Meanwhile, several actors grew up during the show's run — including Ethan Cutkosky (Carl), who started out at age 9. As he notes, he'd have been happy to go on with the series even longer. "We ...

Carl went up the river as just a dumb kid, but he now is reentering society as a still pretty dumb kid but with a purpose—and he barely even pauses to notice his nephew Chucky, who he made a ...

When Ethan Cutkosky began playing Carl on Shameless at the age of 12, the writers and producers didn’t plan to have a storyline for him.He was only there to play one of Frank Gallagher’s ...