Pro | Charles B. | Whiting | An artist. aka: C.B. |
| Honus | Whiting | C.B. Whiting's father. |
| Elijah | Whiting | Honus' father. |
| Franceine | Robideaux | C.B. Whiting's wife. |
| | | Part I |
1 | Miles | Roby | The proprietor of the Empire Grill. |
| Christina | Roby | Miles' daughter. aka: Tick. |
| Walt | Comeau | Miles' acquaintance. |
| Horace | Weymouth | A reporter. |
| Peter | | Miles' old friend. |
| Dawn | | Peter's wife. |
| Buster | | Miles' alternate at the Empire Grill. |
| Max | Roby | Miles' father. |
| Cindy | Whiting | Mrs. Franceine Whiting's daughter. |
| Perry | Como | American singer, actor, television personality. |
| David | | Miles' younger brother. |
| Janine | Louise | Miles' ex-wife. |
| Barry | Manilow | American musician. |
| Roger | Sperry | Former proprietor of the Empire Grill. |
| Grace | Roby | Miles' mother. |
| Candace | Burke | Tick's new friend. aka: Candy. |
| Zachary | Minty | Tick's ex-boyfriend. aka: Zack. |
| Donny | | Tick's acquaintance. |
| Charlene | Gardiner | A waitress at the Empire Grill. |
| Jetta | | Miles' car. |
| James | Minty | Zack's father. aka: Jimmy. |
2 | Father | Mark | Assistant pastor. |
| Father | Tom | Pastor at St. Catherine. |
| Mrs. | Dumbrowski | A housekeeper. |
| Father | Tibideaux | A priest. |
| Marcia | | Miles' high school friend. |
| Timmy | | Mrs. Whiting's cat. |
3 | Bea | Majeski | Janine's mother. |
4 | Doris | Roderigue | An art teacher. |
| Bobby | | Candace's boyfriend. |
| Mr. | Meyer | The principal. |
| Craig | | Candace's ex-boyfriend. |
| Justin | Dibble | One of Tick's classmates in art. |
| John | Voss | One of Tick's classmates in art. |
| Heather | | Zack's new girlfriend. |
5 | Mick | Jagger | English singer. |
| Officer | Pollard | A cop. |
6 | Bill | Roderigue | A local insurance man. |
| Andrew | Wyeth | American visual artist. |
| Jackson | Pollock | American painter. |
7 | Ernest | Hemingway | American novelist. |
8 | Coach | LaSalle | A baseball coach. |
| Mr. | Miller | Grace's acquaintance. |
| Charlie | Mayne | Grace's new acquaintance. |
| | | Part II |
9 | John | Marin | American artist. |
10 | Billy | Wolff | Zack's acquaintance |
| Pablo | Picasso | Spanish painter. |
11 | Nolan | Ryan | A baseball pitcher. |
| Oprah | Winfrey | American host. |
| Rosie | O'Donnell | American comedian. |
| Otis | | Bea's acquaintance. |
12 | Jane | | Father Mark's aunt. |
| Phyllis | | Father Mark's cousin. |
| Harpo | Marx | American comedian, actor, mime artist and musician. |
14 | Mr. | Brown | A baseball coach. |
| Otto | Meyer Jr. | Miles old friend. |
| Clarence | Boniface | The principal. |
| Gladys | Boniface | Mr. Boniface's wife. |
| Emily | Dickenson | American poet. |
| | | Part III |
15 | Oscar F. | Mayer | German American who founded the processed meat. |
16 | William | Minty | Jimmy Minty's father. |
17 | Billy | Barnes | Jimmy Minty's friend. |
| Walter | Cronkite | American broadcast journalist. |
| Candy | Burke | An author. |
| Bill | Daws | Chief of police. |
18 | Buster | | Miles' fry cook. |
| Bill | Gates | American business magnate. |
19 | Maud | | Charlie Mayne's employee. |
| Pete | | Max's older brother. |
20 | Irene | Walsh | A housekeeper. |
| Geoffrey | Chaucer | English poet and author. |
22 | William | Vandermark | A man who worked for a Boston firm. |
| | | Part IV |
23 | Vincent | van Gogh | Dutch painter. |
24 | Zed | | One of Zack's friends. |
| Thomas | | One of Zack's friends. |
25 | Bill | Traylor | African-American self-taught artist. |
| Bill | | Mrs. Roderigue's husband. |
26 | Ann | Pacero | Otto's date. |
27 | Glady | | Otto Meyer's secretary. |
| Adam | | Otto's acquaintance. |
| Charlotte | Owen | John Voss' grandmother. |
| David | Irving | English author. |
28 | Mrs. | Neuman | Janine's acquaintance. |
| Amber | | Janine's co-worker. |
| Randy | Danillac | Janine's acquaintance. |
| Harold | DuFresne | Miles' acquaintance. |
29 | Brenda | | Charlene's substitute. |
| Curtis | | A regular state guy. |
31 | Francis Lee | Bailey | American criminal defense attorney. |