Sparks (TV series)

Sparks
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Ed. Weinberger
Directed by	Wendy Charles Acey Mark Corry Stan Daniels Kim Friedman Leonard R. Garner, Jr. Bob Moloney Robert Moloney Ed. Weinberger
Starring	James Avery Robin Givens Terrence Howard Miguel A. Núñez, Jr.
Theme music composer	Billy Preston
Composer(s)	Billy Preston
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rob Dames Bob Moloney Robert Moloney Lenny Ripps Ed. Weinberger
Producer(s)	Greg Giangregorio Bruce Bayley Johnson Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. Alison Taylor
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	The Weinberger Company MTM Enterprises 20th Century Fox Television
Release
Original network	UPN
Original release	August 26, 1996 – March 2, 1998
Chronology
Related shows	Good News

Sparks is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 26, 1996, to March 2, 1998. The series stars James Avery, Robin Givens, Terrence Howard, and Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. The sitcom is set in Compton, California, and is about the everyday lives of a family of lawyers running a family-owned law practice. Reruns of the show aired on BET in the late 1990s.

Cast

Starring cast

• James Avery — Alonzo Sparks
• Robin Givens — Wilma Cuthbert
• Terrence Howard — Greg Sparks
• Arif S. Kinchen — LaMarr Hicks
• Miguel A. Núñez Jr. — Maxey Sparks
• Kym Whitley — Darice Mayberry

Supporting cast

• Wanda-Lee Evans — Judge
• Phill Lewis — Detective Floyd Pitts
• Hawthorne James — Claude
• Rod McCary — Attorney Mason
• Michael Warren — Desmond
• Arif S. Kinchen — Lamar Hicks

Special guest appearances

• Vanessa Bell Calloway as Monique
• Nell Carter as Barbara Rogers
• Terry Ellis as Deidre
• Pam Grier as Ms. Grayson
• Billy Preston as Himself
• Anna Maria Horsford as Wilma's Aunt
• Kenya Moore as Ms. Collins
• Ron O'Neal as Arthur Fairchild

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References

External links

• Sparks at the Internet Movie Database
• Sparks at TV.com