American Dreams 21 years old
American Dreams is an American television drama program broadcast on the NBC television network, produced by Once A Frog and Dick Clark Productions in association with Universal Network Television and NBC Studios. The series was created by Jonathan Prince and developed by Josh Goldstein and Prince; the latter was also one of the executive producers with Dick Clark. It debuted on September 29, 2002. The show is set mostly in Philadelphia. It initially aired on Sundays at 8:00 pm Eastern time, but moved to the same time on Wednesdays from March 9, 2005, to the third season finale. The show tells the story of the Pryor family of Philadelphia during the mid-1960s. Season one takes place in 1963–64, season two in 1964–65, and season three in 1965–66. The show was known as Our Generation when it debuted in Australia, however it was changed back to American Dreams when it returned for the second season. The theme song "Generation" was written and performed by Emerson Hart, lead singer of the band Tonic. The song earned Hart an ASCAP award for Best Theme Song of Television in 2003. The show was the 2003 TV Land Awards "Future Classic" winner.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chris Pine He was 22 , now 43 years old | |
| Dean Norris He was 39 , now 61 years old | |
| Reid Scott He was 24 , now 46 years old | |
| Kristen Bell She was 22 , now 43 years old | as Amy Fielding |
| Hillary Tuck She was 24 , now 45 years old | |
| Jonathan Murphy He was 21 , now 42 years old | |
| Johnny Sneed | |
| Aaron Douglas He was 31 , 7 years old when he died | |
| Ashanti She was 21 , now 43 years old | |
| Ashley Crow She was 42 , now 63 years old | |
| Macy Gray She was 33 , now 54 years old | |
| Glenn Morshower He was 43 , now 65 years old | |
| Theo Rossi He was 27 , now 48 years old | as Bobby Santos |
| Peter Onorati He was 48 , now 69 years old | |
| Jason Beghe He was 42 , now 64 years old | |
| Daphne Zuniga She was 39 , now 61 years old | |
| Milo Ventimiglia He was 25 , now 46 years old | as Chris Pierce |
| Paris Hilton She was 21 , now 43 years old | |
| Virginia Madsen She was 41 , now 62 years old | as Rebecca Sandstrom |
| Allison Williams She was 14 , now 36 years old | as Deborah |
| Kwesi Ameyaw He was 27 , now 48 years old | |
| Jeff Fahey He was 49 , now 71 years old | |
| Joss Stone She was 15 , now 37 years old | |
| Jonathan Sadowski He was 22 , now 44 years old | |
| Johnny Pacar He was 21 , now 42 years old | |
| Francis Capra He was 19 , now 40 years old | |
| Michelle Morgan She was 21 , now 42 years old | |
| Robby Benson He was 46 , now 68 years old | |
| Adina Porter She was 31 , now 53 years old | |
| Rachel Boston She was 20 , now 41 years old | |
| Nicole Richie She was 21 , now 42 years old | |
| Donnelly Rhodes He was 64 , 80 years old when he died | |
| Will Estes He was 23 , now 45 years old | as JJ Pryor |
| Robyn Lively She was 30 , now 52 years old | |
| Jason Mraz He was 25 , now 46 years old | |
| Jonathan Del Arco He was 36 , now 58 years old | |
| Brittany Snow She was 16 , now 38 years old | as Meg Pryor |
| Art Garfunkel He was 60 , now 82 years old | |
| Caitlin Crosby | |
| Adam Storke He was 40 , now 61 years old | |
| Robert Hoffman He was 22 , now 43 years old | |
| Gail O'Grady She was 39 , now 61 years old | as Helen Pryor |
| Arlen Escarpeta He was 21 , now 43 years old | as Sam Walker |
| Marques Houston He was 21 , now 42 years old | |
| JoJo She was 11 , now 33 years old | |
| Richie Sambora He was 43 , now 64 years old | |
| Johnny Lewis He was 18 , 28 years old when he died | |
| Bellamy Young She was 32 , now 54 years old | |
| Ben Ziff He was 19 , now 40 years old | |
| Kelly Clarkson She was 20 , now 42 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| David Semel Directing He was 49 , now 71 years old | Director |
| David Semel Production He was 49 , now 71 years old | Producer |
| Michael W. Watkins Directing | Director |
| Liz Tigelaar Writing She was 26 , now 48 years old | Writer |
| Robert Singer Directing He was 54 , now 76 years old | Director |
| Lev L. Spiro Directing | Director |
| Jessica Yu Directing She was 36 , now 58 years old | Director |
| Jonathan Prince Writing He was 44 , now 65 years old | Writer |
| Tom Verica Directing He was 38 , now 59 years old | Director |
| Jon Harmon Feldman Writing He was 35 , now 57 years old | Writer |
| James Whitmore, Jr. Directing He was 53 , now 75 years old | Director |
| Paris Barclay Directing He was 46 , now 67 years old | Director |
| Dick Clark Production He was 72 , 82 years old when he died | Producer |
| Oz Scott Directing He was 53 , now 74 years old | Director |
| Craig Zisk Directing He was 52 , now 74 years old | Director |
| Bill D'Elia Directing He was 49 , now 71 years old | Director |
| Leslie Libman Directing | Director |
American Dreams (21 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 2002-09-29
- Runtime: [60,43] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 61