Rude Awakening (TV series)

Rude Awakening
Rude Awakening opening title
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(s)	Claudia Lonow
Running time	approx. 0:22 (per episode)
Production company(s)	Mandalay Television Columbia TriStar Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	Showtime
Original release	August 1, 1998 – February 15, 2001

Rude Awakening is a TV series created by Claudia Lonow, aired by Showtime on 55 22-min episodes for 3 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

Notable guest stars

• Karen Black as Crystal Garcia
• Jennifer Coolidge as Sue
• Lana Parrilla as Nurse Lorna
• Ron Glass as Marcus' father
• CCH Pounder as Tracy
• Beverly D'Angelo as Sidney Gibson
• Jason Bateman as Ryan
• Taylor Dayne as Maureen
• Tim Curry as Martin Crisp
• Roger Daltrey as Nobby Clegg
• Martin Lewis as Nigel
• Michelle Phillips as Vivian
• Alan Young as Priest

Episodes

External links

• Rude Awakening at the Internet Movie Database
• Rude Awakening at TV.com
• Rude Awakening at SeriesLive.com
• Rude Awakening article ("Awakening offers laughs, ray of hope")