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This medical drama centers on the doctors and nurses who work in the Emergency Room – ER – of Chicago’s County General Hospital. Its large recurring cast includes patients, paramedics and hospital staff of all kinds, and by the end of its fifteen seasons, not a single character from the first season remains.

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Dr. Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards) – Mark Greene is a doctor who specializes in emergency medicine. He is chief resident and dedicated to his job as well as his wife, Jen (Christine Harnos), and their daughter, Rachel (Yvonne Zima-later played by Hallee Hirsh). On the brink of completing law school, Jen wants Mark to leave the ER for a private medical practice with less demanding hours. His refusal to do so puts their marriage under strain.

Dr. Doug Ross (George Clooney) – Doug Ross is the ER pediatrician, single mindedly committed to helping his patients and not afraid to break the rules. Raised alone by his mother after his father deserted them, Doug also has a son he doesn’t know. Despite his messy personal life, he is totally dedicated to medicine and the children he takes care of every day.

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Dr. Susan Lewis (Sherry Stringfield) – Susan Lewis is another doctor specializing in emergency medicine. She is in her second year of residency, and is in a relationship with a psychiatrist at County General which later falls apart when he has a nervous breakdown. Highly competent, Susan is close to her co-workers but at first lacks the assertiveness needed to cope with the fast-pace of the ER.

Dr. Peter Benton (Eriq La Salle) – Peter Benton’s specialty is general surgery. A surgical resident, he is brilliant at what he does – and knows it. Peter met Mark Greene in college, but at first he tends to keep a healthy distance from his co-workers. As the series progresses, he becomes more friendly with the rest of the staff.

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Dr. John Carter (Noah Wyle) – John Carter is a third year medical student from a wealthy family. He lost his brother to leukemia when he was just a young child, kindling his desire to study medicine – something he has pursued despite not always finding it easy. His family would prefer that he devote his time to their philanthropic endeavors, but he eventually wins the support of his grandmother. He later decides to go into general surgery and completes the first year of surgical residency before his experience in the ER sees him opt for emergency medicine instead.

Nurse Carol Hathaway (Julianna Margulies) – Carol Hathaway is a registered nurse and the nurse manager of the County General Emergency Room. A great advocate for her staff, she does not appreciate the lack of recognition they receive. Carol is capable and well-liked – so everyone is shocked when she is wheeled into ER after a failed suicide attempt. Many of the staff suspect the cause is her failed relationship with Dr. Doug Ross. She recovers and appears eventually to put the incident behind her.

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Jeanie Boulet (Gloria Reuben) – Jeanie Boulet is a physicians’ assistant, unhappily married to philandering Al (Wolfgang Bodison, later played by Michael Beach). She later has an affair with Dr. Benton after he hires her to care for his senile mother. Soon after that relationship ends, Jeanie finds out that she and her husband are both HIV-positive.

Dr. Kerry Weaver (Laura Innes) – Kerry Weaver is another specialist in the field of emergency medicine. She is hired by Mark Greene as chief resident, much to the displeasure of both Susan Lewis and Doug Ross. Kerry is a good doctor who has a limp and uses an arm-crutch, although the reason for this is not revealed for many seasons. At first appearing cold, over time we learn that Kerry’s ambition is combined with a willingness to do whatever it takes help her patients and her colleagues.

Dr. Anna Del Amico (Maria Bello) – Anna Del Amico is a doctor specializing in pediatrics but wants to become certified in both pediatrics and emergency medicine. Having already completed a residency in pediatrics, she arrives at the hospital as an Emergency Medicine Intern. She becomes good friends with Nurse Hathaway and a few others, but while she and Carter develop romantic feelings for one another, nothing serious comes of it.

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Dr. Elizabeth Corday (Alex Kingston) – Elizabeth Corday is a trauma surgeon from England. After working there for two years after completing her residency, she accepts a fellowship at County General to gain experience with American medicine. At first the culture clash creates some problems between Elizabeth and her colleagues, but these are soon resolved. Direct and honest, she is a skilled surgeon and soon after her arrival starts a relationship with Peter Benton.

Lucy Knight (Kellie Martin) – Lucy Knight is a third year medical student. Assigned Dr. John Carter as her resident, the two have a difficult relationship from the outset. Though popular with most of the nurses and attendings, who treat her as an equal, she encounters a problem with Nurse Carol Hathaway. Soon after beginning her ER rotation, she asks Carol for help starting an IV. She fails to tell Carter that she cannot perform the procedure and the truth is only exposed in a trauma situation. We later learn that she is taking the drug Ritalin, which has been prescribed to her since she was in high school.

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Dr. Robert Romano (Paul McCran) – Robert Romano is a surgeon. He is also bigoted, surly and cruel, and will stop at nothing in his quest to get to the top. He does, however, have a soft spot for medical student Lucy Knight, who won his respect by giving him a piece of her mind when he refused to perform surgery on a patient.

Dr. Luka Kovac (Goran Visnjic) – Croatian Luka Kovac specializes in emergency medicine. Before coming to Ameriaca, he lost his wife, small daughter and infant son in the Croatian War of Independence. He has survivor’s guilt as well as PTSD, which is evidenced in his personal relationships. He is a very committed doctor and gives his time to a range of different organizations.

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Dr. Cleo Finch (Michael Michele) – No-nonsense Cleo Finch is a skilled pediatric fellow at County General. She begins a relationship with Dr. Peter Benton and is especially good with his son, Reese, who is deaf and with whom she communicates by ASL. Her relationship with Reese’s mother, Carla (Lisa Nicole Carson), however, is not so smooth, Carla maintaining that Cleo is untrustworthy after Reese has an accident while under her care.

Dr. Dave Malucci (Erik Palladino) – Dave Malucci is an emergency medicine physician. He has a reputation for being shoddy and uncaring, although on occasion we see he has a sensitive side. He has a habit of breaking the rules to get things done.

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Dr. Jing-Mei Chen (Ming-Na) – Jing-Mei (sometimes called Deb) appears during the first season but leaves after deciding to pursue a career in research. Several years later she returns to County General in her third year of residency, explaining that she decided to return to medicine not long after leaving, after she saved a man’s life. Dr. Carter is pleased to see her and they resume their friendship.

Dr. Abby Lockhart (Maura Tierney) – Abby Lockhart begins as a registered nurse, eventually becoming a doctor specializing in emergency medicine. She has several relationships, the most serious with Luka Kovac and John Carter. During her relationship with Carter, it is revealed that she is a recovering alcoholic and when she receives a visit from her mother, Maggie (Sally Field), the family history is revealed, including the fact that both Maggie and Abby’s brother, Eric (Tom Everett Scott) – who was in the US Air Force but has gone AWOL – have bipolar disease.

