Here’s what happened to Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, and other actors behind the Bartlet administration.
Here’s whereThe West Wingcast ended up after serving in the Bartlet administration.
Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe West Wing.
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He earned six Emmy nominations during his term in office as President Bartlet.
Sheen had a seven-year run as a fictional president but had no interest in life imitating art.
I’m an actor.
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I’m playing a president, hetold EW in 2020.
I’ve played a lot of different characters.
His lead role in the Vietnam epicApocalypse Now(1979) remains a career high point.
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With that great power came the great responsibility of playing Uncle Ben inThe Amazing Spider-Man(2012).
He also portrayed Grace’s ex-husband Robert on NetflixsGrace and Frankie(20152022).
Sheen married Janet Templeton in 1961.
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Their four children are all actors:Charlie Sheen,Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez, and Renee Estevez.
On the big screen, many remember Whitford fromBilly Madison(1995).
On television, he won Emmys forTransparent(20142019) andThe Handmaid’s Tale(2018present).
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Whitford tied the knot with actress Jane Kaczmarek in 1992, but the pair divorced in 2010.
Their three children are Mary, Frances, and George.
In 2019, Whitford married hisTransparentcostar, Amy Landecker.
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After many years of work predominantly on stage, Spencer landed the role of streetwise attorney Tommy Mullaney onL.A.
Law(19901994).
He later secured key supporting parts in films likePresumed Innocent(1990) andThe Rock(1996).
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Spencer died of a heart attackin 2005, partway through filming the seventh and final season ofThe West Wing.
His death was incorporated into the show, with his character dying offscreen of heart failure on election night.
Allison Janney (C.J.
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Cregg)
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Allison Janney won four Emmys for playing C.J.
Cregg, the sharp and dedicated White House press secretary.
Janney still feels a connection with C.J.
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Loweleft the showin season 4 because he felt undervalued.
I was very, very hurt by it."
He was also in both inBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever(2022) andMan of Steel(2013).
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Schiff married actress Sheila Kelley in 1996.
Hill wed actress Nicole Lyn in 2004, but they split up in 2012.
He married hisBallerscostar Jazmyn Simon in 2018 and adopted her daughter.They also have a son, Levi.
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There was no way anyone was gonna send my ass home.
That was my goal."
Moloney also appeared on HBOs acclaimed dramaThe Leftovers(20142017) asChristopher Eccleston’s wife Mary.
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Moloney and composer Marcelo Zarvos have been married since 2010 and have two sons, Julius and Fernando.
She has also garnered praise forThe Business of Strangers(2001) andPractical Magic(1998).
She has no children.
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Later in her career, she was a regular onOne Tree Hill(20032009).
Kelly has been married to businessman Steve Hewitt since 2000.
They have a daughter, Ella, and son, Eamon.
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Malina has appeared in many Aaron Sorkin projects, starting with the original Broadway production ofA Few Good Men.
Malina married costume designer Melissa Merwin in 1996; the couple announced their divorce in August 2024.
They share two children, Isabel and Avi.
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McCormack’s first starring role was on the legal dramaMurder One(19951997).
AfterThe West Wing, McCormack got a show of her own, starring as deputy U.S.
Marshal Mary Shannon in USAsIn Plain Sight(20082012).
McCormack married director-producer Michael Morris in 2003.
They have three children: Margaret, Rose, and Lillian.
Smits first became known for his Emmy-winning performance as Victor Sifuentes onL.A.
Law(19861992).
After his exit, he joinedNYPD Blue(19941998).
Smits was married to Barbara Smits from 1981 to 1987.
They have two children, Taina and Joaquin.
Hes had an enviable big-screen career as well, including an Oscar-nominated turn inMartin ScorsesesThe Aviator(2004).
Alda has been married to Arlene Weiss since 1957.
Their three children are Beatrice, Eve, and Elizabeth.
