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Huff was a Showtime television series about a successful psychiatrist whose life changes abruptly when a 15-year-old client commits suicide in his office after rejection from exposing his homosexuality to his parents. After years of helping clients deal with their traumas, Huff now has to deal with his own, and is forced to re-evaluate his career and his entire take on life. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Henry Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning American actor, comedian and voice artist. ...
Paget Brewster (born March 10, 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts) is an actress who appeared in the short-lived comedy series Andy Richter Controls The Universe and as Beth Huffstodt in the Showtime original series Huff, which aired from 2004-2006. ...
Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is a prolific two time Emmy-winning American actress who has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and film roles. ...
Yelchin in House of D, 2005 Anton Yelchin (born March 11, 1989) is an American actor. ...
Kimberly Brooks Kimberly Brooks (sometimes known as Kimberly Moss) is a prolific actress on TV, movies, video games and theatre. ...
Oliver Platt as The West Wings Oliver Babish Oliver Platt (born January 12, 1960 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian film and television actor. ...
Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ...
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Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ...
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Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the willful act of killing oneself. ...
The show's creator and executive producer was Bob Lowry. Hank Azaria played the title character, Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt. Henry Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning American actor, comedian and voice artist. ...
The first season of the series (13 episodes) was broadcast on Showtime between November 7, 2004 and January 30, 2005. The second season premiered on April 2, 2006 and ended on June 25, 2006. November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ...
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The two-hour pilot episode was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. Later, production for Huff was moved to Delfino Stages in Los Angeles, California. This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ...
Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type mayor-council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ...
On June 23, 2006, it was announced that the show would not be picked up for a third season. [1]
Cast
Besides Azaria, the cast included Paget Brewster, Blythe Danner (who won the Emmy Award in 2005 and 2006 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Izzy), Oliver Platt, Anton Yelchin, Andy Comeau, Kimberly Brooks, and Jack Laufer. Paget Brewster (born March 10, 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts) is an actress who appeared in the short-lived comedy series Andy Richter Controls The Universe and as Beth Huffstodt in the Showtime original series Huff, which aired from 2004-2006. ...
Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is a prolific two time Emmy-winning American actress who has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and film roles. ...
An Emmy Award. ...
Oliver Platt as The West Wings Oliver Babish Oliver Platt (born January 12, 1960 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian film and television actor. ...
Yelchin in House of D, 2005 Anton Yelchin (born March 11, 1989) is an American actor. ...
Kimberly Brooks Kimberly Brooks (sometimes known as Kimberly Moss) is a prolific actress on TV, movies, video games and theatre. ...
Those making recurring guest appearances on the show during its first season included Lara Flynn Boyle, Robert Forster, Swoosie Kurtz, Annie Potts, and Faith Prince. In its second season, Huff also managed to attract high-profile recurring guest stars, including Sharon Stone and Anjelica Huston. Lara Flynn Boyle Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American actress born in Davenport, Iowa, of mostly Irish descent and raised in the working-class suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. ...
Robert Forster (born July 13, 1941) is an American actor. ...
Swoosie Kurtz (born on September 6, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American actress. ...
Annie Potts (born October 28, 1952) is an American television and film actress. ...
Faith Prince (born 5 August 1957) is an American actress. ...
Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe and Emmy winning American actress, producer, and former fashion model. ...
Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and former fashion model. ...
Primary characters
Henry Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning American actor, comedian and voice artist. ...
Paget Brewster (born March 10, 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts) is an actress who appeared in the short-lived comedy series Andy Richter Controls The Universe and as Beth Huffstodt in the Showtime original series Huff, which aired from 2004-2006. ...
Oliver Platt as The West Wings Oliver Babish Oliver Platt (born January 12, 1960 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian film and television actor. ...
Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is a prolific two time Emmy-winning American actress who has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and film roles. ...
Yelchin in House of D, 2005 Anton Yelchin (born March 11, 1989) is an American actor. ...
Kimberly Brooks Kimberly Brooks (sometimes known as Kimberly Moss) is a prolific actress on TV, movies, video games and theatre. ...
Secondary characters Robert Forster (born July 13, 1941) is an American actor. ...
Faith Prince (born 5 August 1957) is an American actress. ...
Swoosie Kurtz (born on September 6, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American actress. ...
Annie Potts (born October 28, 1952) is an American television and film actress. ...
Misti Traya plays Allison on the WB show Living With Fran as Fran Reeves young daughter. ...
Lara Flynn Boyle Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American actress born in Davenport, Iowa, of mostly Irish descent and raised in the working-class suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. ...
Tom Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor, born in Detroit, Michigan. ...
Ashley Williams (born 12 November 1978) in Westchester County, New York, USA) is an American Actress. ...
Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and former fashion model. ...
Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe and Emmy winning American actress, producer, and former fashion model. ...