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Dr. Gregory Pratt (Meki Phifer) – Gregory “Greg” Pratt is a highly skilled doctor, but takes risks that often leave him at odds with his chief resident, Dr. John Carter. He lives with his stepbrother, Leon (Marcello Thedford), who is mentally handicapped as a result of a gunshot wound to the head. Because of his disability Leon often gets into trouble, distracting Greg from both his personal and professional life.

Dr. Michael Gallant (Sharif Atkins) – Michael Gallant is a third year medical student and member of the US Army Reserve. Having been on active duty, the Army are now paying for his medical school tuition. Although he at first clashes with a new intern, Dr. Gregory Pratt, they soon resolve their differences and become good friends. Michael is a skilled and dedicated physician as well as a soldier, and is liked by everyone.

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Dr. Neela Rasgotra (Parminder Nagra) – Neela Rasgotra is a talented but shy medical student from England who suffers from claustrophobia. She graduates from medical school but after an identity crisis leads her to turn down an internship, she becomes a store clerk. She returns to work at County General after asking Dr. Kerry Weaver for a job.

Nurse Samantha Taggart (Linda Cardellini) – Samantha Taggart is the head nurse at County General. She has raised her son, Alex (Oliver Davis and later played by Dominic Janes), born when she was only fifteen years old, almost entirely by herself – her own family consists almost entirely of alcoholics and deadbeats. She is tough, smart, talented and assertive, and she knows how to fight for herself and her son.

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Dr. Ray Barnett (Shane West) – Ray Barnett is a doctor who specializes in emergency medicine. He is also a member of a rock band, a dual role which sometimes causes a conflict. He later falls in love with Dr. Neela Rasgotra, despite many barriers to their relationship.

Dr. Archie Morris (Scott Grimes) – Archie Morris is a second year resident. Snide, inept and lazy, despite his many mistakes Archie somehow always seems to come out on top.

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Dr. Tony Gates (John Stamos) – Tony Gates first appears at County General as a paramedic, later returning as an intern. When a paramedic he met Dr. Neela Rasgotra and revealed to her that he was in medical school. They soon became friends and later had a brief, romantic affair. It is later discovered that he is being put through medical school by Meg Riley (Paula Malcomson), the wife of a deceased friend with whom he served in the Gulf. After the death of Meg’s husband, he goes to live with her and her daughter, Sarah (Chloe Greenfield), to help them out for a while.

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Dr. Simon Brenner (David Lyons) – Simon Brenner is first seen as a new ER Attending. Although as talented a physician as he is with the ladies, he refuses to recognize that County General is a teaching hospital. When Dr. Pratt goes to surgeon and chief-of-staff Dr. Donald Anspaugh (John Aylward) to voice a complaint, Dr. Brenner is revealed as Anspaugh’s nephew.

Dr. Catherine Banfield (Angela Bassett) – Tough Catherine “Cate” Banfield is brought to County General to be Chief of the Emergency Department, but she puts her new colleagues on edge from the beginning. One of the nurses, Haleh Adams (Yvette Freeman), thinks she recognizes her, but Dr. Banfield says she is mistaken. Later we learn through a flashback that Banfield brought in her son after a seizure where he was diagnosed with acute leukemia, and later died from the disease. She is later able to deal with her son’s death and the part she felt she had played in it.

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Main Cast

Character	Actor	Seasons
John Carter	Noah Wyle	1994-2009
Kerry Weaver	Laura Innes	1995-2009
Chuny Marquez	Laura Ceron	1995-2009
Abby Lockhart	Maura Tierney	1999-2009
Malik McGrath	Deezer D	1994-2009
Haleh Adams	Yvette Freeman	1994-2009
Luka Kovac	Goran Visnjic	1999-2008
Mark Greene	Anthony Edwards	1994-2008
Peter Benton	Eriq La Salle	1994-2009
Doris Pickman	Emily Wagner	1994-2009
Elizabeth Corday	Alex Kingston	1997-2009
Pamela Olbes	Lyn Alicia Henderson	1995-2009
Susan Lewis	Sherry Stringfield	1994-2009
Jerry Markovic	Abraham Benrubi	1994-2009
Gregory Pratt	Mekhi Phifer	2002-2008
Carol Hathaway	Julianna Margulies	1994-2009
Neela Rasgotra	Parminder Nagra	2003-2009
Frank Martin	Troy Evans	1994-2009
Lily Jarvik	Lily Mariye	1994-2009
Samantha Taggart	Linda Cardellini	2003-2009
Robert Romano	Paul McCrane	1997-2008
Jing-Mei Chen	Ming-Na Wen	1995-2004
Dwight Zadro	Montae Russell	1995-2009
Lydia Wright	Ellen Crawford	1994-2009
Connie Oligario	Conni Marie Brazelton	1994-2003
Archie Morris	Scott Grimes	2003-2009
Doug Ross	George Clooney	1994-2009
Jeanie Boulet	Gloria Reuben	1995-2008
Brian Dumar	Brian Lester	1996-2009
Donald Anspaugh	John Aylward	1996-2008
Nurse Shirley	Dinal Lenney	1995-2009
Randi Fronczak	Kristin Minter	1995-2003
Ray Barnett	Shane West	2004-2009
Tony Gates	John Stamos	2005-2009
Lucien Dubenko	Leland Orser	2004-2009
Michael Gallant	Sharif Atkins	2001-2006
Yosh Takata	Gedde Watanabe	1997-2003
Christine Harms	Michelle Bonilla	1999-2009
Cleo Finch	Michael Michele	1999-2002

