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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 Minisodes

Rating: Not Rated Genre: Drama

Synopsis:

In “Rescue Me” Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) is a booze fueled fire fighter who can knock out a blaze, but can’t cope with his family or the ghosts of 9/11. These original minisodes bridge Season 4 with Season 5 which is currently running on Tuesday nights at 10:00pm on FX.

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

Starring:
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

Rescue Me: Minisode 4

(3:58)

By: Rescue Me Minisodes Released: 7/15/2008 Genre: Drama

22 Ratings

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