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Apr 14, 2024 · The West Wing premiered 25 years ago. Find out where the cast of the Aaron Sorkin show, including Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford and Allison Janney are now.
- Martin Sheen as Josiah Bartlet. Sheen had already portrayed a Sorkin-penned West Wing denizen in The American President (playing the chief of staff to Michael Douglas' president) when he was tapped to star as the idealistic, paternal president prone to giving speeches in The West Wing.
- Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg. Janney played the frazzled-but-unimpeachable press secretary, a role for which she won four Emmys during the show's run. She's since gone on to continued success on TV (winning an Emmy for her role on Mom) and in movies (in films such as The Help, Juno and I, Tonya, for which she won an Oscar).
- Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn. Already a big star at the time the show started thanks to his Brat Pack days, Lowe portrayed the White House deputy communications director until 2003, when he left over differences with the show's writers and producers.
- Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman. Whitford won an Emmy for his role as the brash, somewhat neurotic deputy chief of staff. He's worked steadily in movies and television since The West Wing ended.
Greg Brock is also the name of a real editor for The New York Times. One of the most regularly referred to White House correspondents, second only to Danny Concannon. Writes a story that alleges the existence of a classified military space shuttle which could be used to help three astronauts on the International Space Station who are running ...
While several real-world leaders exist in the show's universe, most foreign countries depicted or referred to on the show have fictional rulers. Real people mentioned on The West Wing include Muammar Gaddafi, Yasser Arafat, Fidel Castro, Queen Elizabeth II, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Thabo Mbeki, and Osama bin Laden.
Jan 11, 2021 · Leo McGarry was a stalwartly presence throughout the West Wing’s run, maintaining a fatherly relationship with the likes of Josh and C.J. and regularly serving as a voice of reason and reality...
Oct 16, 2019 · There was a real-life Josiah Bartlett (with two T’s) who signed the Declaration of Independence and later became Governor of New Hampshire. The West Wing ’s President Bartlet (with one T ...
Aug 2, 2020 · Its impressive ensemble cast featured Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford, Stockard Channing and more who brought President Jed Bartlet and his trusted cabinet to life. After seven seasons, the series...