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Additional Cast

Character	Actor	Seasons
Morales	Demetrius Navarro	1998-2009
Paramedic Bardelli	Louie Liberti	2003-2009
Dave Malucci	Erik Palladino	1999-2001
Lucy Knight	Kellie Martin	1998-2000
Dawn Archer	Angel Laketa Moore	2006-2009
Maggie Doyle	Jorja Fox	1996-1999
David Morgenstern	William H. Macy	1994-2009
Carla Reece	Lisa Nicole Carson	1996-2001
Jackie Robbins	Khandi Alexander	1995-2001
Jennifer Greene	Christine Hamos	1994-2002
Simon Brenner	David Lyons	2008-2009
Nurse Kit	Bellina Logan	1996-2008
Wendy Goldman	Vanessa Marquez	1994-1997
Janet Coburn	Amy Aquino	1995-2009
Reese Benton	Matthew Watkins	1999-2009
Anna Del Amico	Maria Bello	1997-1998
Dustin Crenshaw	J.P. Manoux	1996-2008
Sarah Riley	Chloe Greenfield	2006-2009
Angela Hicks	CCH Pounder	1994-1997
Paul Grady	Gil McKinney	2007-2009
Alex Taggart	Domninc Janes	2005-2009 (also played by Oliver Davis 2003-2005)
Rachel Greene	Yvonne Zima	1994-2000 (also played by Hallee Hirsh 2001-2009)
Perry	Perry Anzilotti	1994-2009
Cate Banfield	Angela Bassett	2008-2009
Nurse Dori	Kyle Richards	1998-2006
Jack Kayson	Sam Anderson	1994-2007
Adele Newman	Erica Gimpel	1997-2003
Joe Kovac	Aidan & Andrew Gonzales	2006-2009
Chloe Lewis	Kathleen Wilhoite	1994-2002
Alexander Babcock	David Brisbin	1998-2002
Al Boulet	Michael Beach	1995-1997
Millicent Carter	Frances Sternhagen	1997-2003
Ray ‘Shep’ Shepard	Ron Eldard	1995-1996
Nurse Amira	Pamela Sinha	1999-2005
Chaz Pratt	Sam Jones III	2005-2009
Jacy	Nadia Shazana	2001-2008
Jane Figler	Sara Gilbert	2004-2007
Timmy Rawlins	Glenn Plummer	1994-2007
Dale Edson	Matthew Glave	1996-2002
Harper Tracy	Christine Elise	1995-1996
David Greene	John Cullum	1997-2000
OR Nurse Janet	Suzanne Carney	1994-2000
EMT Lars Audia	J.P. Hubbell	1997-1999
Officer Wilson	Chad McKnight	1995-2006
Hope Bobeck	Busy Philipps	2006-2007
Officer Reggie Moore	Cress Williams	1998-2008
Kim Legaspi	Elizabeth Mitchell	2000-2001
Makemba ‘Kem’ Likasu	Thandie Newton	2003-2009
Bettina DeJesus	Gina Ravera	2006-2008
Cynthia Hooper	Mariska Hargitay	1997-1998
Reidy	Brendan Patrick Connor	2006-2009
E-Ray	Charles Noland	1995-1997
Nurse Bjerke	Lucy Rodriguez	1996-2003
Victor Clemente	John Leguizamo	2005-2006
Officer Al Grabarsky	Mike Genovese	1994-2000
Steven Flint	Scott Jaeck	1994-2002
Officer Hollis	Christopher Amitrano	2006-2009
Maggie Wyczenski	Sally Field	2000-2006
Paul Myers	Michael B. Silver	1995-2009
Sandy Lopez	Lisa Vidal	2001-2004
X-Ray Tech	Stuart McLean	1998-2004
John ‘Tag’ Taglien	Rick Rossovich	1994-1995
Katey Alvaro	Malaya Rivera Drew	2006-2007
Harold Zelinsky	Steven Christopher Parker	2005-2008
Tracy Martin	Emily Rose	2008-2009
Chuck Martin	Donal Logue	2003-2005
Lester Kertzenstein	Rossif Sutherland	2003-2004
Kevin Moretti	Stanley Tucci	2007-2008
Wendall Meade	Madchen Amick	2004-2005
Jake Scanlon	Eion Bailey	2004-2005
Linda Farrell	Andrea Parker	1994-1995
Diane Leeds	Lisa Zane	1995
Carl Deraad	John Doman	1999-2003
Dennis Gant	Omar Epps	1996-1997
Daria Wade	Shin Appleby	1994-2009
Laverne St. John	Bresha Webb	2008-2009
Duvata Mahal	Sumalee Montano	2002-2005
Loretta Sweet	Mary Mara	1995-1996
Claudia Diaz	Justina Machado	1997-2009
Roxanne Please	Julie Bowen	1998-1999
Carl Vucelich	Ron Rifkin	1995-1996
Abby Keaton	Glenne Headly	1996-1997
Lynette Evans	Penny Johnson	1998-1999
Nurse Suri	Nasim Pedrad	2007-2009
Ari	Kim Strauss	2005-2007
Russell Banfield	Courtney B. Vance	2008-2009
Meg Riley	Paula Malcomson	2006-2007
Mae Benton	Beah Richards	1994-1995
David Cvetic	John Terry	1994
Walter Robbins	Ving Rhames	1994-1996
Chase Carter	Jonathan Scarfe	1997-2001
Pablo	Sam Vlahos	1997-2003
Bogdana Lewinski	Malgorzata Gebel	1994-1995
Eric Wyczenski	Tom Everett Scott	2002-2003
Erin Harkins	Leslie Bibb	2002-2003
Roger McGrath	Vondie Curtis-Hall	1994-2001
EMT	Lee R. Sellars	1994-1995
Dr. Upton	Megan Cole	1996-2003
Officer Billy Wilder	Eric Payne	1999-2003
Julia Dupree	Reiko Aylesworth	2007-2008
Jake Leeds	Zachary Browne	1995
Mary Cain	Deborah May	1996-2002
EMT Riley Brown	Scott Michael Campbell	1996
Andrew Wade	Julian Morris	2008-2009
Jessica Albright	Dahlia Salem	2005-2006
Olivia Evans	China Shavers	2005-2006
Angela Gilliam	Charlayne Woodard	2006-2007
Larry Weston	Marc Jablon	2007-2008
Nurse Inez	April L. Hernandez	2005-2006
K.J. Thibeaux	Jordan Calloway	2005-2006
Liz Dade	Tara Karsian	2005-2009
Helen-Hathaway	Rose Gregorio	1996-1999
Ellis West	Clancy Brown	1997-1998
Darnell Thibeaux	Hassan Johnson	2005-2007
Leon	Marcello Thedford	2002-2003
Camacho	Rick Marzan	1994-1995
William Swift	Michael Ironside	1995-2002
Nicole	Julie Delpy	2001
Isabelle Corday	Judy Parfitt	2000-2002
Severa	Liza Del Mundo	2003-2004
Nurse Mary	Mary Heiss	2000-2009
Chopper EMT Dee McManus	Meg Thalken	1996-2008
Sarah Langworthy	Tyra Ferrell	1994
Eve Peyton	Kristen Johnston	2005
Curtis Ames	Forest Whitaker	2006-2007
Greg Fischer	Harry Lennix	1997
