Starved (2005)
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Eric Schaeffer
Sam / Creator / Producer / Director / Writer
Laura Benanti
Billie Frasier
Sterling K. Brown
Adam Williams
Del Pentecost
Dan Roundtree
Charles Socarides
Waiter
Jeff Hiller
Gay Man
Nikki Ghisel
Joaney
Daniel Hank
Jerry
Jackie Hoffman
Group Leader
Emily Schweitz
Sarah
Gurdeep Singh
Sanji
Barbara Spiegel
Receptionist
Christina Christian
Submissive
Maureen Flannigan
Amy Roundtree
Ronald Guttman
Charles
Edward Hibbert
Harold
Ryan Martin
Bill
Ralph Petrarca
Fetish Bar Client
Leia Thompson
Stella
Rebecca Mader
Heather / Puma Girl
Chiasui Chen
Massage Parlor Girl
Chris John
Nate
Rita Marchelya
Ginny the Gym Girl
Susan Misner
Alison
Scott Tatman
Man in Bathroom Stall
Fast Ali
Sexy Schoolgirl
De'Adre Aziza
Receptionist
Richard D'Alessandro
Cupcakes Guy
Darrell Hammond
Josh
Eric A. Marx
Bartender
Keith Patterson
Bathroom Dude
Corrine Hong Wu
Dominatrix
Jimmy Burke
Officer Al
Robyn Cohen
Shanti
Charles Hendricks
Counter Man
Darla Hill
Tanorexic
Neal Huff
Randy
James Saito
Captain Wong
Linda Thompson Williams
Woman at Meeting
Victor Truro
Paul
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Starved is an American television sitcom that aired for one season on FX for seven episodes in 2005. The series was about four friends who each suffer from eating disorders, who met at a "shame-based" support group called Belt Tighteners. Its characters included those with bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating disorder. Eric Schaeffer created the show as well as writing, starring in and directing it, based upon his own struggle with eating disorders. In addition to his own life experiences, Schaeffer also drew upon the experiences of the other members of the principal cast, each of whom coincidentally had struggled with food issues of their own.
Starved was the lead-in of FX's hour-long "Other Side of Comedy" block with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. FX executives wanted to use the two series to begin building comedy programming and broaden the network's demographic. The series debuted on August 4, 2005 to poor critical reviews and was cancelled in October 2005, when FX picked Sunny over Starved for renewal.