Roomies is an American sitcom that aired on NBC

NBC

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 from March 19, 1987 to May 15, 1987. Reruns of the series later aired on Saturday morning.

Plot

The series centered on 42 year old ex-drill sergeant Nick Chase, and 14 year old genius Matthew Wiggins, who were roommates at Saginaw University. Among those shown were a trio of 'Singing Freshman' who sang through the hallways.

Cast

• Burt Young
  Burt Young
  Burt Young is an American actor, painter and author. He is best known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Sylvester Stallone's brother-in-law and friend Paulie in the Rocky film series.-Personal life:...
  
   as Nick Chase
• Corey Haim
  Corey Haim
  Corey Ian Haim was a Canadian actor, known for a 1980s Hollywood career as a teen idol. He starred in a number of films such as Lucas, Silver Bullet, Murphy's Romance, License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream...
  
   as Matthew Wiggins
• Sean Gregory Sullivan as Carl
• Jane Daly as Ms. Adler
• Joshua Nelson
  Joshua Nelson
  -Background:Nelson is Black and Jewish . He became fascinated with music when he was 8, living in Brooklyn. His fascination lasted after he graduated from Newark's Performing Arts High School. He was the school's official soloist for the 4 years he studied there...
  
   as Sheldon
• Michael Lesca as singing freshman
• Robert Rheames as singing freshman
• Larry Wray as singing freshman