Paramedic Raul Melendez	Carlos Gomez	1995-1996
Ben Parker	Kip Pardue	2006-2007
Gillian	Simone-Elise Girard	2003-2004
Fire Captain Dannaker	Ed Lauter	1998-2002
Debbie	Mary McCormack	2003-2006
Courtney Brown	Michelle Hurd	2006-2007
Ryan Sanchez	Victor Rasuk	2008-2009
Neonatologist Dr. Tabash	Ted Rooney	1997-1998
Nina Pomerantiz	Jami Gertz	1997
Charlie Chiemingo	Kirsten Dunst	1996-1997
Mobalage Ikabo	Dijmon Hounsou	1999
Florina Lopez	Renee Victor	2004
Nick Cooper	Glenn Howerton	2003
John ‘Jack’ Carter Jr.	Michael Gross	2001-2004
Det. Ed Bernstein	Michael Patrick McGill	2002-2009
Paramedic Niki	Julie Ann Emery	2001-2003
Zeke	Andres Delgado	2003-2004
Allison Beaumont	Michele Morgan	1997-1998
Frequent Flyer	Larry Michelson	2001-2005
ICU Nurse Corazon	Linda Shing	2001-2003
Skye Wexler	Kari Matchett	2007-2008
Jules ‘Ruby’ Rubadoux	Red Buttons	1995-2005
Steve Curtis	Garret Dillahunt	2005-2006
Pastor Watkins	Keith David	2006-2007
Scott Anspaugh	Trevor Morgan	1998
Gabriel Lawrence	Alan Alda	1999
Eddie Dorset	Bruno Campos	2003
Jeremy Lawson	Paul Blackthorne	2004
Elaine Nichols	Rebecca De Mornay	1999
Zoe Butler	Kat Dennings	2005-2006
Dave Spencer	Steven Culp	1999-2004
Dr. Nelson	Maury Sterling	2004-2006
Lucy Moore	Ariel Winter	2009
Richard Lockhart	Mark Valley	2000-2003
Mae Lee Park	Julia Ling	2006-2007
Stella Willis	Diane Delano	1997-2002
Penny Nicholson	Jillian Bach	2004-2006
Officer Newkirk	Demetrius Grosse	2008-2009
Marisol	Monica Guzman	2008
Karen Hines	Marg Helgenberger	1996
Officer Durcy	David Roberson	2000-2002
Rena Trujillo	Lourdes Benedicto	2001
Eleanor Carter	Mary McDonnell	2001-2002
Brian Westlake	Matthew Settle	2002
Jodie Kenyon	Callie Thorne	2005-2006
Crazy Guy	Spider Madison	1997-2004
Rolando	Rolando Molina	1995-1996
Waitress	Joanie Fox	1996-2002
P.K. Simon	Richard Minchenberg	1995-1996
Security Guard	Christopher Michael	1997-2004
Richard Elliot	Armand Assante	2006
Charlie Pratt Sr.	Danny Glover	2006
Max Gonzalez	Dorian Christian Baucum	2008-2009
Joanie Moore	Hedy Burress	2009
Neil Bernstein	David Spielberg	1996
Paul Nathan	Don Cheadle	2002
Barry Grossman	Charles Esten	2007-2008
Roxanne Gaines	Charlotte Rae	2008
George Henry	Chad Lowe	1997-2005
Heather Morgan	Caitlin Dulany	1997
Gracie	Lois Smith	2007
Bishop Stewart	James Cromwell	2001
Javier	Jesse Borrego	1997-2008
Ken Sung	Daniel Dae Kim	2003-2004
Officer Litchman	Joe Manganiello	2007
Transport Dispatcher Tony Fig	Jeff Cahill	1998-1999
Herb Spivak	Dan Hedaya	1997-2005
Kaya Montoya	Julia Jones	2008
Emily	Julie Ariola	2003-2004
Liz	Liz Vassey	1994
Kynesha	Toy Connor	2000-2001
Serena Lipnicki	Natacha Roi	2007
Mr. Chen	George Cheung	1999-2004
Henry Lewis	Paul Dooley	1995-2004
David Kotlowitz	Dennis Boutsikans	1998
Dr. Bradley	Pierre Epstein	1994-1996
Marty Kline	Christopher Grove	2002-2006
Joshua Lipnicki	Miles Heizer	2007
Claire	Channing Chase	1996
Elgin Gibbs	James Earl	2004
Kobe Ikabo	Akosua Busia	1999
Joi Abbott	Valerie Mauaffey	1999
Steve Curtis	Cole Hauser	2004
Stan	Harrison Page	2001-2002
Howard Ritzke	Andy Powers	2004
Amanda Lee	Mare Winningham	1998-1999
Alderman John Bright	Bruce Weitz	2003
Ivan Gregor	John LaMotta	1994
Chris Law	Joe Torry	1997
Joyce Westlake	Christina Hendricks	2002
Mr. Brooks	John Prosky	2004
Dr. Zagerby	Iqbal Theba	1997-2001
Griffin	Daniel Farber	2004-2005
Roger McGrath	Victor Williams	1998-2001
McGillis	Valeri Ross	1994-1995
Chaplain Miller	Skip Stellrecht	1996-2002
Meg Corwin	Martha Plimpton	1999
Officer Danny Yau	Bobby Nish	2005-2006
Tiffany	Michelle Wong	2007-2008
Dean Rollins	Lawrence Monoson	1999-2000
Jimmy Sweet	Jake Lloyd	1996
Ricky Abbott	Kyle Chambers	1999
Lovejoy	Burt Bulos	1999-2001
Med Student Ludlow	Giovannie Espiritu	2004-2005
Bartender	Sasha Mitchell	2004-2005
Steven Robbins	Mark Dakota Robinson	1995-1998
Security Guard	Bob Minor	1999-2005
Med Student Sheila	Shi Ne Nielson	2003-2004
Brenda	Debbie Podowski	2000-2002
Det. Watkins	Mirron E. Willis	1995-2002
Firefighter	Barry Biondo	1994-2008
Jason-New Resident	Greg Herman	1994-1995
Ambulance Driver	Troy Martin	2000-2001
Coco Robbins	Sheila Kelley	1998-1999
Mei-Sun Leow	Lucy Liu	1995
Mike Gates	Stacy Keach	2007
Anastasia Johnson	Imani Hakim	2009
Sheryl Hawkins	Aida Turturro	2008
Stephen Dakarai	Eamonn Walker	2006
David Herlihy	Dwier Brown	1996
Iris	Joanna Gleason	1996
Nat	Brent Jennings	1997-2000
Charles Corday	Paul Freeman	1998-2002
Rebecca Chadwick	Pat Carroll	2005
Gail Herlihy	Cecil Hoffman	1996
Al Ervin	Paul Benjamin	1994-2002
Charles	Jarreth J. Merz	2003
Judge Alter	Castulo Guerra	1998-2001
Ben Hollander	Bob Newhart	2003
Roberta ‘Birdie’ Chadwick	Louise Fletcher	2005
Al Patterson	Alan Dale	2000-2001
Ms. Prager	Roma Maffia	2001
Eddie Wyczenski	Fred Ward	2006-2007
Audiologist	Freda Foh Shen	1998-1999
Angelique	Pragna Desai	2003
Mookie ‘Slice’ James	Christian Coleman	1994
Bernard Gamely	Vince Vieluf	1998
Wright	Vyto Ruginis	2006-2007
