Sitcoms that used Actors/Actresses Real First Name? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

silvana · 04-14-2005, 10:44 AM

Of course the most famous of all time:
Lucy in I Love Lucy
The Lucy Show
Heres Lucy

silvana · 04-14-2005, 10:51 AM

roseanne
seinfeld
everybody loves raymond
ellen
bob newhart show
mary tyler moore
andy griffth show
donna reed show

just getting the obvious out of the way. I am sure there are several shows
who used the actors first name that are not in the title of show!!

~*Emma*~ · 04-14-2005, 11:07 AM

Michael Flaherty --- Michael J. Fox (Spin City)

James · 04-15-2005, 12:56 AM

Tim Allen played Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on Home Improvement.

silvana · 04-15-2005, 08:54 AM

tony danza as tony banta on taxi
tony danza as tony miceli on who's the boss
fran drescher as fran fine on the nanny

silvana · 04-15-2005, 09:00 AM

make room for daddy
danny thomas as danny williams
rusty hamer as rusty williams

tvfan0101 · 04-15-2005, 10:30 AM

Bonnie Hunt played a character named Bonnie in The Building, The Bonnie Hunt Show and Life with Bonnie, while Holly Wortell played a character named Holly in all three. In fact, nearly all the characters in Life with Bonnie went by their first names.

MaydayMalonesGirl · 04-15-2005, 11:20 AM

Woody Harrellson as Woody Boyd on Cheers.

eddie146 · 04-15-2005, 11:24 AM

Gabe Kaplan as Gabe Kotter on Welcome Back Kotter

Penny Lane · 04-15-2005, 03:52 PM

An Oldie-Joan Davis played the title role in "I Married Joan"

Penny Lane · 04-15-2005, 03:52 PM

The Monkees all used their real names

eddie146 · 04-15-2005, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Penny Lane

The Monkees all used their real names

funny penny,remember john was the beatles!!

Penny Lane · 04-15-2005, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eddie146

funny penny,remember john was the beatles!!

Sorry I am not getting it! What?

Coory · 04-15-2005, 08:26 PM

Dont forget Will Smith played well Will Smith in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

silvana · 04-15-2005, 10:56 PM

danny bonaduce as danny partridge

04-14-2005, 10:44 AM	#1
silvana Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 02, 2004 Posts: 31	Sitcoms that used Actors/Actresses Real First Name? Of course the most famous of all time: Lucy in I Love Lucy The Lucy Show Heres Lucy

04-14-2005, 10:51 AM	#2
silvana Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 02, 2004 Posts: 31	roseanne seinfeld everybody loves raymond ellen bob newhart show mary tyler moore andy griffth show donna reed show just getting the obvious out of the way. I am sure there are several shows who used the actors first name that are not in the title of show!!
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04-15-2005, 03:52 PM	#10
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,308	An Oldie-Joan Davis played the title role in "I Married Joan"
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~Emma~ -------------------- Senior Member Join Date: Feb 12, 2005 Posts: 2,761	Michael Flaherty --- Michael J. Fox (Spin City)

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James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	Tim Allen played Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on Home Improvement.

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silvana Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 02, 2004 Posts: 31	tony danza as tony banta on taxi tony danza as tony miceli on who's the boss fran drescher as fran fine on the nanny

04-15-2005, 09:00 AM	#6
silvana Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 02, 2004 Posts: 31	make room for daddy danny thomas as danny williams rusty hamer as rusty williams

04-15-2005, 10:30 AM	#7
tvfan0101 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 961	Bonnie Hunt played a character named Bonnie in The Building, The Bonnie Hunt Show and Life with Bonnie, while Holly Wortell played a character named Holly in all three. In fact, nearly all the characters in Life with Bonnie went by their first names.

04-15-2005, 11:20 AM	#8
MaydayMalonesGirl ACID! POLICEHHHH! Forum Star Join Date: Apr 24, 2003 Location: in a van down by the river. Posts: 18,393	Woody Harrellson as Woody Boyd on Cheers.

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Coory Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 11, 2004 Location: Gastonia, NC Posts: 423	Dont forget Will Smith played well Will Smith in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

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silvana Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 02, 2004 Posts: 31	danny bonaduce as danny partridge