American Dreamer 34 years old
American Dreamer is a situation comedy which aired in the U.S. on NBC as part of its 1990-91 lineup. American Dreamer stars Robert Urich as fictional character Tom Nash, formerly a high-powered network correspondent who was forced to reassess his priorities following the death of his wife. He decided to give up his career in order to spend more time with his children. To do this, he moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he supported his family by contributing a column about "real people" to a Chicago newspaper. His editor, Joe Baines, felt Tom was completely wasting his talents and drove out from Chicago weekly to attempt to convince Tom to return the world of "hard news". Other characters included Tom's zany secretary, Lillian Abernathy, and a friendly waitress at Tom's favorite local diner, Holly Baker. This program was extremely low-key. Tom sometimes "broke the fourth wall" to address the viewers directly about his thoughts regarding the situations he encountered. This philosophizing gained only a small audience and the program was cancelled at midseason, although selected episodes were rerun the following summer.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Carla Gugino She was 19 , now 53 years old | |
| Johnny Galecki He was 15 , now 49 years old | as Danny Nash |
| Eileen Brennan She was 58 , 80 years old when she died | |
| Jeffrey Tambor He was 46 , now 80 years old | |
| Tom Conti He was 48 , now 82 years old | |
| Carol Kane She was 38 , now 72 years old | |
| Mike Hagerty He was 36 , now 70 years old | |
| Scott Paulin He was 40 , now 74 years old | |
| Austin Pendleton He was 50 , now 84 years old | |
| James Cromwell He was 50 , now 84 years old | |
| John Glover He was 46 , now 80 years old | |
| Heather Menzies She was 40 , 68 years old when she died | |
| Joe Spano He was 44 , now 78 years old | |
| Kiersten Warren She was 24 , now 59 years old | |
| Robert Urich He was 43 , 55 years old when he died | as Tom Nash |
| Christine Ebersole She was 37 , now 71 years old | |
| Leslie Jordan He was 35 , now 69 years old | |
| Lisa Banes She was 35 , now 69 years old | |
| DeLane Matthews She was 29 , now 63 years old | |
| Sal Viscuso He was 41 , now 76 years old | |
| Brice Beckham He was 14 , now 48 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Gary David Goldberg Production He was 46 , 68 years old when he died | Producer |
American Dreamer (34 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1990-09-20
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 17