This Cincinnati native, born in 1962 played Casey Davenport, Helen’s ‘slightly’ more stuck-up and aristocratic older sister. Her character ends up back in Nantucket when Stuart Davenport, her rich husband leaves her. Antonio falls for, but of course, she would never give him the time of day. Not with her kind of background! Things get superheated between Brian and Casey, even more so when Casey accidentally burns down her sister’s house during a passionate embrace with Brian.
After being thrown into the spotlight as Casey, Yasbeck certainly made her mark on “Wings” She went to star in a string of films during the 90s, “The Mask”, “Pretty Woman”, and even “Dracula: Dead and Loving It,” but perhaps her biggest claim to fame was marrying, one of her costars, the late John Ritter.
David Schramm Then
David Schramm's character in "Wings" was Roy Biggins who was the head of Aeromass, a competitor to Sandpiper's airline. As the only other airline head, he was the grouchy and ill-tempered nemesis on the show. Everyone's gotta have their Biggins. And Schramm was the perfect one. The actor was born on August 14, 1946, in Kentucky. He grew up attending outdoor drama clubs in Kentucky and even became an actor at a playhouse.
At some point, he had a job scrubbing toilets for little to no money but his passion for acting in a drama pushed him to work harder. He moved on to playing Bellerophon's voice in Hercules in 1988, but since then his appearances on the big screen have been limited.
David Schramm Today
After starring in Wings, David decided to play in more broadway themed roles such as "King Lear" and "A Chorus of Disapproval." This happened after rekindled his love for drama and acting and in 2003, he also appeared in New York Theatre's Workshop production of the Bard of Avon.
In 2015, he experienced crushing vocal issues and had to take a break from his role in the production of Butler. Despite his family's history with substance abuse and alcohol, he confesses that he never got that gene and was pretty sober most of his life.
Amy Yasbeck Today
Ritter who was already married to his first wife at the time met Yasbeck on the set of "Problem Child." After working together on "Wings," it was clearly true love. They got married on September 18, 1999, at the Murphy Theatre in Ohio. While Ritter did have three children with his first wife, when he remarried Yasbeck, he ended up having one more! Their marriage lasted up until his tragic end.
Ritter was suffering from a heart condition and had several complications that lead up to his passing away. Yasbeck and his children were devastated, but she braved a strong face and continued juggling her life both at home, raising her child, and showbiz.
Tony Shalhoub Then
Anthony Marcus Shalhoub, also known as Tony was born on October 9. 1953 to a Lebanese family. Tony's older sister sparked his love for acting and his first role was in the movie King and I during his high school years. When the actor landed a role on "Wings" it was only up from there on out. Shalhoub made his mark as Antonio Scarpacci, the Italian ex-pat driver who owned his own taxi service that brought people to the airport. His character was a sweet and hopeless romantic who falls desperately in love with Casey.
After the show, Tony moved onto bigger and better roles. He got one of his big breaks in the highly acclaimed and long-running series "Monk" for which he was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor eight times!