Suddenly Susan
| Suddenly Susan | |
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1997 promotional Emmy advertisement
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| Created by | Clyde Phillips |
| Developed by |
Steven Peterman Gary Dontzig |
| Starring |
Brooke Shields Nestor Carbonell Kathy Griffin Judd Nelson Barbara Barrie David Strickland Andrea Bendewald Sherri Shepherd Eric Idle Rob Estes Currie Graham |
| Opening theme | "Ode to Joy" (cover version), composed by Ed Alton (season 1) "Nothing on Me", performed by Shawn Colvin (seasons 2–3) Two unknown themes, composed by Ed Alton (season 4) |
| Composer(s) | Ed Alton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 93 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Gary Dontzig Steven Peterman (both; seasons 1–3) Christopher Vane (mid-late season 3) Maria Semple (mid-season 3 – season 4) Mark Driscoll (season 4) |
| Camera setup | Film; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | September 19, 1996 – December 26, 2000 |
Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 19, 1996, until December 26, 2000. The series was created by Clyde Phillips and starred Brooke Shields in her first regular series. Shields played Susan Keane, a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer who begins to adjust to being single, and who learns to be independent-minded after having been taken care of all her life. The series was developed by Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman, who also served as executive producers during the first three seasons, and was produced by Warner Bros. Television.
The show takes place at The Gate, a fictitious magazine which is based in San Francisco. Among the magazine's employees is Susan Keane (Brooke Shields), who always has been cared for by someone else. However, when she realizes that she and her wealthy, vain fiancé, Kip, are not meant for each other and that there’s more to life than just being known as the "s" in "The Kip Richmonds", she abruptly leaves him at the altar. Now, she’s suddenly just Susan.
Susan's boss, Jack Richmond (Judd Nelson), the rebellious brother of Susan's former fiancé, Kip, assigns Susan to write a regular column about being suddenly single. Susan's coworkers include photographer Luis Rivera (Nestor Carbonell), boyish rock music reporter Todd Stities (David Strickland), restaurant critic Vicki Groener (Kathy Griffin), and, in later episodes, investigative reporter (and Susan's old enemy) Maddy Piper (Andréa Bendewald). Susan's grandmother and confidant, Nana (Barbara Barrie), stands as a loving pillar of encouragement in Susan's otherwise hectic life. Susan's parents also appeared a few times each season, as played by guest stars Swoosie Kurtz and Ray Baker.
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