shameless tv show facts
1. The first draft of the Pilot episode described Fiona as an average-looking, overweight blonde girl. Yet, they finished off thin, dark-haired (gorgeous) Emmy Rossum.
2. The premiere of the third season, “El Gran Cañon” (January 13, 2013), drew 2 million viewers, making it the highest-rated episode to date. Since then, it has maintained average ratings of just under 2 million viewers throughout the rest of its episodes.
3. Four separate actors played Liam Gallagher, one of Gallagher’s youngest. Liam is black, although he has two white parents, a dominant black gene passed through the grandmother of Gallaghers Frank.
4. In December 2016, it was reported that Emmy Rossum wanted more payments from William H. Macy for future episodes, which should compensate for the previous seasons paid less than Macy. Rossum postponed playing for a while, requiring this situation to be resolved.
5. Chatwin is a rather playful personality. On the days when kissing scenes with Rossum were shot, it was learned that he ate especially disgusting scented foods and came to the set.
6. Did you know that Mandy and Lip are couples in real life? Emma Greenwell and Jeremy Allen began dating in 2011 when Greenwell replaced Jane Levy.
7. William H. Macy (US version Frank) actually started his career in a small theater of $ 100 a week in Chicago. Its net worth today is $ 22 million.
8. The restaurant “Patsy’s Pies” where Fiona is working is a real bar called “Patsy’s” located on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, Illinois!