Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Arrested Development
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
=== Recurring cast === [[File:HenryWinklerAug08.jpg|thumb|[[Henry Winkler]] portrays incompetent lawyer Barry Zuckerkorn.]] Numerous other characters appear in recurring roles.<ref name="recurring">{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/arrested-development/cast/100042 |title=Arrested Development: Cast & Details |website=TV Guide |access-date=August 1, 2012 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001445/https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/arrested-development/cast/100042/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Jeffrey Tambor]] as [[Oscar Bluth]], George Sr.'s identical twin brother, a lethargic ex-hippie seeking the affection of Lucille.<ref>{{cite news |last=Poniewozik |first=James |title=Television: The Great Wit Hope |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995514,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312152843/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995514,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 12, 2007 |access-date=October 21, 2012 |date=November 1, 2004 |magazine=Time}}</ref> * [[Henry Winkler]] as [[Barry Zuckerkorn]], the family's lawyer, an incompetent sexual deviant who often hinders the family's legal battles rather than helping them.<ref name="Eps 7 and 8" /> He is eventually replaced by Bob Loblaw ([[Scott Baio]]).<ref name="recurring" /> (The actor's son [[Max Winkler (director)|Max Winkler]] portrays Barry in flashbacks) * [[Liza Minnelli]] as [[Lucille Austero]], AKA "Lucille 2", Lucille's "best friend and chief social rival" as well as a sometimes-love-interest of Buster and Gob.<ref name="IBT">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/arrested-development-5-characters-we-cant-wait-watch-again-320919 |title=Arrested Development: 5 Characters We Can't Wait to Watch Again |last=Talty |first=John |website=[[International Business Times]] |date=October 3, 2011 |access-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001352/https://www.ibtimes.com/arrested-development-5-characters-we-cant-wait-watch-again-320919 |url-status=live }}</ref> The character was killed off in the fifth season.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=March 2, 2018 |title=Ron Howard is 'back at the mic' narrating 'Arrested Development' season 5 |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/03/02/arrested-development-season-5-ron-howard-narration/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326175827/https://ew.com/tv/2018/03/02/arrested-development-season-5-ron-howard-narration/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Justin Grant Wade as Steve Holt, a high school [[Super senior|super-senior]] and football star at the high school George Michael and Maeby attend, and later discovered to be Gob's son.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/304287/arrested-development-fans-save-steve-holt |title=Arrested Development Fans: Save Steve Holt |last=Grossberg |first=Josh |publisher=E! |date=March 27, 2012 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001436/https://www.eonline.com/news/304287/arrested-development-fans-save-steve-holt |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Carl Weathers]] as a fictional parody of [[List of Arrested Development characters#Carl Weathers|himself]], Tobias' frugal acting coach.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20585795_21144694,00.html#21144694 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114075931/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0%2C%2C20585795_21144694%2C00.html |archive-date=November 14, 2012 |title=Perfect Casting: 30 Stars on Screen as Themselves |author1=Busis, Hillary |author2=Ward, Kate |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 13, 2012 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[John Beard (news anchor)|John Beard]] as a fictional version of [[List of Arrested Development characters#John Beard|himself]], a news anchor reporting on the characters' antics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/arrested-development-john-beard-1066288/ |title=Meet Arrested Development's Unlikely Star: Newscaster John Beard |first=Michael |last=Schneider |website=TV Guide |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=June 7, 2018 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001317/https://www.tvguide.com/news/arrested-development-john-beard-1066288/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Mae Whitman]] as [[Ann Veal]], George-Michael's stern Christian girlfriend, often forgotten or disparaged by Michael.<ref name="IBT" /> (Ann was first played by [[Alessandra Torresani]].) * [[Patricia Velasquez]] as [[Marta Estrella]], Gob's girlfriend who eventually reciprocates Michael's infatuation with her and ends up causing conflict between the two brothers. (Marta was first played by [[Leonor Varela]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-darrin-effect-20-jarring-cases-of-recast-roles-1798214427 |title=The Darrin Effect: 20 jarring cases of recast roles |website=The A.V. Club |date=July 14, 2008 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001325/https://www.avclub.com/the-darrin-effect-20-jarring-cases-of-recast-roles-1798214427 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Steve Ryan (actor, born 1947)|Steve Ryan]] as [[J. Walter Weatherman]], a former employee of George Sr. who appears in flashbacks, in which he helps teach lessons to George Sr's children, by participating in staged accidents where he would "lose" his (prosthetic) arm.<ref name="IBT" /> * [[Charlize Theron]] as [[Rita Leeds]], an intellectually disabled British woman whom Michael becomes infatuated with, not recognizing her disability.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1158373,00.html |title=Best of Bluth |author=Snierson, Dan |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 10, 2006 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001325/https://ew.com/article/2006/02/10/best-arrested-development/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Judy Greer]] as [[Kitty Sanchez]], George Sr's manipulative assistant, lover, and partner-in-crime.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://crushable.com/entertainment/judy-greer-birthday-kitty-sanchez-arrested-development-say-goodbye-to-these-929/ |title=Judy Greer's Best Moments As Kitty Sanchez on Arrested Development |author=Zutter, Natalie |publisher=Crushable |date=July 20, 2012 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920012700/http://crushable.com/entertainment/judy-greer-birthday-kitty-sanchez-arrested-development-say-goodbye-to-these-929/ |archive-date=September 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Ed Begley, Jr.]] as [[Stan Sitwell]], the owner of Sitwell Enterprises, a rival company to the Bluth Company.