlet (Episodes 45-, recurring previously)

More Photos Janel Moloney
Role: Donna Moss (Episodes 23-, recurring previously)

Janel Moloney, was born and raised in Woodland Hills, California. She is the daugther of two hair-dressers named John and Judy, and has two older siblings (Lance, who is a contractor, and Meegan, an attorney) and a twin sister, called Carey, a nurse. She studied ballet for ten years, but... Read More

More Photos Bradley Whitford
Role: Josh Lyman

Brad grew up in Wisconsin, and was involved in theater in high school but never thought that he could do it professionally. He graduated June 4, 1977 from Madison East High School in Madison, Wisconsin. He went to Wesleyan University graduating in 1981 (he majored in both English and Theater)... Read More

More Photos John Spencer
Role: Leo McGarry

John was born in December 1946 in New York, to Mildred, a waitress, and John Speshock, a truck driver. He is of Irish and Ukranian descent. At 16 he attended the Professional Children's School in New York, and later Fairleigh Dickinson University, but did not finish his degree. His TV work... Read More

More Photos Richard Schiff
Role: Toby Ziegler

As the middle child of the three sons of Edward and Charlotte Schiff. Richard Schiff was born and raised on the East Coast. The Emmy Award winner began his career as a theater director in New York and later founded and served as the artistic director of the Manhattan Repertory Theatre where he... Read More

More Photos Rob Lowe
Role: Sam Seaborn (Episodes 1-84)

Rob Lowe was a member of the infamous "Brat Pack" in the 1980s. Some other members included Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, and Judd Nelson.

More Photos Allison Janney
Role: Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg

Allison comes from a family of performers -- her mother was an actress and her father and brother are musicians. Her youthful dreams of becoming an Olympic figure skater were curtailed by an accident in which she was injured colliding with a glass door. Education: Kenyon College,... Read More

More Photos Dulé Hill
Role: Charlie Young

Hill has been cast as one of the City Kids and was in the original cast of Bring in Da' Noise, Bring In Da' Funk . He has had guest roles on shows such as Ghostwriter , Cosby , Smart Guy , and New York Undercover . He also had an important role in the movie Holes in which he played Sam... Read More

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Nicole Robinson
Role: Margaret
Mary-Louise Parker
Role: Amy Gardner

Parker was born in Fort Jackson, South Carolina and remains the youngest child of an Army brat family. She grew up in places such as Arizona, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Germany and France while her father served in the US Army. She became interested in acting in high school and was a Drama... Read More

Roger Rees
Role: Lord John Marbury

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Robin Thomas
Role: Jack Enlow

Born in Carlisle, PA and raised in Harrisburg, PA, Robin went to Carnegie-Mellon University. Started in the acting program and ended up with a degree in sculpture from the art department. Then went to New York City to sculpt and to find a way to make a living. He has two children, a son and a... Read More

More Photos Hector Elizondo
Role: Dalton Millgate

Hector Elizondo was born on December 22nd, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He has been married four times and has one child named Rodd. He also has a granddaughter named Juliet.

Jerry Lambert
Role: Chuck Kane

A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, Jerry Lambert's passion for acting has taken him from performing on stage to television, feature films, as well as voice-over work for a number of animated characters. In television Lambert has guest starred on numerous... Read More

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Episode: Dead Irish Writers
Season Number: 3
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