 | Joey Lawrence
Frankie Marshall |
 | Brian Benben
Roger Henderson |
 | Mary Stuart Masterson
Penny Henderson |
 | Ned Beatty
General Walt Whalen |
 | George Burns
Milt Lackey |
 | Scott Michael Campbell
Billy |
 | Brion James
Bernie King |
 | Michael Lerner
Lt. Cross |
 | Michael McKean
Rick Rochester |
 | Jeffrey Tambor
Walt Whalen, Jr. |
 | Stephen Tobolowsky
Max Applewhite |
 | Christopher Lloyd
Zaltan |
 | Larry Miller
Katzenback |
 | Anita Morris
Claudette |
 | Corbin Bernsen
Dexter Morris |
 | Rosemary Clooney
Anna |
 | Bobcat Goldthwait
Wild writer |
 | Robert Walden
Tommy |
 | Dylan Baker
Jasper |
 | Billy Barty
himself |
| Tracy Byrd
Himself |
 | Candy Clark
Billy's Mom |
 | Anne De Salvo
Female Writer |
 | Jennifer Dundas
Deirdre |
 | Bo Hopkins
Billy's Father |
 | Robert Klein
Father Writer |
| Robert Klein
Father Writer |
 | Harvey Korman
Jules Cogley |
| Joseph Lawrence
Frankie Marshall (as Joey Lawrence) |
 | Peter MacNicol
son writer |
| Bridgett Newton
Member, The Miller Sisters |
 | Amy Parrish
Member, The Miller Sisters |
| Nina Repeta
Member, The Miller Sisters |
| Frank Trimble
Member, The Dead Tones |
| Kevin Scott Warner
Member, The Dead Tones |
| Frank J. Aard
Rollerskating Penguin |
 | Ellen Albertini Dow
Organist |
| Mary Boucher
Soapbox Girl |
| Doug Chambers
Drummer |
| Tina Corsini
Betty Boop |
| Jim David
Biff Blaster |
| Deacon Dawson
Happy, Peter Lorre Villain |
 | Hadley Eure
'Paprika' Actress |
 | J. Don Ferguson
Johnny Ace, Hard Boiled Dick (as Don Ferguson) |
 | Wilbur Fitzgerald
'Tortured' Actor |
 | Keith Flippen
Space Cadet Jimmy |
| Paul 'Mousie' Garner
Double bass performer (as Mousie Garner) |
 | Randell Haynes
Difficult Actor / Interrogator |
 | Mark Joy
Jack Granite, Man's Man |
 | Rebecca Koon
Ma, Mildred's Mother |
 | Gary Kroeger
Gork, Son of Fire |
 | Tammy Lauren
In the Mood Bandleader |
 | Marguerite MacIntyre
Bubble Bath Announcer |
| Lori Anne Mahl
Mildred, Johnny Ace Secretary (as Lori Mahl) |
 | Charles Marsh
Upside-Down Yodeler |
 | Jim McKeny
Tom McCallum |
| Madison McKoy
Cab Calloway |
| Rod McLachlan
Black Whip, Granite's Dog |
| Marc McPherson
Maynard |
 | Patt Noday
Sherwood Smith |
 | Richard K. Olsen
Pa, Lt. Cross Actor |
| Donna Peters
'Gork' Actress |
 | Robert D. Raiford
Ben Butter (as Robert Raiford) |
| Robin Dale Robertson
Temperamental Actor |
 | Jack Sheldon
Ruffles Reedy |
| Frank Terrio
Duck |
 | Gary Anthony Williams
Dr. Ashton-Reeves |
| Brad Moranz
Dancer #1 |
| Jennifer Hammond-Moranz
Dancer #2 (as Jennifer Moranz) |
| Deborah DeFrancisco
Dancer #3 (as Deborah De Francisco) |
| Lynn Raley
Dancer #4 |
| Leanne Reese
Dancer #5 |
| Crystal Williams
Dancer #6 |
| Dixie Wilson
Dancer #7 |
 | Barry Bell
Cop #1 |
| Gabe Caggiano
Cop #2 |
| Anthony Christian
Cop #3 |
 | Lou Criscuolo
Cop #4 |
 | Michael Harding
Cop #5 (as Mike Harding) |
 | John Keenan
Cop #5 |
| Mark Marshall
Cop #7 |
| Mark Jeffrey Miller
Cop #8 |
 | Michael P. Moran
Cop#3 |
| Mike O'Brien
Cop #10 |
| Bob Sayer
Cop #11 |
| Rock Taulbee
Cop #12 |
 | Robert C. Treveiler
Cop #13 (as Robert Treveiler) |
| Hank Troscianiec
Cop #14 |
 | Harold Bergman
Affiliate |
| Rita Butler
Affiliate's Wife |
| Dave Hager
Laughing Man |
| Kim Head
Waitress |
| Scott Hilley
Drunk Affiliate |
| Ed Lillard
Loud Affiliate |
| Leighann Lord
Morgana |
| Joann Luzzatto
P.A. |
| Eric Paisley
Enthusiastic Affiliate |
| D. Anthony Pender
Operator, Revolving Stage (as Anthony Pender) |
 | Jeffrey Pillars
Nerdy Stagehand |
| Steve Rassin
Page |
| Jamison Jones
Pilot |
| Michele Seidman
Radio Actress 5-B |
| Pam Stone
Dottie |
| Leslie Truman
Woman in Audience |
| Norm Woodel
Announcer |