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Denis Leary has the balls to tackle post-9/11 NYC with both comedy and drama.

- According to Leary the idea for "Rescue Me" began after 9/11 and came from dealing with friends and relatives who worked in the firefighting community. He considered doing a movie until co-producer Peter Tolan came along and convinced him to translate it into a TV show.

- John Scurti (Kenny “Lou” Shea) got his start on the Doctor Dré and Ed Lover movie Who’s the Man? where he met Denis Leary. From there they went on to work together in the greatest holiday movie EVER, The Ref. Scurti has even written a number of the show’s episodes.

- "Rescue Me" is full of old friends. Leary went to Emerson College with Gina Gershon (Valerie) and Tommy’s Uncle is played by Denis’ mentor, Boston comedian Lenny Clarke. Of course Clarke, Adam Ferrara (Chief 'Needles' Nelson), Diane Farr (Laura Miles), and show co-creator Peter Tolan all worked with Leary on his short lived, but amazingly funny ABC TV show, “The Job.”

Rescue Me

Rating: Not Rated Genre: Drama

Synopsis:

You know how kids want to grow up to be firefighters? No one wants to grow up to be Tommy. Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) is a booze fueled fire fighter who can knock out a blaze, is constantly communing with ghosts, and can never relate to his family or other live humans. Add to that his constant struggle with liquor and the ladies; it’s funny, sad, and just a little bit heroic. Nobody dies forever on this show, and "Rescue Me" will keep you wondering if being a hero is worth the trouble.

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Created By:
Denis Leary - Recount, The Thomas Crown Affair IMDB
Peter Tolan - "The Larry Sanders Show," "Home Improvement" IMDB

Cast:
Denis Leary - Recount, The Thomas Crown Affair IMDB
Mike Lombardi - "Six Degrees," “Saturday Night Live” IMDB
Steven Pasquale - AVP: Requiem, “Six Feet Under” IMDB
Andrea Roth - “Lost,” “Forever Knight” IMDB
Daniel Sunjata - “The Bronx is Burning,” The Devil Wears Prada IMDB
John Scurti - War of the Worlds, “Spin City” IMDB
Callie Thorne - ”Homicide,” “The Wire” IMDB
Jack McGee - “Basic Instinct,” “NYPD Blue” IMDB
James McCaffrey - American Splendor, “As the World Turns” IMDB
Dean Winters - "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," “30 Rock” IMDB
Tatum O'Neal - Paper Moon, Basquiat IMDB
Marisa Tomei - My Cousin Vinny, The Wrestler IMDB
Lenny Clarke - There’s Something About Mary, Fever Pitch IMDB
Charles Durning - The Sting, The Muppet Movie IMDB
Diane Farr - ”Numb3rs,” “The Drew Carey Show” IMDB
Adam Ferrara - Definitey, Maybe, Paul Blart: Mall Cop IMDB
Artie Lange - Old School, Elf IMDB
Gina Gershon - Bound, Cocktail IMDB
Susan Sarandon - Thelma and Louise, The Rocky Horror Picture Show IMDB
Jennifer Esposito - ”Samantha Who?,” “Spin City” IMDB
Amy Sedaris - Shrek the Third, “Strangers with Candy” IMDB
Cam Neely - Stuck on You, Dumb & Dumber IMDB

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By: Rescue Me Minisodes Released: 6/23/2008 Genre: Drama

41 Ratings

It's purity vs. the donuts that make grown men swoon. When Lou brings in his homemade donuts, Tommy (Denis Leary) and the boys try to tempt Sean off a disturbingly strict detox diet. Will he cave? Let's just say it's a crap shoot.