My husband, Frank DeCaro, without whose continued love and support this book would not be possible.
Susan Harris, Paul Junger Witt, and Tony Thomas, for creating a show that has inspired lives, never mind this book.
Some true Disney heroes, including Robert Iger, Zenia Mucha, Kevin Brockman, Ann Limongello, Liana C. Yamasaki, Dan Kilgore, and Margaret Adamic.
Rebecca Hunt and the amazing team at Harper Design.
Foundry Communications and specifically Brandi Bowles and Richie Kern, who are not just visionary agents but fellow fans.
Friends at CBS, particularly Jeremy Murphy and Chris Ender, for their invaluable help behind the scenes.
Wayne Williams, Kari Hendler, Robert Spina, Lex Passaris, Tara Stephenson-Fong, David Lombard and the CBS Photo Archives, Michael Hynes, Judy Evans-Steele and Jeff Blanchard, Michael J. LaRue and the Estate of Rue McClanahan, Rosemarie Knopka and the Art Directors Guild, and everyone else who dug deep into his or her own archives to produce photo and illustration treasures.
The artists who graciously provided their original works: Jesse Beamesderfer, Barry Belcher, Sam Carter, Lenora Claire, Mike Denison, Ken Fallin, Mike Giblin, Glen Hanson, Sarah Hedlund, Erin Hunting, Ricky Kwong, Andre Mello, Jason O’Malley, Trevor Wayne, Richard Weinstein, and Jim Winters.
MY INTERVIEWEES: Kevin Abbott, Rhonda Aldrich, Garth Ancier, Bea Arthur, Barbara Babcock, Doug Ballard, Bonnie Bartlett, Jackie Beat, Susan Beavers, Doris Belack, James Berg, Ken Berry, Valerie Bertinelli, Peter D. Beyt, Raye Birk, Barry Bostwick, John Bowab, Randy Brenner, Tim Brooks, Robert Bruce, Zane Buzby, Ron Carlivati, Paul Chapdelaine, Don Cheadle, Marc Cherry, Margaret Cho, Eric Cohen, Jaclyn Cohen, R. J. Colleary, Anderson Cooper, Rick Copp, Sondra Currie, Bill Dana, Henry Darrow, Michael Denison, Jo DeWinter, Matthew Diamond, Dena Dietrich, Flo DiRe, Elinor Donahue, Ellen Albertini Dow, Jim Drake, Drew Droege, Ja’Net DuBois, Helen Duffy, Lena Dunham, Jeffrey Duteil, Rachel Ehrenberg, Debra Engle, Michael Ensign, Barry Fanaro, Cindy Fee, Jeffrey Ferro, Harvey Fierstein, Lucy Lee Flippin, Deena Freeman, Tracy Gamble, Lee Garlington, Betty Garrett, Carl Gettleman, Billy Goldenberg, Pamela Golum, Neil Gooding, David A. Goodman, Harold Gould, Beth Grant, Juliet Green, Lyn Greene, Max Greenfield, Simone Griffeth, Terry Grossman, Molly Hagan, Jerry Hardin, Amy B. Harris, Susan Harris, Sam Hatmaker, Dave Heckman, Tippi Hedren, Heklina, Sandy and Harriet Helberg, Richard Herd, Winifred Hervey, John Hoffman, Ken Howard, Terry Hughes, Mitchell Hurwitz, Michael Hynes, Allison Jones, Jeffrey Jones, Stephen Jones, Leslie Jordan, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Leila Kenzle, Ken Kercheval, Monte Landis, Michael Lannan, Philip Jayson Lasker, Jane Leeves, Nancy Lenehan, Charles Levin, Hal Linden, Warren Littlefield, Christopher Lloyd, Mario Lopez, Jessica Lundy, John and Peter Mac, Wendie Malick, Robert Mandan, Dinah