# TV shows where the lead character's first name is the same as the actor's

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-where-the-lead-characters-first-name-is-the-same-as-the-actors/380155>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 12, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-where-the-lead-characters-first-name-is-the-same-as-the-actors/380155 "2006-11-12T22:04:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![8675309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ea5d25/32.png) [@8675309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/8675309)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-where-the-lead-characters-first-name-is-the-same-as-the-actors/380155/41 "2006-11-20T22:06:15Z")

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Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd in Cheers

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2006, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-where-the-lead-characters-first-name-is-the-same-as-the-actors/380155/42 "2006-11-21T01:52:18Z")

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Gene Barry played Gene Bradley in the 1970s series _The Adventurer_ …

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**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-where-the-lead-characters-first-name-is-the-same-as-the-actors/380155/43 "2006-11-24T15:52:10Z")

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Just one more, which will probably complete this topic:

Bernie Mac on “The Bernie Mac Show”.

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**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-where-the-lead-characters-first-name-is-the-same-as-the-actors/380155/44 "2006-11-24T17:00:03Z")

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How about James Garner playing James Rockford?

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