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Take the 50-question quizWho created Six Feet Under?
He had just won the Oscar for writing American Beauty.
What business does the Fisher family run?
Fisher & Sons sits in the West Adams district of Los Angeles.
In which city is Six Feet Under set?
Exteriors were shot at a real house on West 25th Street.
How many seasons did Six Feet Under run?
Sixty-three episodes aired between June 2001 and August 2005.
Who plays Nate Fisher?
Krause went straight on to Parenthood and later 9-1-1.
Who plays David Fisher?
It was his breakout role; he went on to play Dexter Morgan for Showtime.
Who plays the Fisher matriarch, Ruth?
She won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 2003.
Who plays Claire Fisher?
Claire is the rebellious, creative youngest child who ends up at art school.
Who plays the mortician Federico Diaz?
Rico eventually becomes a business partner and the firm becomes Fisher and Diaz.
What is the job of Keith Charles, David's partner?
He later runs his own security firm, which leads to his death in the finale's flash-forward.
Who plays Brenda Chenowith?
The Australian actress won a Golden Globe for the role in 2001.
Who plays Brenda's brother Billy?
Billy has bipolar disorder and was a main cast member only in season one.
Which actor plays George Sibley, Ruth's second husband?
George is a geology professor.
Who plays the late patriarch Nathaniel Fisher Sr.?
He dies in the pilot but appears in dreams and flashbacks for all five seasons.
How does Nathaniel Sr. die in the pilot?
It happens on Christmas Eve 2000 while Nate is flying in from Seattle.
Where had Nate been living before returning home in the pilot?
He meets Brenda in an airport encounter on the way in.
What gimmick appeared only in the pilot and was then dropped?
Each act opened with a humorous fake ad.
Eric Balfour's Gabe Dimas was originally scripted as what one-off character?
Alan Ball liked his chemistry with Lauren Ambrose and kept him for three seasons.
How does almost every episode of the series begin?
The finale is the exception: it opens with a birth.
Which HBO executive asked Ball to make his first draft "a little more fucked up"?
Ball said it was not a note you get in Hollywood very often.
Who composed the series' Emmy-winning main theme?
It also won two Grammys in 2003.
Which Sia song plays over the finale's flash-forward montage?
It had also been used in the season five teaser trailer.
Which Coldplay song was used for the season three trailer?
Season four's trailer used Nina Simone's "Feeling Good".
Who played Bettina and also directed five episodes?
Bettina is Sarah's friend and becomes close to Ruth.
Who plays Sarah O'Connor, Ruth's artist sister in Topanga Canyon?
She won two Emmys for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for the role.
Who plays Lisa Kimmel, Nate's first wife and Maya's mother?
Lisa had been Nate's roommate before they married.
Which future star of The Office played mortuary intern Arthur Martin?
Arthur's awkward courtship of Ruth ran across seasons three to five.
Which American Beauty actress played Claire's art-school friend Edie?
Alan Ball had written American Beauty three years earlier.
Who played Joe, Brenda's neighbour and season-four boyfriend?
Brenda's later husband is Nate, whose share of the business she inherits.
Which Buffy actress played the spoiled pop star Celeste?
Keith works on her security detail in season four.
Who plays Carol Ward, Lisa's neurotic film-producer boss?
She appears in seasons three and five.
What is the name of Nate and Lisa's daughter?
Brenda and Nate's daughter, born in the finale, is Willa.
What are the names of David and Keith's adopted sons?
The boys move into the funeral home with their fathers in the finale.
Which company's representatives try to buy out Fisher & Sons in the early seasons?
Matthew Gilardi and Mitzi Dalton-Huntley were its faces.
What is the title of the series finale?
Ball wrote and directed it; TV Guide ranked it the 22nd best episode ever.
Unlike every other episode, how does the finale open?
Willa Fisher Chenowith arrives prematurely.
In the finale's flash-forward, in which year does Claire die at 101?
She outlives everyone, dying at home surrounded by Fisher family photographs.
How does Keith die in the flash-forward?
The truck belongs to his own security firm; it happens in 2029.
Where does Rico suffer his fatal heart attack in the flash-forward?
It happens in 2049.
Where does Claire drive off to at the end of the series?
Her photography job falls through, but Nate's ghost tells her to go anyway.
What medical event kills Nate in the final season?
Maggie tells Ruth that Nate was happy the night it happened.
How do David and his husband-to-be buy out Rico's 25% share of the business?
Rico had valued his stake at $500,000.
Which animated series parodied the finale's closing montage in its 29th season?
TV Guide ranked the real thing at #8 among unforgettable finales.
How many Emmy Awards did Six Feet Under win in total?
It also won three Golden Globes, three SAG Awards and a Peabody.
Which Emmy did the show's creator win for the pilot?
The series picked up 23 nominations at that 2002 ceremony.
Where was the series ranked on the WGA's list of 101 Best Written TV Series?
Time, The Guardian and Empire all include it on best-ever lists.
Which season drew the most mixed reviews?
Its Rotten Tomatoes score is 50%, against 97% for the final season.
In which LA neighbourhood is the real Fisher house used for exteriors?
The address is 2302 West 25th Street.
Which writer later created Transparent after working on the show from season two?
Scott Buck, another staff writer, went on to run Dexter with Michael C. Hall.
Ruth had an affair with Hiram, who worked as what?
Ed Begley Jr. played him in seasons one and five.
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