 the television series the west wing is a political drama series which was originally broadcast on nbc. many actors noted for work in sitcoms, including john goodman, john larroquette, christopher lloyd, ed o'neill, matthew perry, and patricia richardson, appeared in dramatic roles on the west wing. ==white house staff== * josiah "jed" bartlet&nbsp;â martin sheen: president of the united states (seasons 1â7). former governor of new hampshire. nobel laureate in economics. * leo thomas mcgarry&nbsp;â john spencer: white house chief of staff (seasons 1â6); special counselor to the president (season 6); democratic vice presidential nominee (season 6â7) and vice presidentâelect of the united states (season 7). he is also a former secretary of labor and a vietnam veteran. * claudia jean "c.j." cregg&nbsp;â allison janney: white house press secretary (seasons 1â6); white house chief of staff (seasons 6â7). * charles "charlie" young&nbsp;â dulÃ© hill: personal aide to the president (seasons 1â6); deputy special assistant to the chief of staff (c.j. cregg) (seasons 6â7). the final episode reveals he will attend georgetown university law center. * joshua "josh" lyman&nbsp;â bradley whitford: white house deputy chief of staff (seasons 1â6); campaign manager, santos-mcgarry campaign (seasons 6â7); white house chief of staff in the santos administration (season 7). * donnatella "donna" moss&nbsp;â janel moloney: senior assistant to josh lyman (seasons 1â6); media specialist and press secretary, bob russell for president campaign (season 6); press secretary, santos-mcgarry campaign (season 7); first lady's chief of staff (season 7). * tobias "toby" zachary ziegler&nbsp;â richard schiff: white house communications director (seasons 1â7). * samuel "sam" norman seaborn&nbsp;â rob lowe: white house deputy communications director (seasons 1â4); resigns to run for congress; white house deputy chief of staff in the santos administration. * william "will" bailey&nbsp;â joshua malina: white house deputy communications director (seasons 4â5); chief of staff to vice-president bob russell (seasons 5â7); white house communications director (season 7) congressman from the oregon 4th (after the end of the series). * annabeth schott&nbsp;â kristin chenoweth: deputy press secretary for media relations (season 6); campaign staffer, santos/mcgarry campaign (season 7); first lady's press secretary (season 7). * [[mandy hampton|madeline "mandy" 
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