| Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created by School of Rock writer Mike White, who also served as the series' head writer. It aired on the Fox Network on Monday nights from March to May 2004. The title of the program and the name of the psychiatrist, Dr. Bollas, are comic allusions to Christopher Bollas, a psychoanalyst, and to his book Cracking UP. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Schwartzman | Ben Baxter | 12 |
| Christopher McDonald | Ted Shackleton | 12 |
| Molly Shannon | Lesley Shackleton | 12 |
| Caitlin Wachs | Chloe Shackleton | 12 |
| David Walton | Liam Connor | 12 |
| Bret Loehr | Tanner Shackleton | 12 |
| Jake Sandvig | Preston Shackleton | 12 |
| Zooey Deschanel | 1 | |
| Jack Black | 1 | |
| Minka Kelly | Monica | 1 |
| John C. Reilly | 1 | |
| Amy Sedaris | 1 | |
| Henry Gibson | 1 | |
| Jessica Szohr | 1 | |
| Kyle Gass | Naked Man | 1 |
| Chelsea Kane | 1 | |
| Mary Elizabeth Ellis | Jennifer | 1 |
| Jason Schwartzman | 0 | |
| Christopher McDonald | 0 | |
| Caitlin Wachs | 0 | |
| David Walton | 0 | |
| Bret Loehr | 0 | |
| Jake Sandvig | 0 |