Patrick	Kevin Michael Richardson	1994
Ray Ross	James Farentino	1996
Manish	Asaif Mandvi	2006-2007
Leila Morgan	Debra Mooney	1999-2009
Hospital Administrator Spooner	Christine Healy	1994-1999
Carl Ferris	Roger Robinson	1998-2001
Andrew	Andrew Bowen	1999-2000
Detective	Brad Blaisdell	2000-2003
Mr. Fletcher	Gerry Black	2000
Sheila Johnson	Monique Daniels	2009
William Litman	Chris Edwards	1996
Paul Sobriki	David Krumholtz	2000-2002
Sakina	Barbara Eve Harris	2003
Paramedic Greg Powell	George Eads	1997-1998
Roger Julian	Tom Gallop	1999
Zahara	Quanita Adams	2006
Nurse Anna Waldron	Cynthia Cervini	2002-2005
Sean Simmons	Patrick Fugit	2003
Police Officer	Michael Pena	2003
Heather	Elizabeth Barondes	1996-1999
Max Rocher	James Le Gros	1998
Valerie Gallant	Joy Bryant	2003-2004
William White	Keith Robinson	2001
James McNulty	Edward Asner	2003
Perez	Petra Porras	1994
Gordon Price	Matt Craven                                    2000-2001
Samantha Sobriki	Liza Weil	2000-2002
Harriet	Sonya Eddy	2001-2006
Ishaak	Thomas Kariuki	2006
Hulda	Nicole Nagel	1995
Cullen	Oscar Jordan	1994
Tatiana	Milana Vayntrub	1995
Cabbie	Kwame Amoaku	1998-2006
Joanie Robbins	Tamala Jones	1995-2001
Walton	Gregory Wagrowski	2004-2006
Hernandez	Kamar de los Reyes	1995
Det. Greider	David Patrick Green	2006-2007
Dr. Burke	Chris Sarandon	2000-2002
Valerie	Ann Shea	1995-1996
Hospital Officer	Derick Alexander	2006-2007
Nurse Sandra	Elizabeth Rodriguez	1999-2001
Sam Broder	Ray Porter	1999-2001
Dialysis Tech	David Joyner	2004-2006
Paramedic Silva	Claudine Claudio	2000-2001
Annie Sweet	Ashlee Lauren	1996
Niko	Zoran Radanovich	2007
Ernesto Ruiz	Roberto Alvarez	1997
CT Tech	Russell Edge	2003-2004
News Anchor	Warner Saunders	1995-2003
Sydney Spencer	Kali Majors	2004
Officer Jones	Eddie B. Smith	2005-2008
Dan Shine	Randy Lowell	2000-2003
Jesse	Christopher Richardson	1995
Alger	Jim Jenkins	2001
Nurse Claire	Tane Kawasaki	2003-2006
Bailiff	Johnny Ray McGhee	1999-2001
Davis	Ron Reaco Lee	2000-2001
Nurse Tess	Kelsey Oldershaw	2004
Helen ‘Silvie’ Rubadoux	Billye Ree Wallace	1995-1996
Guillermo	Danny Mora	2004
Jim Babinski	Michael Spellman	2005
Gloria	Page Leong	1998-2001
Flight Nurse	Kris Murphy	2002-2003
Father Joe Galloway	Marcelo Tubert	2001
Smith	Tod Thawley	1999-2001
Bret	Misha Collins	2005-2006
Bobby Kenyon	Shea Whigham	2006
Jordan	Michael Raymond James	2004-2009
Helen Hathaway	Georgiana Tarjan	1994-1995
CT Nurse	Rise Stefani	2001-2003
Chia-Chia	Joshua Hoon Cho	1995
Tyler Pollard	Daniel Spink	2001
Dancer	David Banuelos	1996-1997
Young Professional	Nelson Carvajal	2009
Intern	Brian Irvin	2009
Surgeon	Indra Patel	2009
Mary Taggart	Amy Madigan	2009
Ms. Brown	Lili Flanders	1995
Becky Riley	Frances Conroy	2007-2008
Mr. Krawczyk	Tim De Zarn	1995-1996
Diane Moore	Annabella Sciorra	2007
Colonel James Gallant	Ernie Hudson	2006
Kelly Taggart	Shannon Woodward	2009
Mrs. O’Fallon	Molly Price	2000-2008
Gloria Gallant	Sheryl Lee Ralph	2006
Dr. Ramsey	Patrick Cassidy	2008
Doris	Tracy Vilar	1997
Craig Turner	Paul Hipp	2002
Mary Warner	Natasha Gregson Wagner	2006
Ethan Mackiner	Jason George	2007-2008
Linda Pryor	Cynthia Ettinger	1994-2004
Craig Simon	Bruce Nozick	1995-1996
Antoine Bell	Corey Parker Robinson	1999
Rick Kendrick	Michael Ealy	2002-2003
Jody Holmes	Lake Bell	2002
Stephanie Lowenstein	Jessica Hecht	2005
Norman Chapman	Tony Hale	2008-2009
Christine	Liza Lapira	2008
Madame X	Rosemary Clooney	1994
Joe (Chloe’s Boyfriend)	Michael C. Mahon	1996
Dr. Rabb	L. Scott Caldwell	2004-2006
Evelyn Pratt	Tina Lifford	2005
Rafe Hendricks	Michael Weston	2006
Everett Daniels	Robert Gossett	2008
Paul Manning	Ernest Borgnine	2009
Bill Nelson	Michael Jace	1997
Valerie Page	Myndy Crist	1999-2000
Patrique	Abdul Ayoola	2003
Sarah Wilson	Liz Torres	2003
Eduardo Lopez	Jose Zuniga	2004
Rhonda Sterling	Jeny O’Hara	1996
Ruth Greene	Bonnie Bartlett	1997-1998
Norma Houston	Veronica Cartwright	1997
Lisa Parks	Phyllis Frelich	1998-1999
Kipke	Jack Carter	2005-2006
Jaspreet	Rebecca Hazlewood	2008
Dana Ellis	Ashley Johnson	1998
Jodi	Andi Chapman	1995
Laura Quentin	Danielle Harris	1997
Seth Willows	Vincent Berry	1999
Mr. Chen	Henry O	2004
Mr. Kirkendall	Raphael Sbarge	2005
Cookie Lewis	Valerie Perrine	1995
Med Student Ivan Fu	Joel de la Fuente	1997
Vicki McNeal	Tara Chocol	1998
Richard Abbott	Conor O’Farrell	1999
Derek Fossen	Ted Marccoux	2001
Mrs. Kottmeier	Roxanne Hart	1999
Med Student James Sasser	Justin Henry	1997
Katie Reed	Clea DuVall	1997
Chad Kottmeier	Emile Hirsch	1999
Hank Riley	Bill Bolender	2007-2008
Hank Loman	Paul Adelstein	1999-2002
Blaire Collins	Stana Katic	2005
Harry Stopak	Ken Lerner	1994-2002
Betty	Eileen Brennan	1996
Dr. Mack	Kathleen Lloyd	1997-1998
Det. Weller	Stacey Travis	1997-1998
April Robinson	Davenia McFadden	1998-2009
Dr. Keinholz	Kenneth Tigar	1998
Det. Cruson	Leo Rossi	1999-2000
Mrs. Wilson	Virginia Capers	2001
Jad Houston	Chad Lindberg	1997
