Thirtysomething: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

thirtysomething is an American soap opera, first aired in1987.

It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick, and depicted the lives of a married couple and their friends, all in their thirties, living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The series ended after 85 episodes in 1991.

The main characters were:

• Michael Steadman played by Ken Olin
• Hope Murdoch Steadman played by Mel Harris
• Elliot Weston played by Timothy Busfield
• Nancy Krigger Weston played by Patricia Wettig
• Ethan Weston played by Luke Rossi
• Melissa Steadman played by Melanie Mayron
• Ellyn Warren played by Polly Draper
• Prof. Gary Shepherd played by Peter Horton

Michael and Elliot worked in the advertising business, initially running their own boutique agency, then going to work for Miles Drentell (David Clennon), the head of DAA. Hope was a writer. Nancy was Elliot's wife, who struggled with, and overcame, cancer in the last two seasons. Melissa was Michael's cousin and a photographer, whose career highlights were an album shoot of Carly Simon and her photos appearing in Vanity Fair. Ellyn worked for the city government, and Gary was a free-spirited professor of English literature. He died in 1991.