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iIlIAAAAIBAJ&pg=3526,535264 |title=Time May Be Running out for 'Arrested Development' |author=Owen, Rob |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=February 11, 2005 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001358/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iIlIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3526%2C535264 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Christine Taylor]] as [[Sally Sitwell]], Stan Sitwell's daughter and a long-standing love interest for Michael.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcall.com/2013/05/25/actress-christine-taylor-loved-getting-arrested-again/ |title=Actress Christine Taylor loved getting 'Arrested' again |website=The Morning Call |first=Amy |last=Longsdorf |date=May 25, 2013 |access-date=September 13, 2014 |archive-date=September 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913061942/http://articles.mcall.com/2013-05-25/entertainment/mc-christine-taylor-arrested-development-20130525_1_episodes-zoolander-michael-cera |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Justin Lee (actor)|Justin Lee]] as [[Annyong]], the adopted Korean son of Lucille and George Sr.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog/archive/2012/05/actor-justin-lee-and-one-warm-night |author=Yue, Victoria |title=Actor Justin Lee and 'One Warm Night' |website=[[Hyphen (magazine)|Hyphen]] |date=May 9, 2012 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718100611/http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog/archive/2012/05/actor-justin-lee-and-one-warm-night |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] as [[Maggie Lizer]], an attorney and compulsive liar who has a recurring relationship with Michael.<ref>{{cite news |last=Idato |first=Michael |title=Arrested Development |url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/tv-reviews/arrested-development/2006/02/08/1139074268513.html |access-date=October 6, 2012 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=February 9, 2006 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001412/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/arrested-development-20060209-gdmxhz.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Rob Corddry]] as [[List of Arrested Development characters#Frank Wrench (Moses Taylor)|Moses Taylor]], the star of the fictional TV show ''Wrench!'' and a noted gun rights activist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://flavorwire.com/392982/20-arrested-development-supporting-characters-wed-like-to-see-again/view-all |title=20 Peripheral 'Arrested Development' Characters We'd Like to See in Season 4 |first=Jason |last=Bailey |work=Flavorwire |date=May 22, 2013 |access-date=September 13, 2014 |archive-date=September 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913032228/http://flavorwire.com/392982/20-arrested-development-supporting-characters-wed-like-to-see-again/view-all |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Ben Stiller]] as [[Tony Wonder]], a magician and Gob's chief rival, well known for baking himself into a loaf of bread to feed the troops.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/02/26/arrested-development-ben-stiller/ |title=Ben Stiller to guest on 'Arrested Development' β Exclusive |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Dan |last=Snierson |date=February 26, 2013 |access-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001329/https://ew.com/article/2013/02/26/arrested-development-ben-stiller/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Amy Poehler]] as [[Wife of Gob|Gob's unnamed and frequently forgotten wife]], who married Gob as the final in a long line of escalating dares.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/arrested-development-the-funniest-running-jokes-20130523/gobs-dare-marriage-19691231 |title='Arrested Development': The Funniest Running Jokes |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=May 23, 2013 |access-date=September 13, 2014 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001351/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-lists/arrested-development-the-funniest-running-jokes-48542/gobs-dare-marriage-43111/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Jane Lynch]] as [[List of Arrested Development characters#Cindi Lightballoon|Cindi Lightballoon]], a government mole who tries to gather incriminating information from an incarcerated George Sr. but ends up falling in love with him instead.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20433079_20860693,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221025847/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0%2C%2C20433079_20860693%2C00.html |archive-date=December 21, 2014 |title=Jane Lynch: 10 Cool Characters |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Margaret |last=Lyons |date=October 8, 2010 |access-date=September 13, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Ron Howard]] as a [[List of Arrested Development characters#Ron Howard|fictionalized version of himself]], a movie producer who offers to adapt the Bluthsβ lives into a movie.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Barrett |first=Annie |date=May 25, 2013 |title=New 'Arrested Development': EW's huge, tiny Season 4 recap |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/05/25/new-arrested-development-episodes-recap/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}</ref> * [[Isla Fisher]] as [[Rebel Alley]], Ron Howard's fictional daughter and love interest of both Michael and George Michael.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 29, 2018 |title=The Celebrity Cameos In 'Arrested Development' Season 5 Part 1 Include New Faces, Returning Favorites & A Famous Hollywood Family |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-celebrity-cameos-in-arrested-development-season-5-part-1-include-new-faces-returning-favorites-a-famous-hollywood-family-9214059 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=Bustle |language=en |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326175827/https://www.bustle.com/p/the-celebrity-cameos-in-arrested-development-season-5-part-1-include-new-faces-returning-favorites-a-famous-hollywood-family-9214059 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)