Bible Guy	Jon Sklaroff	1998-2008
Mr. Ellis	Tommy Hinkley	1998
Debbie Martin	Jonelle Allen	2000-2003
Det. Stetler	Keith Diamond	2000
George Deakins	Patrick Kerr	2004
Sarah Ross	Piper Laurie	1995-1996
Dr. McLucas	Stephanie Dunnam	1999
Off. Tom Bennini	Joe Basile	2000
Lieutenant Swersky	Joe Lisi	1997-2002
Mr. Gilman	Patrick Cranshaw	1998-2003
Mrs. Simmons	Elizabeth Morehead	2003
Willy Archibald	Sam Scarber	1995-1997
Tom Putnam	Angelo Tiffe	1998-2005
Mrs. Shayotovich	Liane Curtis	2001
Jim Riley	George Gerdes	2007
Mr. Bristol	James T. Callahan	1997-2000
Timmy Jankowski	Skyler Gisondo	2006
Captain John Evans	Tim Griffin	2006
Jose Rodriguez	Jacob Urrutia	2006
Kathy Brennan	Connie Sawyer	1999-2006
Zakar Papazian	Ken Davitian	2000-2007
Phil Tobiason	Christopher John Fields	2000-2001
Dr. Lutz	Dee Freeman	2002
Mr. Butler	Brad Greenquist	2005-2006
Mrs. Raskin	Julianna McCarthy	1994-2002
Carter Board Member	Bruce Gay	1995-2004
Judge Amoroso	Petrea Burchard	2004
Walter Perkins	Hal Holbrook	2008
Det. Ford	Shashawnee Hall	1997
Hector Rodriguez	Ty Granderson Jones	2006
Joe Bernero	Tom McGowan	1999-2000
April Wilson	Vernee Watson-Johnson	2001
Nick Dunn	David Kaufman	2004
Betty Dixon	Alaina Reed-Hall	2007
Dr. Davitch	Steven Anderson	1996
Brian Moretti	Michael Rady	2007
Joe Chattarowski	Jimmie F. Skaggs	1998-1999
Graham Baker	Carl Lumbly	1999
Mr. Skapinski	Jeffrey Alan Chandler	2001
Ella Greene	Cabria & Brittney Baird	2004
Sandra Li	Marion Yue	1995
Jean Connelly	Amzie Strickland	1999-2000
Helen Riley	Deka Beaudine	2007
George Dunleavy	Bruce Wright	1997-2000
Mrs. Shimahara	Keiko Agena	1998-2009
Dr. David Harvey	Andy Umberger	2002-2003
Officer Trudy Lange	Mary E. Kennedy	2006
John Truman Carter, Sr.	George Plimpton	1998-2006
Robin Turner	Heidi Swedberg	2002
Dr. Craig	Anthony Starke	2008
Sam Breedlove	Don Perry	1996-1997
Frank ‘Rambo’ Bacon	Morris Chestnut	2000
Carmen Turino	Salli Saffioti	2001
Jocelyn Pratt	Cecily Lewis	2005
Joey Paige	Theodore Borders	1995-1997
Wayne Lentloff	Steve Vinowich	1996-1997
Agent Vickery	Veralyn Jones	1999-2008
Dr. Gina	Gina Calica	2002-2008
Roberto Rosales	Jeremy Ray Valdez	2005
Officer Sadig	Dumisani Mbebe	2006
Med Student Stanley Mao	Eddie Shin	2001
Brad Enloe	Aldis Hodge	1998-2003
Robert Martin	Bryan Rasmussen	1999
Linsey Cordova	Amy Stewart	2000
Dusty Father	Abdoulaye NGom	2003
Officer Rowner	Louis Iacoviello	2006
Tommy Stevens	Jesse Head	1999
Walter Nikolaides	Tom Bosley	2001
Mrs. Harrison	Catherine Grace	2006-2009
Jill Connelly	Carissa Kosta	2006-2007
Mrs. Howard	Adrian Ricard	1999-2001
Erika Crawford	Rhyon Nicol Brown	2000-2003
TC Lucas	Gabrielle Boni	1996
Mrs. Tanzi	Flora Burke	2001
Reporter Justine	Esther Chae	2003
Leung Joo Hua	Melissa Chan	1996-1997
Jesse Robbins	Andrew McFarlane	2000
Dr. Gunn	David Allen Brooks	2002-2003
Manny Bonilla	E.L. James	2003-2008
Solomon Rourke	Reg Basco Hernandez	2006
Bennett Owens	Michael Earl Reid	2007
Dr. MacGruder	Michael Bryan French	1995-1996
Mrs. Robbins	Suanne Spoke	1997-2008
Sadig’s Deputy	Tshamano Sebe	2006
Noah Krawczyk	Jesse Littlejohn	1995-1996
Det. Barnes	Lance E. Nichols	2006
Dr. Hennessy	Lisa Dinkins	1995-1998
Mrs. Zarian	Sandy Martin	1996-2001
Hillary Lerner	Ann Ryerson	1997-2006
Nurse Joyce	Tricia Dong	1998
Mrs. Newberry	Ruth Manning	2000-2002
Corrine Munoz	Norma Maldonado	2001-1002
Derek Anderson	Danny Jacobsen	2002
Mr. Stegman	Julius Tennon	1995-2001
Chasity Lee	Meredith Zinner	1997
Miriam Nagarvala	Alice Amter	1998
Sister Monica	Eleanor Comegys	2001-2002
Jeremy Munson	Anthony Giangrande	2005
Zach Herlihy	Jonathan Patterson	1996
Mrs. Law	Louisa Abernathy	1997
Nurse Kass	Janni Brenn	1998-1999
Celia Abbott	Devyn LaBella	1999
Del Torre	Javi Mulero	1995
Mrs. Foster	Clarinda Ross	1997-2000
Eddie Bernero	Ben Hecht	1999-2000
Det. Brannigan	Billy Mayo	1995-1999
Derrick Royston	Oren Williams	1996-2002
Nathan Prior	Radmar Agana Jao	1996-2000
Dr. Dyer	David Selburg	1995-2002
Carlos Lopez	Tito Ortiz	2004
Nurse Vivian	Jeannie Lee	1999
Frank Mikami	Richard Narita	1998-2003
Firefighter Hudson	Richard Lexsee	1996-2004
Louis Maddox	P.J. Palmer	1999-2002
Kristen Shoop	Miranda Kwok	2002
Dr. Subramanian	K.T. Thangavelu	2004
Orderly Enriquez	Thomas Rosales, Jr.	2002
Judge Lahn	Michael J. London	2006
Alma Benitez	Karla Zamudio	2003
Mrs. Breeland	Peggy Mannix	1997-2002
Estelle Webb	Viola Kates Stimpson	1995-1997
Jennifer Compton-Stein	Rachel Shapiro	2003
Evette Anspaugh	Brooke Stephens	1998
Biz ‘Dukey’ Cummins	Arlow Stewart	2002-2003
Dr. Ashley	Matthew Robert Gottlieb	1994
Prison Ward Nurse Judy Rogers	Marilyn Sue Perry	1999-2001
Thomas Gabriel	Kenneth Alan Williams	1998-1999
Sue Manning	Lynn Ann Leveridge	2000-2009
Marjorie Manning	Beverly Polcyn	2009
Mr. Gaither	John Marshall Jones	1995
Kathy Snyder	Megan Gallagher	1996
Michael Kenny	Michael Manassen	1994
David Rodriguez	Paul Vasquez	1997-2004
Intimidating African Soldier	Mareo-Ahmir Lawson	2003

