Where Are They Now
HOT GALLERY: Looking Back at the Stars of St. Elsewhere, Some of the Most Beloved Doctors in TV History
Before ER, before Grey’s Anatomy, before House and Nurse Jackie, came St. Elsewhere, an irreverent, hilarious, controversial series that broke a lot of ground. Over its six seasons, it addressed AIDS, addiction, infidelity, rape—not to mention the deaths of several main characters. Thirty-two years later, it’s clear that one of the most astonishing things about it was its ensemble cast (the show gave some very talented actors their big break). Oh, and we’d be remiss not to mention that memorable—and hummable—theme song. Just don’t even get us started on the series finale—to this day, one of the most talked-about and oft-maligned in TV history: Was St. Eligius hospital all a figment of an autistic boy’s (Chad Allen) imagination? Let’s look back at St. Elsewhere... By Nina Hämmerling Smith
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Ed Begley Jr. as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on St. Elsewhere in 1983 and Ed Begley Jr. in 2012
Since St. Elsewhere, Begley has appeared in series including Roseanne, The Larry Sanders Show, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Six Feet Under, and Arrested Development. In recent years, Begley has also focused on his political and especially environmental activism: His show Living with Ed on the Planet Green network chronicled his endeavors to live as low-impact and socially responsible as possible (often to the chagrin of his wife).
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