''Champs'' is an American
sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ...
that aired from January 9 until August 7, 1996.
Premise
The series is about five friends 20 years after they won a high school
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
championship together.
Cast
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Timothy Busfield
Timothy Busfield (born June 12, 1957) is an American actor and director. He has played Elliot Weston on the television series ''thirtysomething''; Mark, the brother-in-law of Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) in ''Field of Dreams''; and Danny Concann ...
as Tom McManus
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Ashley Crow
Ashley Diane Crow (born August 25, 1960) is an American actress. She is best known for her role of Sandra Bennet on the television show '' Heroes''.
Life and career
Crow was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She moved to Mountain Brook, Alabama at t ...
as Linda McManus
*Libby Winters as Phoebe McManus
*Danny Pritchett as Jesse McManus
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Ed Marinaro
Ed Marinaro (born March 31, 1950) is an American actor and former NFL player. In 1971, he was a unanimous All-American and finished as a runner-up to Pat Sullivan for the Heisman Trophy, and from 2010 to 2011 starred in the football comedy s ...
as Vince Massilli
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Kevin Nealon
Kevin Nealon (; born November 18, 1953) is an American comedian and actor. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1986 to 1995, acted in several of the Happy Madison films, played Doug Wilson on the Showtime series '' Weeds'', and p ...
as Marty Heslov
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Ron McLarty
Ronald William McLarty (April 26, 1947 – February 8, 2020) was an American actor, playwright, and novelist. He also worked as an audiobook narrator, in which role he recorded over 100 titles and received many Audie Awards.
McLarty appeare ...
as Coach Harris
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Paul McCrane
Paul David McCrane (born January 19, 1961) is an American film, television and theatre actor, as well as a television director and singer. He is known for his portrayal of Montgomery MacNeil in the 1980 film '' Fame'', Frank Berry in the 1984 fil ...
as Dr. Herb Barton
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Julia Campbell
Julia Campbell (born March 12, 1962) is an American film and television actress. Her most noted role to date was "mean girl" Christie Masters in ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion''.
Career
Campbell had a starring role in the feature fil ...
as Doris Heslov
Episodes
References
External links
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*{{epguides, Champs
1996 American television series debuts
1996 American television series endings
1990s American sitcoms
English-language television shows
American Broadcasting Company original programming
Television series by Ubu Productions
Television series by DreamWorks Television
Television series created by Gary David Goldberg
Television shows set in Atlanta