Alexander Anthony Black (born April 20, 1989 in Redwood City, California) is an American television and motion picture child actor. ...
List of episodes for Huff
Season 1: 2004-2005 | Episode # | Production Code | Airdate | Title | Summary | | 1 | 101 | 7 November 2004 | Pilot
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| Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt is a Los Angeles psychiatrist whose life and career comes under fire after a 15 year old gay patient of his commits suicide in his office (See Screencap). While at home, Huff tries to deal with his families insanities, including his very opinionated mother, Izzy, who is constantly butting into Beth, his wife's, business. | | 2 | 102 | 14 November 2004 | Assault and Pepper
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| Huff has to go to the Medical Board and defend himself and his practice with Russell as his attorney. At work, Huff has his hands full with Melody Coatar, who is a dangerous bipolar patient and is later informed that he's being sued by the boy's parents who committed suicide in his office. | | 3 | 103 | 21 November 2004 | Lipstick on Your Panties | Byrd sneaks off to a teenage party and when Beth finds out what her 14 year old son did there, she goes ballistic, as Huff tries to convince her that nothing is wrong. Izzy's best friend, Lois, ends up having a major stroke. Huff has to prepare for his testimony in the wrongful-death lawsuit. Meanwhile, Russell has a party at his house that involves a ton of liquor and drugs. | | 4 | 104 | 28 November 2004 | Control | Huff is upset when he discovers that a surprise witness has been called in the wrongful-death lawsuit. Russell hits Huff with tough questions in his preparation for the suit. Beth and Izzy fight about Izzy's not reserving privacy in the early morning. Meanwhile, Byrd ends up tutoring one of his high school classmates, Gail. | | 5 | 105 | 5 December 2004 | Flashpants | Huff gets a surprising visit from his father who wants him to be a go-between for him and Izzy. Beth discovers that her mother has found a lump in her breast. Russell tries to rescue a client, a sitcom star, who is now addicted to drugs and alcohol. At work, Huff discovers that Melody wants a transitional session between him and her new therapist and gets a visit from Doris, the mother of his now dead patient, who wants to know more about her son. | | 6 | 106 | 12 December 2004 | Is She Dead! | Pepper, a hooker Russell picked up not too long ago, comes to him for his services this time because she's facing grand larceny charges. Beth tries to stay busy as she deals with her mother's cancer and Izzy getting on her last nerve. Teddy goes missing from a field trip. Huff and Doris try to heal one another as they finally come to an understanding. | | 7 | 107 | 19 December 2004 | That F*cking Cabin | After he keeps having a surreal dream about his childhood, Huff decides to take off on a visit to the woods for a camping trip at the family cabin with his father and son. This marks the first time all three generations of the family are together at the cabin. Meanwhile, Russell embarks on a liver detoxification and cleansing program, with a surprising result. Also, Beth ends up having a strange encounter with one of Huff's patients while home alone. | | 8 | 108 | 26 December 2004 | Cold Day in Shanghai | Huff is not happy when Melody returns in his sexual fantasies, and at the most inopportune times. Russell is coming out of his body cleansing and purification regime in time to take Laura, one of the partners in his law firm, out to dinner. Byrd is under tremendous peer pressure to steal drug samples from his father. Meanwhile, Beth has a verbal run-in with the cops in a convenience store. Russell lobbies Izzy to sign her divorce papers. | | 9 | 109 | 2 January 2005 | Christmas Is Ruined | Huff's optimistic enthusiasm for this year's Christmas celebration meets its match when Beth's family, including her sick mother and competitive sister, arrive for the festivities. Izzy strains to be hospitable and good-natured, particularly when Russell comes with an unusual date, and pays one last visit to her best friend in the hospital. Byrd plays host of his own when his lost flame Gail shows up with an unexpected present. | | 10 | 110 | 9 January 2005 | The Good Doctor | Huff grapples with the dangers of psychiatry when a young, eager and attractive pharmaceutical rep does her best to persuade him to aggressively prescribe. But Beth discovers an item in Izzy's closet that may be alarming enough to distract him from his flirtation. Over in the land of Russell, Huff's lawyer friend may be the victim of federal surveillance or simply the victim of his own paranoia. | | 11 | 111 | 16 January 2005 | The Sample Closet | With the guilt of his near-miss infidelity weighing down on him, Huff misinterprets Beth's partnership with a young, attractive business client. Russell does the best he can to counsel his best friend while getting news that puts him in a position where somebody has him by the balls for the first time in his life and there's nothing he can do to change it. | | 12 | 112 | 23 January 2005 | All the King's Horses | As Beth prepares for the arrival of her gravely ill mother, the rift between her