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Queer as Folk (American TV series)

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Queer as Folk
GenreDrama
Developed byRon Cowen
Daniel Lipman
StarringMichelle Clunie
Robert Gant
Thea Gill
Gale Harold
Randy Harrison
Scott Lowell
Peter Paige
Chris Potter
Hal Sparks
Sharon Gless
Jack Wetherall
Opening themeSeasons 1-3:
"Spunk" by Greek Buck
Seasons 4-5:
"Cue the Pulse to Begin" by Burnside Project
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes83 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time44 to 58 minutes
Original release
NetworkShowtime
Showcase
ReleaseDecember 3, 2000 (2000-12-03) –
August 7, 2005 (2005-08-07)
Related
Queer as Folk (UK)

Queer as Folk is an American-Canadian drama television series that aired from 2000-2005 on Showtime. It is a remake of a British program with the same name. The series follows the lives of several gay men living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Due to the cost of making the series, it was actually filmed in Toronto, Canada. Following its first episode, the series quickly became the most-viewed program on the Showtime network in the United States, despite its somewhat controversial and graphic depictions of gay life.

Main cast (in alphabetical order)

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Actor Character
Michelle Clunie Melanie Marcus
Robert Gant Ben Bruckner
Thea Gill Lindsay Peterson
Sharon Gless Debbie Novotny
Gale Harold Brian Kinney
Randy Harrison Justin Taylor
Scott Lowell Theodore (Ted) Schmidt
Peter Paige Emmett Honeycutt
Hal Sparks Michael Novotny