List of characters in Pushing Daisies

This is a list of fictional characters in the ABC dramedy "Pushing Daisies."

Main characters

Recurring characters

Coroner

The coroner (Sy Richardson) works at the City Morgue where Ned, Emerson, and Chuck inspect (and secretly interrogate) dead bodies. He is often suspicious of all three of them and voices it by simply saying, "Mmmmmm-hmmmm." He has started hitting up Emerson for bribe money to keep quiet about his inspections. Emerson reluctantly pays him, but only because he believes it's simply for business.

Bryan Fuller recently revealed that the coroner is homosexual and is secretly in love with Emerson. [ [http://www.afterelton.com/blog/jameshillis/exclusive-bryan-fuller-reveals-gay-pushing-daisies-character-steals-our-hearts?&comment=37855 AfterElton.com] ]

Alfredo Aldarisio

Alfredo Aldarisio (Raúl Esparza) is a homeopathic salesman who has a fear that Earth's atmosphere could be sucked away from space and treats himself with his own herbal wares. He secretly admires Olive Snook and gave Chuck a sample pack of antidepressants. Olive also secretly admires him, even though she still longs for the Pie Maker, but she has not yet had a chance to tell him this due to his going away on a trip.

Oscar Vibenius

Oscar Vibenius (Paul Reubens) is an olfactory expert who works for the Department of Water and Power. He was almost framed by his former partner, Napoleon LeNez, for attempting to kill him, when in fact LeNez was staging his own attempts to try to publicize his latest book. He becomes intrigued with Chuck after noticing something slightly different in her scent, and he stole her mother's sweater to further investigate his suspicions. In "Corpsicle", Chuck gave him a sample of her hair so that he could continue his investigation into her scent, but he returned it to her without testing it in an effort to gain her trust. Beforehand, he had also shaved Digby's behind, as he was also interested in his peculiar scent.

Manuel

Manuel (Omar Avila) polishes the floors of the Pie Hole. He and Olive know each other through both staying after hours to clean up.

Ned's Mother

Ned's mother (Tina Gloss) appears only in flashbacks. She passed away from a brain aneurysm while dusting Ned off with a broom. Ned brought her back to life for more than one minute and as a consequence, accidently killed Chuck's father, Charles Charles. That night, she, Ned and Chuck waited for Chuck's aunts to take her. Afterward, Ned's Mother tucked him into his bed and gave him a goodnight kiss, one that ended up being her very last. This is how Ned learned the rules of his powers: First touch, life, second touch, dead again, forever.

Ned's Father

After his mother died, Ned's father (Jon Eric Price) sent him away to the Longborough School for Boys in the town of North Thrush. His parting words to him were "I'll be back". This would turn out to be a lie as one Halloween, Ned got a postcard that said he moved away from his house. So that night, Ned went to the new house to find his father with a new wife and two new twin boys. Since Ned was dressed up as a ghost, his father did not recognize him, so he gave him a Honeycomb Chew and wished him a happy Halloween. According to Lily, Ned's Father was a "jackass...who did us all a favor, [Ned] included."

He was recently spotted at the Pie Hole, though Ned failed to see him.

Other characters

Other recurring roles take the form of the younger versions of Ned, Chuck, and Olive, who are seen in flashbacks at the beginning of every episode. Another minor recurring role is Leyna Nguyen as a newsanchor.

References

External links

* [http://pushingdaisies.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters] at [http://pushingdaisies.wikia.com/wiki/Pushing_Daisies Pushing Daisies wiki]
* [http://abc.go.com/primetime/pushingdaisies/index?pn=bio#t=character Bios] at the [http://abc.go.com/primetime/pushingdaisies/index Pushing Daisies official website]