Manoff, Russell Marcus, Cheech Marin, Monte Markham, Suzanne Martin, Michael Matthews, Rue McClanahan, Edie McClurg, Jonny McGovern, Sam McMurray, Darren Melameth,Ellen Meyer, Rita Moreno, Mort Nathan, Lois Nettleton, David Nichols, Michael Orland, Sam Pancake, Gail Parent, Lex Passaris, Marco Pennette, Lisa Jane Persky, Miss Coco Peru, Jerry Perzigian, Judy Pioli Askins, Patrik-Ian Polk, Julie Poll, Peggy Pope, Pam Post, Lonny Price, Paul Provenza, Doug Quint, Alan Rachins, Joe Regalbuto, Debbie Reynolds, Doris Roberts, Bob Rosenfarb, Casey Sander, Jay Sandrich, Shawn Schepps, Jonathan Schmock, John Schuck, Josh Schwartz, Don Seigel, John Shaffner, Patt Shea, Michael Shepperd, Trenton Shine, Marc Sotkin, Kathy Speer, Robert Spina, Judy Evans Steele, Maurice Stein, David Steinberg, Tara Stephenson, Lynne Marie Stewart, Ken Stovitz, Elaine Stritch, Billy L. Sullivan, Jackie Swanson, Inga Swenson, Jeffrey Tambor, Quentin Tarantino, Jay Thomas, Tony Thomas, Tim Thomerson, Joel Thurm, Doug Tobin, Hallie Todd, Alex Trebek, Nick Ullett, Brenda Vaccaro, Richard Vaczy, Jim Vallely, Chick Vennera, Sherry Vine, Lyle Waggoner, Nina Wass, Tom Watson, Richard Weaver, Joss Whedon, Tom Whedon, Betty White, Fred Willard, Marsha Posner Williams, Paul Willson, Paul Junger Witt, Lenny Wolpe, Don Woodard, Jamie Wooten, George Wyner, Kent Zbornak, and Stan Zimmerman
MY SURVEY RESPONDENTS: Jonathan Adler, ANT, John Bartlett, Murray Bartlett, Lance Bass, Bryan Batt, Douglas Carter Beane, Amanda Bearse, Jackie Beat, Willam Belli, Tom Bianchi, Keith Boykin, Dan Bucatinsky, Ann Hampton Callaway, Ted Casablanca, Candis Cayne, Kevin Chamberlin, Craig Chester, Jaffe Cohen, Chris Colfer, Jason Collins, Laverne Cox, Bruce Daniels, Frank DeCaro, Jonathan Del Arco, Ben DeLaCreme, Drew Droege, Harvey Fierstein, Josh Flagg, Maile Flanagan, Malcolm Gets, Ari Gold, Judy Gold, Nathan Lee Graham, Zulema Griffin, Jonathan Groff, Stephen Guarino, Sam Harris, Derek Hartley, Dennis Hensley, Jeff Hiller, Perez Hilton, Janis Ian, Cheyenne Jackson, Geri Jewell, Ben Patrick Johnson, Dot-Marie Jones, Randy Jones, Ellie Kemper, Rex Lee, Greg Louganis, Mark Lund, Alec Mapa, Billy Masters, Heather Matarazzo, Dan Mathews, Ross Mathews, Brini Maxwell, Jonny McGovern, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Varla Jean Merman, Tammy Lynn Michaels, Eric Millegan, Jackie Monahan, Michael Musto, Scott Nevins, Peter Paige, Jim Parsons, Miss Coco Peru, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Mo Rocca, Jai Rodriguez, Felipe Rose, Dave Rubin, Tony Sepulveda, Michael Serrato, Jake Shears, Del Shores, Bob Smith, Doug Spearman, Nicole Sullivan, Jermaine Taylor, Jonathan Tolins, Tony Tripoli, Michael Urie, Kirsten Vangsness, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Robert Verdi, Bruce Vilanch, Sherry Vine, Max von Essen, Stephen Wallem, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Paul J. Williams, Jeff Zarrillo, and Cyd Zeigler.
