List of Shameless U. S. TV series characters. The following is a list of the fictional characters appearing in the American comedy drama television series Shameless, created by Paul Abbott. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2. Showtime network. It is based on the UK series of the same name. Shameless is set in Chicagos South Side. Abbott grew up in a family in the United Kingdom much like that portrayed in the UK series Shameless. Macy is the father of six children. He is a deadbeat alcoholic, drug addict and morally deficient freeloader who relies on his children to barely get by. He also swindles the state welfare system and this type of opportunistic deceit has been learned by his children. Frank begins affairs with almost any available woman, resulting in the births of even more children. For instance, he begins a relationship with Sheila Jackson when he discovers that she gets maximum disability benefits for her agoraphobia. Frank is the biological father of Sammi, Fiona, Lip, Debbie, Carl, and Liam, but not of Ian, who is the childrens half brother and cousin. The children refer to their father as Frank. Although Frank pontificates self righteously about political and social issues, he spends most of his time developing schemes to cheat the system and take advantage of others in order to make money. He pays little attention to his children but can display care and concern for them in drastic circumstances. In season 4, his liver fails, as the result of his chronic alcoholism. He tracks down his daughter Sammi, and although she is not a match for a liver transplant, she and Sheila go out of their way to arrange Franks liver surgery. They find an unlicensed Bangladeshi surgeon willing to do the operation, using a Bangladeshi donor. The surgeon initially asks for 3. With money acquired by Sammi from the sale of Sheilas furniture, along with Sheilas savings, the cost of the surgery is covered. The surgeon makes off with the money and one of Franks kidneys, leaving Frank with his original failing liver. Nevertheless, Frank is supplied with a replacement liver from the emergency room that allows him to continue drinking. In season 5, a home beer still mishap causes Sheila to leave for good. In episode 9, Frank embarks on a bucket list style spree with Bianca, who has advanced pancreatic cancer. Drop a dime. Your comments, suggestions, corrections and contributions are always welcome. Our newest series includes an original row quilt with blocks created by Marianne Fons and Liz Porter, and two traditional designs from staff members. We present. The following is a list of the fictional characters appearing in the American comedydrama television series Shameless, created by Paul Abbott. They spend Biancas last days together and although Biancas thrill seeking is too much for Frank, they end up in Costa Rica. After leaving a note for Frank, Bianca commits suicide by walking naked into the ocean. Frank returns home crying and tells Lip and Ian that Bianca has died. Watch Showdown In Manila Megavideo. Fiona Gallagher. Because of her mothers absence and Franks neglect, most of the responsibility for child rearing falls on her shoulders which forces her out of high school in her junior year. Fiona works a few dead end minimum wage jobs to support her five siblings. Though often stressed and exhausted by her responsibilities, she always performs them. Prone to selflessness, she sometimes needs to be reminded to look out for her own happiness. Even though Fiona wants everything under control, she enjoys a little bit of chaos once in a while. At the close of season 2, Fiona receives her GED and begins to take more interest in jobs. In season 3, after Frank calls social services out of sheer spite, Fiona wins a court case and with the admiration of the judge is appointed her siblings legal guardian. The Strip U.S. Tv Series' title='The Strip U.S. Tv Series' />This strains her relationship with Jimmy. Towards the end of season 3, Fiona finally gets a more rewarding job with a cup manufacturing company. In season 4, she begins dating her boss Mike but then has sex with Mikes addict brother Robbie. When Mike finds out he breaks up with her. Watch The To Do List Online Hulu more. In the aftermath of the breakup, Liam ingests cocaine that Fiona got from Robbie a birthday gift she kept the coke but made Robbie leave at her birthday party and is hospitalized. Fiona is arrested for child neglect and drug possession. Mike posts her bail and she is put under house arrest with a curfew. When Fiona breaks her probation while partying with Robbie, she is incarcerated. She is released shortly afterwards though, due to overcrowding in the prison and gets a job at a diner. In season 5, episode 4, Fiona impulsively marries Gus Pfender, the bassist of an indie rock band. She then cheats on Gus with Jimmy when he appears in town once again. Afterwards she begins a relationship with her boss Sean. Her extramarital affair with Jimmy, along with her budding relationship with her boss, Sean, results in her marriage ending. By the end of season 6, Fiona and Sean plan to be married, but Frank ruins the nuptials by revealing Seans relapse to Fiona at the altar, causing Sean to leave her. Lip Gallagher. In high school he was a straight A student. He created various money making schemes to help the Gallagher clan survive, such as running an ice cream truck that also sold beer and marijuana. He also made money by taking the SATs for fellow students for a fee, but had to stop when he was caught by Professor Hearst, an investigator from the Educational Evaluation Service. After testing Lip in private, Hearst discovers Lip is one of the statistically very rare students capable of achieving a perfect SAT score and offers him an internship at the robotics lab at the University of Chicago, which Lip turns down. Hearst gets Lip in trouble with his past clients by invalidating all of their SAT scores, since they didnt actually take the tests themselves. Outside the classroom Lip spends much of his time drinking beer and smoking weed and eventually participates in car theft schemes with Jimmy. Lip has a strong bond with Ian and is also the first one to discover that Ian is gay. During the first season of the show, while tutoring Karen Jackson in mathematics, Lip develops a sexual relationship with her, and soon falls in love with her. Karen though, decides to marry Jody, and gives birth to a baby that is neither Lips nor Jodys. Lip then starts a new relationship with Mandy Milkovich. When Mandy discovers Lip doesnt plan on going to college, she considers that he is wasting his potential and his chances for a brighter future. When she secretly applies to colleges on his behalf, he is accepted by MIT, among others. Lip breaks off their relationship when he learns that Mandy hit Karen with her car, an accident that resulted in serious injuries and brain damage, to keep Karen away from him. In season 4, Lip begins courses at the University of Chicago. He struggles to juggle his studies, his job at the cafeteria, and his family life. Amanda helps him and his grades improve. In season 5, Lip works for Tommy in construction. At Amandas summer home, Lip and Amandas father do not get along. However, Amandas father offers Lip an internship when they find some common ground. Lip starts to follow a changed life but is challenged when Mickey and his brothers plan to raid a caf. After the raid, Mickey locks Lip out of the getaway car, leaving him to hide from the police. Despite difficulties paying for his education, Lip receives a grant and also begins an affair with a professor named Helene Runyon. Helene invites Lip into her home and her husband catches them, but condones the affair due to an apparent taste for voyeurism. Also, Lip starts losing interest in Amanda and she punches him in the face after he upsets her. In season 6, Amanda gets her revenge by posting a naked picture of Helene. This causes Helene to get fired. Lip has trouble getting over her until Queenie gives him a foot massage that arouses him. Lip is also friends with an alcoholic teacher named Professor Youens until he starts drinking and Youens starts taking advantage of him. After this, Lip continues drinking and smashes up Youens car out of rage. Watch Bitter &Amp; Twisted IMDB'>Watch Bitter &Amp; Twisted IMDB. Lip gets arrested but is bailed out by Professor Youens who takes pity on him and tells him hes been expelled. Youens takes Lip to rehab and sets him up with a job for when he gets out.