Will & Grace (1998–2006)

Will and Grace live together in an apartment in New York. He's a gay lawyer, she's a straight interior designer.

Creators:

David Kohan, Max Mutchnick

Stars:

Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally

Nominated for 27 Golden Globes. Another 51 wins & 162 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Eric McCormack	...	Will Truman (188 episodes, 1998-2006)
Debra Messing	...	Grace Adler (188 episodes, 1998-2006)
Megan Mullally	...	Karen Walker (188 episodes, 1998-2006)
Sean Hayes	...	Jack McFarland (188 episodes, 1998-2006)
Shelley Morrison	...	Rosario Salazar (63 episodes, 1999-2006)

Storyline

Will & Grace are best friends. Will is a gay lawyer and Grace is a straight interior designer. They both live in New York. Grace is engaged to a real jerk, but when that relationship falls apart, she moves in with Will. This is only supposed to be until Grace finds a place of her own, but she and Will end up with each other as permanent roommates. Also in the cast are Jack, Will's flamboyant gay friend and Karen, Grace's secretary/assistant who doesn't really need to work because she married money several times.

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Plot Keywords:

gay | new york | lawyer | gay friend | best friend | 

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Taglines:

Where there's a Will there's a Grace

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

NBC

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vil i Grejs

Filming Locations:

155 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

KoMut Entertainment, Three Sisters Entertainment, NBC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the episode in which Will and Grace compete for the Tenants Association Presidency, one tenant complains that her missing umbrella closely resembles the one belonging to "Tim Kaiser in apartment 12-B." Tim Kaiser was a producer of the episode.

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Goofs

In "Boo Humbug", Harlin's daughter takes her bumblebee mask with her when she leaves. A few shots later, when Grace and Will dive for the candy, it is on the coffee table again.

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Quotes

Karen: [storming angrily out of the Principal's Office] You dragged me down to this God-forsaken place to tell me my kids made the Honor Roll? Honey, my time is precious, call me when one of them gives birth at the prom!

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Connections

Referenced in Tosh.0: Nerf Dunker (30 For 30.0) (2013)

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Soundtracks

(Theme)
Composed by Jonathan Wolff

User Reviews

Great show, great cast, great writing

Will & Grace is a great show and will continue to be so even after its gay theme loses its novelty. The writing is usually great, sometimes exceptional, the hour long flashback episode was the best thing I saw in the 2000/2001 TV season. But I would credit the cast most of all. Eric McCormack is (comparatively) subtle and nuanced as Will, Megan Mullally bizarre and sharp as Karen, but I reserve my highest praise for Debra Messing and Sean Hayes. Hayes' Jack is endlessly energetic, always plotting, and watching Hayes' performance is like watching a Van Halen guitar solo, almost too fast to follow but every note perfect. Debra Messing's Grace seems to be the character that everything happens to, and you can see every bit of it on her face. Her bio tells of her extensive arts education, and it shows. If there's ever been another Lucille Ball, it would have to be Debra Messing. Will & Grace has all the necessary sitcom ingredients: interesting situations, hilarious comedy, and characters you care about.