AND SPECIAL THANKS TO: Kim Abend; Alyssa Adams, Jean Curnyn and Angel Gonzalez at TV Guide magazine; Raji Ahsan; Angela Allen; Harry Althaus; Pat Altomare; Emily Anton; David Axlerod; Fran Bascom; Ellen Benjamin; Erica Berger; Greg Berlanti; Justin Berns; Doria Biddle; Kevin Biegel; Tammara Billik; Steve Bluestein; Liane Bonin Starr; Adam Bonnett; Judy Bradley; Howard Bragman; Robyn Burt; Julie Bush; Max Calne; Kassie Canter; Maj Canton; Frank Carabineris; Curtis Chin and Jeff Kim; Pamela Gee Chowayou; Heidi Clements; Angelo, Mary Kate, Tom, Joe, Alison, Madelyn, Kate, and Alyssa Colucci; Marty Colucci and John Volland; Tom Craig; Allen Crowe; Janet Daily; Janine Damura; Beverly D’Angelo; Patti D’Arbanville; Bill and Evelyn Shular Dana; Bonnie Datt and Chris Lowe; Frank Sr. and Marian DeCaro; Jack Degerlia; Louisa Dette; Wendy Diamond; Mike DiGaetano; Lisa Donahey and Dexter Warren; Lois Draegin; Chip Duckett; Catherine Dunn; Scott Edwards; Rachel Ehrenberg; Donna Ellerbusch; Jeanette Eliot; Anne Kissel Elliot; Kiel Elliott; Ramin Fathie; Marianne Fleschman; Fredrick Ford; Dan Fortune; Rusty Frank; Marlene Fuentes; Bill Funt; Dwight Garcia; Yfat Reiss Gendel; Eliot Glazer; John Glines; Steve Gonzalez; Jennifer Good; Gerry Goodstein; Dave Gorab; Robert Graves; Annabelle Gurwitch; Barbara Haigh; Geoff Hansen; John Harper; Steve Hasley; Chris Haston; Sean Hayes; Karen and Eric Herman; Joel Hornstock; Todd Jackson and Danielle Perez; Tom Jacobson and Ramone Muñoz; Bonnie Johanson; Jocelyn Jones; Larry Jones; Hollis Jordan; Marion and August Kammer; Phyllis Katz; Serena Kodila; Jay Kogen; Jenni Konner; Sean Lambert; Lisa Lampanelli; Jennifer Lang; Karen, Rick, Jake, and Elyssa Langberg; Suze Lanier-Bramlett; Robert Laurita and Don Carroll; Barbara Lawrence; Steve LeGrice; Samara Lenga; Michael Levitt and Marc Loren; David Logan; Jim Marden; Pat McDonough; Cathryn Michon; Todd Milliner; Sara Moskowitz; April Neale; Allan Neuwirth; Sharon Packer; Dan Pasternack; Romaine Patterson; Melissa Peterman; Joseph Pittman; Keith Price; Rosalina Primiano; Erin Quill; Larry Raab; Tanya Ropella; Don Robert; Andria and Daniel Roling; Todd Rosentover and Alycia Weinberger; Barbara Roy; Mark Rupp; Greg and Dawn Sahakian; Richard Samson; Christine Sanchez-Bixler; Rachel Sandler; Rich Sands; Frank Santopadre; Andi Schechter; H. Alan Scott and Kerri Doherty; Lauren Shaham; James Sie and Douglas Wood; Mike and Suzanne Sievert; Michelangelo Signorile; Pam Slay and the Hallmark Channel; Jordan and Melissa Sonnenblick; Tracy Speed; Caissie St. Onge; Sally Starin and June Ploch; Michael Stern; Tristan Svare; Kent Taylor; Rouhi Taylor; Joseph Titizian; Eric van der Werff; Michael von Redlich; Marcia Wallace; Gene Walsh; A. Chandler Warren; Tom Watson; Ken Werther; Morrow Wilson; Lizz Winstead; Steven Wishnoff; Marc Wolf; Don Woodard; World of Wonder; Eric and Elaine Yu; the crew of the Frank DeCaro Show on Sirius XM Radio OutQ; the Knops, Skaggs, Harbaugh, Bylsma, Simonetty, Colucci, Vanas, Dige, Thomas, Decman, Dattilo, and Mastrangelo families.