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Trivia

ER was created by novelist Michael Crichton and is the longest-running primetime medical drama in the history of American television. It ran for a total of 15 seasons with 331 episodes altogether. As well as making history with its duration, it broke records for the number of awards for which it was nominated, racking up 124 Emmy Award nominations and winning a total of 116 awards including the Peabody Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series.

Anthony Edwards’s (Mark Greene) first opportunity to direct came with ER. Edwards left the show after requesting that he be written out to allow him to pursue directing.

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Michael Michele (Cleo Finch) had won a role in the movie Harlem Nights, but the offer disappeared after she filed a sexual harassment suit against Eddie Murphy. The case was later settled out of court.

The boy who plays the character of Peter Benton’s deaf son, Reese, is also hearing-impaired.

Ming-Na Wen (Jing-Mei Chen) was named by People magazine as one of the “100 Most Beautiful People in the World” in 2008.

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Mekhi Phifer is an entrepreneur as well as an actor. He is the youngest owner of the athletic franchise Athlete’s Foot, and has six stores.

William H. Macy (David Morgenstern) became a spokesperson for United Cerebral Palsy after filming the movie Door to Door.

Between 1995 and 2000, the original cast of the series had a combined total of 25 Emmy nominations for both leading and supporting acting categories. The only one to win was Julianna Margulies, who collected the award for best supporting actress in 1995.

Noah Wyle (John Carter) became the holder of the record for “highest paid TV drama actor per episode”, according to The Guinness Book of World Records 2005 Special 50th Anniversary Edition. His pay in the 10th season of ER was $400,000 per episode, giving him a salary of about $9 million per year.

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George Clooney (Doug Ross) ranked #1 on TV Guide’s list of “50 Sexiest TV Stars of All-Time”.

The first fiancé of Laura Innes (Kerry Weaver) was murdered in the early 80’s.

John Stamos’ real last name is Stamotopoulos. His grandparents shortened the name when they came to America from Greece.

The character of Luka Kovac, played by Goran Visnjic, was named by Visnjic because the writers could not come up with a suitable Croatian name. Visnjic named the character after his nephew, Luka, and his best friend, Kovac.

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One of Anthony Edwards’s reasons for leaving ER was to spend more time with his family. He has been married to Jeanine Lobell since 1994, and they have four children together. Jeanine founded the Stila cosmetics line in 1994 and in 1999 sold the company to Estee Lauder.

Julianna Marguiles (Carol Hathaway) is the only member of the regular cast of ER to win an Emmy Award. She is also tied with actor Alec Baldwin for winning the most Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Alex Kingston (Elizabeth Corday) speaks German fluently.

In 2007, ER tied with the popular sitcom Cheers as the most Emmy-nominated series ever. Both series had a grand total of 117 nominations. ER has since taken the crown with 123 Emmy nominations, more than any other show in television history.

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Anthony Edwards is the chairman of the non-profit organization Shoe4Africa and ran the ING New York City Marathon to raise funds for them. Shoe4Africa donates shoes to Kenyan athletes and is planning to build the largest public children’s hospital in Africa.

Kellie Martin (Lucy Knight) left ER so that she could finish her degree at Yale.

Sharif Atkins’s (Michael Gallant) father, David, is a judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County.

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Anthony Edwards almost didn’t play the role of Mark Greene. While always the first choice for the character, he was committed to directing a film at the same time as the pilot was supposed to shoot. By a stroke of luck, his movie was pushed back and he was able to film the pilot.

Maura Tierney (Abby Lockhart) is a breast cancer survivor.

