Cal Shanley

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Cal Shanley
First appearance Pilot
Information
Gender Male
Age 40s
Occupation Control Room Director
Portrayed by Timothy Busfield
Created by Aaron Sorkin

Calvin Shanley is a fictional character on the US television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Timothy Busfield.

[edit] Personal History

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Cal Shanley is the control room director of Studio 60. He was partially responsible for the broadcast of Wes Mendell's live on-air breakdown, waiting 53 seconds before deciding to cut away to the titles. While he was initially fearful for his job due to this hesitation, Matt Albie and Danny Tripp, when they were hired to run the show, reassured him that he was going to be kept onboard, joking that if he had left Wes on for 54 seconds, they would have given him a raise.

He has two children attending a private school and thus far appears the only of the main cast to have children, although he mentions that his first kiss wasn't until he was 19.

He is a self-declared World War II buff.

STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP
EPISODES   |   CHARACTERS   |   CATEGORY   |   AWARDS
Primary
Characters
Matt Albie | Danny Tripp | Jordan McDeere | Harriet Hayes
Tom Jeter | Simon Stiles | Jack Rudolph | Cal Shanley
Secondary
Characters
Ricky Tahoe | Ron Oswald | Wes Mendell | Martha O'Dell
Jeannie Whatley | Samantha Li | Alex Dwyer | Dylan Killington
Darius Hawthorne | Lucy Kenwright | Andy Mackinaw | Wilson White
Organizations National Broadcasting System | Tunney Media Group
Fictional Studio 60 The Studio | The Show | News 60
Key Creators Aaron Sorkin | Thomas Schlamme | W. G. Walden
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