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- The West Wing employed a broad ensemble cast to portray the many positions involved in the daily work of the Executive Branch of the federal government. The president, the first lady, and the president's senior staff and advisers form the core cast.
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The television series The West Wing is a political drama series which was originally broadcast on NBC. During its seven seasons the ensemble cast of stars, recurring stars, and guest stars earned 157 acting nominations (often competing in the same category against other members of the cast) across a variety of award-granting organizations ...
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.
2 days ago · The West Wing is a critically acclaimed television drama series that aired from 1999 to 2006. The show revolves around the inner workings of the White House staff, showcasing their daily lives and the challenges they face while assisting the President. Here's a list of the main cast members who portrayed key characters in the show's ensemble cast.
- 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.
The West Wing: Created by Aaron Sorkin. With Allison Janney, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Martin Sheen. Inside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.
1 day ago · DETROW: "The West Wing" was, of course, incredibly successful. It won Emmy after Emmy and lived on in DVD and streaming loops for the millions of Americans who first caught the political bug by ...