and Huff escalates, putting them both in a position we've never seen them in before. With Huff realizing that there's no way he'll ever be able to "put the toothpaste back into the tube," Russell confronts the horrifying possibility that he may have unintentionally started a family during a recent ecstasy binge. | | 13 | 113 | 30 January 2005 | Crazy Nuts & All F*cked Up | Huff's sanity is seriously called into question by his family after a series of unfortunate and wildly unpredictable events and circumstances, one involving Melody, threaten to make a big tear in the fabric of the Huffstodt family. Russell has to decide if he wants to be a father or not. Izzy refuses to allow Teddy to take a new anti-psychotic drug, one that could also possibly kill him. Beth learns her mother's cancer has spread to the spine. Byrd is a little stunned by the adults pinballing around him. Huff screams at Russell that he's in for a fall. | November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Season 2: 2006 | Episode # | Production Code | Airdate | Title | Summary | | 14 | 201 | 2 April 2006 | Maps Don't Talk (1) | Huff still feels guilty and angry, and so do his family and friends, about his potentially fatal fight with his best friend, Russell. Beth's mother is dying and Beth is having a difficult time dealing with it. Izzy and Byrd have become estranged from the family. Meanwhile, Russell takes on a troubled new client, Dauri Rathbun. | | 15 | 202 | 2 April 2006 | Maps Don't Talk (2) | Huff begins his search for Teddy in Mexico, but cannot find him. He ends up being forced to ask Russell, whom he nearly killed and who wants to have nothing to do with him, for help in locating his brother before something drastic happens. Meanwhile, Beth finds that Madeline has taken a turn for the worse and does not know what to do. | | 16 | 203 | 9 April 2006 | Whipped Doggie | Huff is less than pleased with where Teddy choses as his assisted-living facility. Russell ends up asking Huff to give a professional opinion of his new client's behavior. Teddy has a moving moment with Byrd, and Beth's mother's health dramatically changes. | | 17 | 204 | 16 April 2006 | Sweet Release | Huff's romantic weekend alone with Beth ends up getting very steamy. Izzy meets a man while at a Palm Springs casino. Byrd ends up breaking into a neighbor's house and is caught. | | 18 | 205 | 23 April 2006 | Used, Abused and Unenthused | Huff discovers that Teddy is becoming more independent after a conversation he has with Dr. Lena Markova. Beth has a problem with a client at her job and Russell gets an ultimatum from his boss that does not set well with him. | | 19 | 206 | 30 April 2006 | Red Meat | Huff gets an unexpected visit from his father. Teddy ends up meeting a very attractive young lady while down at the beach. Izzy finds herself arrested on a DUI charge. Beth decides that she will host a meeting of Paula's prayer group. Russell tracks down his young client, who is at a drug house, and then ends up joining in the festivities. | | 20 | 207 | 7 May 2006 | So...What Brings You to Armageddon? | Huff's father decides that he will extend his stay, and some family members feel he is wearing out his welcome. Lena asks Huff to address her alternative psychiatric therapy students. Byrd offends some people with his latest art project. Meanwhile, Russell ends up going on a drug-fueled bender. | | 21 | 208 | 14 May 2006 | A Cornfield Grows in L.A. | Huff and Beth get into a major fight at their therapist's office. Teddy and Alyssa's relationship begins to heat up. Also, Russell decides to pay a visit to Kelly. | | 22 | 209 | 21 May 2006 | Radio Silence | Huff has become ill, both emotionally and physically, because of his relationship with Beth. Some of the things Teddy has told others about his relationship with Alyssa finally catches up with him. Russell fails to a keep an important promise that he made to Kelly. Meanwhile Ben's attempt to reach out to Izzy fails. | | 23 | 210 | 4 June 2006 | Bethless | Huff decides that he is going to leave Beth, but neither Byrd nor Izzy are happy about it. After Alyssa finds out about what Teddy has been lying about, it might lead to the end of their relationship. Meanwhile, Russell faces the consequences of what he did to Kelly. | | 24 | 211 | 11 June 2006 | Tapping the Squid | Beth is shocked when Izzy offers to help her in her time of need. Byrd and Eli decide to get even with James for all he has done. Huff and Russell hit the town. | | 25 | 212 | 18 June 2006 | Black Shadows | Huff and Russell's friendship is in danger of ending for good. Izzy decides that Byrd needs discipline of the physical kind. Beth ends up getting closer to Alec. Meanwhile, Teddy's mental actions send Alyssa on her way. | | 26 | 213 | 25 June 2006 | Which Lip Is the Cervical Lip? | Huff decides to help out Russell once again. Izzy finally decides to visit Teddy. Beth chooses to tell Alec that she thinks of him only as a friend. Byrd gets upset by all his family's latest actions. | April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ...
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Trivia - The show's characters often visit a bar named "Lori-Etta's", after producer Lori-Etta Taub.
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