David Hoberman, executive producer of the show, stated, "I can't express how depressing those casting sessions were." He went on to say that "we had people coming in doing tics and Tourette's syndrome." Eventually, however, Shalhoub was given the part of the obsessive-compulsive detective.
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Tucci and Molina would later go on to guest star in the series in " Mr. Such actors included Dave Foley, John Ritter, Henry Winkler, Stanley Tucci, Alfred Molina, and, most seriously, Michael Richards. By the time Tony Shalhoub was finally chosen for the role of Adrian Monk, USA Network had taken over the project, and several prominent actors had been considered for the part. The main cast of Monk (from left) Jason Gray-Stanford as Randy Disher, Ted Levine as Leland Stottlemeyer, Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk, and Bitty Schram as Sharona FlemingĬasting for the show began as early as 1998, when Monk was being developed for ABC. Jeff Beal was hired to write the theme song, for which he won an Emmy. Conrad was nominated for an Edgar Award for his work on " Mr. Writers for the season included Tom Scharpling, David Breckman, and Hy Conrad, among others. Various other directors were hired for the subsequent episodes, including Randall Zisk and Adam Arkin. He would not return to the series until the final season, for " Mr. Dean Parisot was selected to direct the pilot episode.
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It was originally to be an hour-long pilot, but due to lead actor Tony Shalhoub's prior contract limitations, it was forced to become a feature-length made-for-TV movie (Shalhoub's prior contract was subsequently cancelled, which gave him the freedom to join Monk).
Breckman wrote a script for the pilot episode, which he called " Mr.
A DVD of the season was released on June 15, 2003.ĭavid Hoberman was the first to sign on to the ABC project, pitching a show about a "cop with obsessive-compulsive disorder." He then invited Andy Breckman to become the show's creator Breckman accepted the offer, and would ultimately serve as the showrunner of Monk throughout its entire eight-season run. Tony Shalhoub portrayed Adrian Monk, the title character, an OCD homicide detective from San Francisco, who was removed from the force after the murder of his wife. Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Ted Levine, and Jason Gray-Stanford were introduced as portraying the main characters. The first season of Monk originally aired in the United States on USA Network from July 12 to October 18, 2002, which consisted of 13 episodes.
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