Anthony Edwards gave $350,000 to picture book illustrator Steven Kellogg, a close friend since he was a teenager. His gift made it possible for the illustrator’s complete works, more than 2700 illustrations, to be donated to the Mazza Museum of International Art.

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Parminder Nagra (Neela Rasgotra) won the FIFA Presidential Award for her role in the movie Bend It Like Beckham. She is the first woman ever to win the award.

William H. Macy and his wife Felicity Huffman lived together for 15 years before they married.

Linda Cardellini had her first child, a daughter named Lilah-Rose, at the age of 36. The baby was delivered by an emergency caesarean section when the umbilical cord became wrapped around her neck.

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With the exception of the pilot and finale, every episode of ER aired on a Thursday night.

As well as being a world-famous actor, George Clooney is also a director, screenwriter and producer and is noted for his political activism and humanitarian work. Since 2008, he has served as one of the United Nations Messengers of Peace, and has raised funds for the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the 2004 Tsunami, and the September 11th victims. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has made documentaries like The Sand and Sorrow to help raise awareness of international crises.

One of Kellie Martin’s internet fans at Kellie Martin Listserv made a donation of $635 on her 21st birthday to one of her favorite charities, The Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

All the main cast of the first season of the show also appeared in its fifteenth and final season.

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Sherry Stringfield (Susan Lewis) left ER during the third season of the show, despite being contractually committed to stay until the end of season five. She wanted to leave the difficult filming schedule and to have a more “normal life”. She had to sign a no-work agreement, which meant that she could not work on television for the remainder of her original contract. Stringfield later returned to the show in season 8 and left again in season 12. Like several other cast members, she returned for the series finale.

Eriq La Salle (Peter Benton) is a talented proponent of martial arts.

Scott Grimes (Archie Morris) is known as a singer as well as an actor. He began singing when he was just a child, and appeared on a Bob Hope TV Special, where he sang Somewhere Over The Rainbow. The show was taped in Sweden in front of both the King and Queen. He also performed as a guest vocalist on Richard Carpenter’s album Time in 1987. Grimes has also released three albums of his own: Scott Grimes, Livin’ On The Run and Drive.

Both Ming-Na Wen and her children speak fluent Mandarin.

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When George Clooney was in middle school, he developed the condition Bell’s palsy, an illness that partially paralyzes the face. Luckily, the condition disappeared within a year. Clooney has said that “It was the worst time of my life, and you know how cruel kids can be…I was mocked and taunted, but the experience made me stronger”.

Goran Visnjic (Luka Kovac) has actively supported animal rights movements in Europe and America and represents both Animal Friends Croatia and the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

Michael Michele has twice been chosen to play the role of girlfriend to Eriq La Salle. Before partnering up with him in ER, she was cast as his girlfriend in Harlem Nights.

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Carter’s mother, played by Mary McDonnell, was also on another show called E/R years before, with another member of the ER cast, George Clooney.

When Jorja Fox (Maggie Doyle) was modeling back in the 80’s, she was roommates with Madonna’s sister, Paula Ciccone.

George Clooney once had a black potbellied pig named Max. He was bought by Clooney in 1988 as a present for his then girlfriend Kelly Preston. The pig shared Clooney’s home as well as his bed and died of natural causes in 2006.

In 1994 Linda Cardellini (Samantha Taggart) won a fireplace on the game show The Price Is Right.

Gloria Reuben (Jeanie Boulet) was named one of the “50 Most Beautiful People” by People magazine in 1996.

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People magazine gave the title of “Sexiest Man Alive” to George Clooney in both 1997 and 2006, making him one of only three people to have won the title more than once. He was also named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

In 2001 Noah Wyle was named by People magazine as one of its “50 Most Beautiful People”.

Maura Tierney was ordained as a Minister in 2009 and conducted the marriage of her friend and co-star Parminder Nagra to James Stenson.

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Kellie Martin developed an eating disorder in 1989. Fellow actress Tracey Gold, who has had many eating problems of her own, persuaded her to seek professional help.

Alex Kingston’s real life daughter, Salome Violetta Haertel, played her character’s daughter, Ella Greene, in episode 21 of season 8.

John Aylward (Donald Anspaugh) credits the nuns at his parochial school with his choice of career. He said, “The nuns taught me to read, and to read ALOUD!” He has had a 30 year career as an actor, and has never once had to take an alternative day job.

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Laura Innes is an advocate for disabled people and uses her position as a director to help disabled people find jobs.

Paul McCrane (Robert Romano) was one of the stars of the movie Fame, in which he also sang his own song, Is It Okay If I Call You Mine? McCrane wrote the song for a high school girlfriend.

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Noah Wyle is a member of the Human Rights Watch Council and spends much of his free time helping Doctors of the World, a non-profit organization. He is also a spokesperson for the World Wide Fund for Nature, and a supporter of the organization ADAPT.

John Stamos (Tony Gates) is well-known as both an actor and musician, playing bass, the drums, guitar and keyboard. He has performed with several musicians and singers, most notably The Beach Boys, who also made several guest appearances on the series Full House, on which he co-starred.

People magazine named Goran Visnjic “Sexiest Import” in 1999. He was also named “One of TV’s Sexiest Men” by TV Guide in 2005.

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Parminder Nagra was a torch bearer for the 2004 Summer Olympics when it passed through London on its way to Athens.

Mekhi Phifer (Gregory Pratt) was born in Harlem, New York. He never met his father but credits his mother’s no-nonsense attitude with his success in school and in life.

Maria Bello (Anna Del Amico) and her mother were in New York City on September 11, 2001. Her mother is a nurse and offered to help care for the victims after the attacks.

The character of Sandy Lopez (Lisa Vidal) was the first Latina lesbian primary or secondary role ever featured on a television series.

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Shane West (Ray Barnett) acted in and financed the film What We Do Is Secret about the 1970’s punk band The Germs. In it, West plays band member Darby Crash. The remaining band members were so impressed by his portrayal that they decided to re-form the band with Shane West taking the place of Crash. He played with the band for five years.

Erik Palladino (Dave Malucci) was arrested at the age of 17 for assault. His punishment was one year of probation.

Kellie Martin started working on ER only a short time after her sister, Heather, died of lupus. Her sister’s death was to be a factor in her later decision to leave the show.

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David Lyons (Simon Brenner) graduated from Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art.

Angela Bassett (Cate Banfield) and her real-life husband, Courtney B. Vance, played husband and wife on ER.

Jerry Van Dyke is the younger brother of actor Dick Van Dyke.