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• Rescue Me is a drama that follows the lives of post-9/11 New York City firefighters. The story follows the troubled Tommy Gavin (played by Denis Leary), a veteran firefighter and recovering alcoholic, who struggles to deal with his addiction, handle an ongoing divorce and deal with hallucinations.

  The fifth season tackles issues such as homophobia, racism, depression, addiction and rape as well as 9/11 conspiracy theories.Chicago Sun-Times: Rescue Me Heats Up 9/11 Conspiracy Theories (April 5, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Season 5 premiere: April 7, 2009 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
  2. Network: FX
  3. Current season: 5
  4. Series premiere: July 21, 2004
  5. Starring: Denis Leary, Larenz Tate
  6. Created by Denis Leary and Peter Tolan
  7. 2009: Michael J. Fox guest stars as the new boyfriend of Andrea Roth's characterNY Daily News: Rescue Me Misses Some of its Fire (April 6, 2009)
  8. Guest appearances include Gina Gershon, Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Esposito, Cam Neely and Diane Farr
  9. Theme song: Cmon Cmon by The Von Bondies

• Cast

  • Denis Leary as Tommy Gavin
  • Adam Ferrara as Chief Needles Nelson
  • Mike Lombardi as Mike Silletti
  • Steven Pasquale as Sean Garrity
  • Andrea Roth as Janet Gavin
  • Daniel Sunjata as Franco Rivera
  • John Scurti as Kenny Shea
  • Larenz Tate as Black Shawn
  • Callie Thorne as Sheila Keefe

• Former Cast

  • Tatum O'Neal as Maggie Gavin
  • Dean Winters as Johnny Gavin

• Quotes

  • "Look at this - a meeting of the minds and the minds are a no-show." - Chief Reilly
  • "The fact that you even have a face repertoire makes you... suspect" - Jimmy Keefe

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Denis Leary | New York City | Andrea Roth | Steven Pasquale | Rosemarie DeWitt

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