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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Duration:

60 min (including commercials) | USA:60 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

8.3

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 13 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Filming Locations: Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Ayda Field

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Evan Handler

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Sarah Christine Smith

Samantha Schacher

Matthew Perry

Matt Albie

Amanda Peet

Jordan McDeere

Bradley Whitford

Danny Tripp

Steven Weber

Jack Rudolph

D.L. Hughley

Simon Stiles

Sarah Paulson

Harriet Hayes

Nate Corddry

Tom Jeter

Timothy Busfield

Cal Shanley

Nate Torrence

Dylan Killington

Lucy Davis

Lucy Kenwright

Camille Chen

Samantha Li

Simon Helberg

Alex Dwyer

Merritt Wever

Suzanne

Mark McKinney

Andy Mackinaw

Columbus Short

Darius Hawthorne

John F. Carpenter

Herb Sheldon

Joey Thurston III

Cue card tech

Did you know?

Trivia

The last episode of the first season of all three of Aaron Sorkin's TV shows (The West Wing (1999), Sports Night (1998), and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), as well as the series finale of "The newsroom" (2012) is entitled "What Kind of Day Has It Been?"

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Matthew Perry originally turned down the role of Matt Albie but Aaron Sorkin did not want to have anyone else play the part and apparently would not take "No" for an answer. Perry reconsidered and decided to jump on board.

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The law firm of Gage Whitney Pace, which employed Kari Matchett's character, Mary Tate, was also the law firm that Rob Lowe's character on The West Wing (1999), Sam Seaborn, worked at before joining the Bartlet administration.

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Goofs

In many episodes the countdown clock in Matt's office jumps back and forth. Also, in many cases, after doing some math, it is obvious the clock is not accurate.

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Quotes

Matt Albie: SUZANNE!

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Matt Albie: Look, I hate Los Angeles just like everybody else, but I have to work here because in any other part of the country I'm unemployable.

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Faq

I've heard that the character of Harriet Hayes, played by Sarah Paulson, is based on Broadway and former West Wing star Kristin Chenoweth, whom Aaron Sorkin once dated. Is this true?

Partly, yes. According to Kristin Chenoweth, in "The New York Dog Magazine," "Some parts are verbatim me...Some parts are totally not. There is one part where [Harriet] is against gay rights and I'm totally the opposite of that....there's an argument [in the pilot that is] pretty much verbatim."Just like Harriet, Kristin went on the 700 Club to promote her CD of contemporary Christian music and, apparently, she had an argument with Aaron Sorkin about that. Also like Harriet, Kristin was offered the chance to pose in lingerie for a men's magazine. While Harriet turned the offer down, Kristin did pose for FHM. Also unlike this show, Kristin didn't work with Sorkin when she was on The West Wing.On December 3rd, 2006, the New York Times stated that Sorkin approached Chenoweth post-breakup and asked her permission for the creation of the character. "I said O.K. I was happy to give him that gift. And I watch every week because I'm supportive of Aaron; whether were together or not, I love him always. I think its a genius show. But ... It is weird when I see her behaving in ways that are different from me. I'm really not that judgmental girl. But you have to let artists go where they go."

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