Lucky

About Lucky

Lucky is an American dark comedy television series which ran for one season on FX in 2003. The show starred John Corbett as Michael "Lucky" Linkletter, a professional poker player and gambling addict. The series was created by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen. It was nominated for the 2003 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.

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Cast

Main

John Corbett as Michael "Lucky" Linkletter

Craig Robinson as Buddy "Mutha" LeGendre

Billy Gardell as Vincent "Vinny" Sticcarelli

Supporting

Ever Carradine as Theresa "Terry" Phillips

Andrea Roth as Amy

Kevin Breznahan as Danny Martin

Seymour Cassel as Victor "The Trake" Fleming

Dan Hedaya as Joey Legs

Steve Troisi as Benny The Bartender

Robb Cullen as Stan McWatt

Mitch Lord as Brother Love

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Notable quotes

“Victory awaits him who has everything in order — luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck.”
— Roald Amundsen, The South Pole (1912).
“I don't watch the ball. I watch them. Like I said — You make your own luck. Perception is reality. And it doesn't matter a tuppeny toss where the ball actually lands... Just as long as they see what I want them to see.”
— Andy Diggle, in lines written for John Constantine, Hellblazer #232 Wheels of Chance, Systems of Control, Part 1 of 2.
““I trust to luck to get me by. Luck and destiny.” His eyes were bright with reflected moonlight. “Sometimes they serve me well.””
— Pat Murphy, With Four Lean Hounds, in Marion Zimmer Bradley (ed.) Sword and Sorceress (1984), p. 169
“I don't need luck, Sarge. I was born lucky!”
— Robert Rodat, depicting "Pvt. Reiben" in Saving Private Ryan (1998).
“The only thing I ever learned was that some people are lucky and other people aren't and not even a graduate of the Harvard Business School can say why.”
— Kurt Vonnegut, as quoted in "The Sirens of Titan" by character Noel Constant.
“Felix ille tamen corvo quoque rarior albo.”
— A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.

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