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The West Wing had millions of viewers glued to their TV screens while it was on the air from 1999 until 2006. The show written by Aaron Sorkin won a bunch of awards and still is a staple on streaming services of all sorts. Check out right here where the cast is today!
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In The West Wing, Martin Sheen stars as "Josiah Bartlet," the former Governor of New Hampshire who wins the Democratic nomination and and eventually the election. Sheen originally thought that he would only have a recurring part on the show, but Aaron Sorkin ended up giving him a main role!
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Martin Sheen, whose real name is actually Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez, has starred in countless movies over the years. Aside from The West Wing, his most prominent roles were in movies like Apocalypse Now, Badlands, and The Subject Was Roses. He currently stars in the Netflix hit series Grace and Frankie!
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Bradley Whitford plays "Josh Lyman" on all seven seasons of The West Wing. He is the Deputy Chief of Staff to "Leo McGarry" and eventually leaves the White House to work as a campaign manager for "Bartlet's" successor.
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Bradley Whitford really got his big break on The West Wing. In recent years, he has starred on different shows such as Transparent as well as The Handmaid's Tale. His most notable roles in big screen productions include roles in Billy Madison, The Post and the horror movie Get Out. Whitford is married for a second time and has three kids from his first marriage.
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On The West Wing, Richard Schiff plays "Toby Ziegler," the White House Communications Director and main speech writer for Martin Sheen's "President Bartlet". He is eventually fired from the White House staff during a leak investigation but gets a pardon before the series finale. He was on the show for all seven seasons!
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Richard Schiff is definitely best known for his role on The West Wing, for which he also won an Emmy Award. Since then, he's had a recurring role in the HBO series Ballers and has been starring as "Dr. Aaron Glassman" on the CBS hit drama The Good Doctor alongside Freddie Highmore since 2017. Schiff has been married since 1996 and has two children.
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John Spencer plays "Leo McGarry" in The West Wing. "Leo" is a close personal friend to "President Bartlet" and becomes his Chief of Staff after the election. He is supposed to become the new Vice President after "Bartlet's" two terms end, but passes before he can assume office.
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For his role as "Leo McGarry," Spencer won an Emmy Award as Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2002. His other roles included movies such as WarGames, Cop Land and - of course - his 71-episode tenure on L.A. Law as "Tommy Mullaney".
Unfortunately, John Spencer passed away four days before his 59th birthday from a heart attack in Los Angeles, California. His death was written into the seventh season of The West Wing.
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Rob Lowe starred as "Sam Seaborn" in The West Wing. "Sam" is a former lawyer who joins "President Bartlet's" staff as Deputy Communications Director to "Toby Ziegler" and as a speech writer for POTUS. He eventually leaves the White House to run for Congress...