Rude Awakening (TV series)

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Rude Awakening
	Rude Awakening opening title
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Claudia Lonow
Starring	Sherilyn Fenn; Lynn Redgrave; Jonathan Penner; Rain Pryor; Roger E. Mosley; Mario Van Peebles
Opening theme	"Another Rude Awakening" by Alana Davis (seasons 1–2) and Roger Daltrey (season 3)
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	55 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Claudia Lonow
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Mandalay Television; Columbia TriStar Television
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	August 1, 1998 –; February 15, 2001

Rude Awakening is an American television sitcom series created by Claudia Lonow, that aired on Showtime over fifty-five 22-minute episodes spanning three seasons (1998–2001).

Story

Rude Awakening tells the story of Billie Frank, an out of work alcoholic ex-soap-opera actress. She tries to go sober and become a writer but continues to struggle with her self-destructive habits. The show depicts her relations with other members of AA, her neighbor Dave, and her mother, Trudy.

Cast

Main cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Sherilyn Fenn	Billie Frank	seasons 1–3 (1998–2001)
Lynn Redgrave	Trudy Frank	seasons 1–3 (1998–2001)
Jonathan Penner	Dave Parelli	seasons 1–3 (1998–2001)
Rain Pryor	Jackie Garcia	seasons 1–2 (1998–1999)
Roger E. Mosley	Milton "Milt" Johnson	season 2 (1999–2000)
Mario Van Peebles	Marcus Adams	season 3 (2000–2001)

Recurring cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Paul Ben-Victor	Carl
Corinne Bohrer	Tish Frank
Beverly D'Angelo	Sidney 'Syd' Gibson	season 2
Tim Curry	Martin Crisp	seasons 2–3
Roger Daltrey	Nobby Clegg	season 2
Taylor Dayne	Maureen
Dan Finnerty	Joe the Bartender
Tom Gallop	Jerry Frank
Jason Graae	Chad
George Katt	Zack	season 2
Elizabeth Lackey	Raquel	season 3
Richard Lewis	Harve Schwartz
Mark Lonow	Max Frank
Ana Mercedes	Antonia the Maid
Jack Plotnick	Clark	seasons 2–3
Salli Richardson	Nancy Adams	season 3
Jenny Robertson	Haley	season 3

Episodes

External links

Rude Awakening at IMDb
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Rude Awakening at SeriesLive.com
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