About Gimme a Break!
- Released on October 29, 1981
Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.
Main Cast of Gimme a Break!
Nell Carter plays Nell Harper (137 episodes)
Dolph Sweet plays Carl Kanisky (88 episodes)
Kari Michaelsen plays Katie Kanisky (114 episodes)
John Hoyt plays Stanley Kanisky (118 episodes)
Joey Lawrence plays Joey Donovan (96 episodes)
Lara Jill Miller plays Sam Kanisky (112 episodes)
Lauri Hendler plays Julie Kanisky (114 episodes)
Lauri Hendler was born on April 22, 1965 and is currently 59 years old.
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Howard Morton plays Ralph Simpson (75 episodes)
Secondary Cast of Gimme a Break!
Lara Jill Miller plays Sam Kinisky (25 episodes)
Matthew Lawrence plays Matthew Donovan (25 episodes)
Paul Sand plays Marty (25 episodes)
Rosie O'Donnell plays Maggie O'Brien (25 episodes)
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Alan Oppenheimer
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Julie Anne Haddock
Alexa Kenin
Jay Johnson
James A. Watson, Jr
J.A. Preston
Lynne Thigpen
Mary Jo Catlett
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Liz Sheridan
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Rue McClanahan
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Loren Lester
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John P. Navin, Jr.
Cliff Norton
Andy Gibb plays Andy Gibb (1 episode)
George Kirby
Paul Williams
Tony Randall
Vanna White
Arlene Golonka
Harrison Page
Crystal Bernard plays Kelly (1 episode)
Teddy Wilson
Ruth Pointer plays One of The Doo-Wop Girls (1 episode)
Howard Platt
Johnny Brown
Helen Hunt
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K.C. Martel
Pat Sajak
Raymond Vitte
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Sharon Spelman
Liz Torres plays Secretary (1 episode)
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Larry Miller
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Jana Brown
Crew of Gimme a Break!
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- Lara Jill Miller
- Matthew Lawrence
- Paul Sand
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Jonathan Silverman
- Rosetta LeNoire
- Michael Dorn
- Alice Ghostley
- Alan Oppenheimer
- Anita Pointer
- Julie Anne Haddock
- Alexa Kenin
- Jay Johnson
- James A. Watson, Jr
- J.A. Preston
- Lynne Thigpen
- Mary Jo Catlett
- Elvia Allman
- Liz Sheridan
- Danny Glover
- Pete Schrum
- Rue McClanahan
- Ben Powers
- Loren Lester
- Ralph Wilcox
- John P. Navin, Jr.
- Cliff Norton
- Andy Gibb
- George Kirby
- Paul Williams
- Tony Randall
- Vanna White
- Arlene Golonka
- Harrison Page
- Crystal Bernard
- Teddy Wilson
- Ruth Pointer
- Howard Platt
- Johnny Brown
- Helen Hunt
- Jack Carter
- Elizabeth Kerr
- K.C. Martel
- Pat Sajak
- Raymond Vitte
- June Pointer
- Sharon Spelman
- Liz Torres
- Don Rickles
- Larry Miller
- Roslyn Kind
- Jana Brown