The family at the heart of the hit showShamelesshas finally said its final goodbye.
For the dirtbag that patriarch Frank Gallagher was, viewers couldn’t help but root for him.
We cried when Ian went to prison, just as we celebrated when Mickey became his cellmate.
Some evolutions are subtle, some are extreme, and all include feel-good memories.
This is thedrastic transformation of the cast ofShameless.
In December of 2020, their second daughter was born.
“I got the job [to play Phillip “Lip” Gallagher] right out of high school.
“I was just amazed that I got to live with a character for that long.”
Lip will surely be missed.
According toEntertainment Weekly,Kenney was just 10 years old when she was cast as Debbie Gallagher.
She wrapped the show at age 21, and truly grew up in front of our eyes.
“Everyone goes through different phases as they’re growing up and trying to figure out who they are.
I want to say that was when I was like 17, 18,” Kenney explained.
“Much of that had to do with what we are going to do with the story.
I’m excited to go back and do that.”
Love to see it.
She was the sister-turned-parent, and her determined character was portrayed byEmmy Rossum.
Rossum was a staple on the show, and her transformation was truly something.
“We were trying to get Emmy and Emmy wanted to come back.
We caught it at the wrong moment,” Wells shared.
She was bold, daring, and brought to life by Shanola Hampton.
“We keep saying, ‘This is the last time.
This is the last time we’ll do this.’
But I don’t think that will happen until you’re supposed to go back,” she revealed.
“That’s when I think it’ll hit.”
“I’m definitely going to miss the evolution of Carl.
“It was so fresh, and I loved everything about it,” he shared.
“And boy, has it been a mitzvah in my life.
I’ve learned a whole lot about acting.
There ain’t nothing like getting to go to work every day.”
You will be so missed, Frank Gallagher.
This was all thanks to Christian Isaiah, who took Liam’s character and ran with it.
He was the only Black child enrolled, and was used as the poster child of fabricated diversity.
It was Isaiah’s first time in the role, and he took the character to huge new heights.
The goal was met, and Isaiah transformed the character in front of our eyes.
“When I entered the first season ofShameless, I compressed a vertebrae and that was very painful.
I couldn’t stand up, let alone walk,” Howey revealed.
“And I realized something had to change, so I started working out more.”
What a journey they’ve been on together.
SinceShameless,Wigginshas been in shows including20th Century Women, Chicago P.D.,andCSI.
Svetlana’s transformation was all due to Isidora Goreshter, who brought her to life.
“But John Wells was like, ‘No, no, no, no.
We want to leave the door open because you never know what can happen.'”
Svetlana didn’t return to theShamelessscreen, butGoreshterwent on to appear in works includingGrey’s AnatomyandCondor.
Remember, Newton was only 6.
Hands down one of our favoriteShamelesscast members, there’s no doubt about it.
