Joshua Lyman

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Joshua Lyman is a central fictional character on the television series "The West Wing," serving as the sharp-tongued, idealistic Deputy White House Chief of Staff and later a key political strategist.

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instanceOf fictional character
television character
appearsIn The West Wing
appearsInSeason The West Wing season 1
The West Wing season 2
The West Wing season 3
The West Wing season 4
The West Wing season 5
The West Wing season 6
The West Wing season 7
characterTrait highly intelligent
idealistic
sharp-tongued
workaholic
closeColleague C. J. Cregg
Donna Moss
Leo McGarry
Sam Seaborn
Toby Ziegler
createdBy Aaron Sorkin
education Harvard University (implied in series canon)
linked to: Harvard University
employer Josiah Bartlet administration
familyName Lyman
firstAppearance Pilot (The West Wing)
firstAppearanceYear 1999
gender male
genre political drama
givenName Joshua
knownFor crafting political strategy for the Bartlet administration
fast-paced, witty dialogue
mentor Leo McGarry
narrativeRole main character
political operative
nationality American
nickname Josh
occupation Deputy White House Chief of Staff
campaign manager
political strategist
partOf The West Wing ensemble cast
politicalAffiliation Democratic Party (fictional)
linked to: Democratic Party
portrayedBy Bradley Whitford
positionHeld Deputy White House Chief of Staff
Senior staff member at the White House
romanticInterest Donna Moss
seriesTitle The West Wing
setting Washington, D.C.
White House
worksFor President Josiah Bartlet
linked to: Josiah Bartlet

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Josh Lyman fullName Joshua Lyman
Josh Lyman fullName Joshua Lyman
subject linked to: Josh