TV's Wildest Party Animals!

25	Tracy Jordan

Life of the Party:  Tracy Morgan of 30 Rock

Let's face it, we've all had the urge to run screaming down the freeway shirtless and about Star Wars, or even on occasion vote for Ralph Nader.  But no one so perfectly encapsulates the extravagant entertainment lifestyle as Tracy Jordan, whose name isn't the only blatant similarity to the real-life Tracy Morgan.

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Disco Stu

Life of the Party:  Hank Azaria of The Simpsons

Disco Stu doesn't advertise, but Disco Stu doesn't stop the beat, either.  The hardest partyer of Springfield (who isn't a depressing drunk Like Homer or Barney), both Disco Stu and Duffman could always be counted on as the town's resident party monsters, regardless of their crippling, crippling inner pain.  But unlike Duffman, there's only one Disco Stu.

23	Tyrion Lannister

Life of the Party:  Peter Dinklage of Game of Thrones

What he lacks in size, the bawdy imp of the Lannister family more than makes up for in his voracious appetite for both women and wine.  Even the threat of "flying" or the brink of War for Westeros can't keep Tyrion from enjoying the fruits of his wit, standing with a good party, or a enjoying good roll in the hay.

22	Jeff and Lester

Life of the Party:  Vic Sahay and Scott Krinsky of Chuck

We didn't say you'd be comfortable at the party, or that Jeff would be wearing pants.  We only say that in timeless musical performance, drug-induced stupor, or simply a marathon game of Missile Command (because let's face it, we're all nerds), Jeff and Lester can always be counted on to play their part for both the party and the partial restraining orders they inevitably find themselves with.

21	The Boys of Entourage

Life of the Party:  The cast of Entourage

It's Hollywood, bitch!  Whether at Eminem or Johnny Drama's party, things will find a way to spin out of control for Vincent Chase and crew. But who hasn't dreamed of the chance to fight Eminem?

The celebrity lifestyle of partying can run the gamut of success, like the range between Mark Wahlberg in The Fighter and Mark Wahlberg in   The Happening.  No, if only Vincent Chase could talk to animals.

20	Randy Marsh

Life of the Party:  Trey Parker of South Park

You wish your dad were as fun-loving as Randy Marsh, who in true South Park form will take any opportunity to either overreact wildly to the latest disaster or drink himself silly at the slightest good news.  Unfortunately, like your dad, he will inevitably end up in his underwear in front of your friends and neighbors.  Thanks, Dad.

19	Tom Haverford

Life of the Party:  Aniz Anisari of Parks and Recreation

Whether manning the desk opposite Leslie Knope, down in the Snakehole lounge or running Entertainment 720, Tom Haverford is your go-to party mogul, throwing the illest bashes and dopest, most exclusive EVENTS this side of...rural...Indiana.  Dream big, guys.

18

Sam Axe

Life of the Party:  Bruce Campbell of Burn Notice

After a lifetime of service with the Navy SEALs, anyone would want to take it easy down in Miami bedding women, downing drinks, and wasting away in Margaritaville, let alone being Bruce Campbell.  And even with all the regular action he finds himself in, Sam Axe's many colorful shirts party hard enough for all of us.

17	Peter Griffin

Life of the Party:  Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy

There's a very good reason we chose Peter Griffin over one of Family Guy's many peripheral characters, or even Homer Simpson for the role of patriarch party animal.  No other parent shows such reckless abandon for the welfare of his family in the name of a good gag, or a legendary binge. 

And considering these traits lend themselves to Brian and Stewie as well, we have to wonder just what Seth MacFarlane does when he's not producing all animation ever.

16	Nucky Thompson

Life of the Party:  Steve Buscemi of Boardwalk Empire

Like a boss, it 's Nucky Thompson's job to keep the party going during the prohibition era.  And no gangster, politician, corrupt cop or bug-eyed vision problem could keep the boozing baron of Boardwalk Empire from living life in style with his cronies and lovely ladies alike.

15	Meredith Palmer

Life of the Party:  Kate Flanagan of The Office

Who among us hasn't over-indulged at an office party, exposed ourselves to our superiors, or lit ourselves on fire in a fit of dancing?  Truly Meredith Palmer is a benchmark for us all when it comes to the drink and the art of office politics. 

I'm fired, aren't I.

14	Steve and Doug Butabi

Life of the Party:  Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell of Saturday Night Live

The spiritual successors to Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd's "wild and crazy guys," neither rejection nor being kicked out of the club could keep the undefinable love of partying away from the Butabi brothers, who could easily keep the beat going at a local nursing home after hours.

And really, what is love anyway, if not an celebration of life.  What is love? 

13	Charlie Pace

Life of the Party:  Dominic Monaghan of LOST

Whether dancing around in diapers, snorting heroin with the Virgin Mary, or Tyler Durden-ing your way through the afterlife, you all everybody couldn't' come close to partying on par with the hippest, hobbitest island castaway this side of Middle Earth.

12	The Cast of Jersey Shore

Life of the Party:  The Cast of Jersey Shore

Love 'em or hate 'em, the Jersey Shore cast have had more than their fifteen minutes of fame, and will live on in the countless spin-offs that follow their hard-partying, fist-pumping plague across Italy.  And for one, we hope that the endless stream of fistfights, blowouts, and won-won juice never stops flowing.

11	The Men of Mad Men

Life of the Party:  The men of mad, the Mad Men

Ah, how times have changed.  Were we to work in the '60s, I could finally stop receiving all those dirty looks for constantly swilling scotch at my desk.  But my writing tools aside, the boys of Mad Men throw epic parties in and out of the office, and the body parts will fly, whether in sexy or horrifically bloody context.

10	Maryann Forrester

Life of the Party:  Michelle Forbes of True Blood

Well, she literally was a party animal.  She had claws and brainwashed the people of Bon Temps into throwing orgies left and right, all as a means to raise the bull-god Dionysus.  Wait, I thought this was about vampires?  What the hell are they drinking on this show, other than TruBlood?

9	The Kids from Skins

Life of the Party:  The kids from all incarnations of Skins

Aww, there's nothing funny about underage drinking, sex, and drug abuse.  We're not condemning it of course, it's a fine way to live.

We just wish our own adolescences were half as fun as the nightly bashes of Skins' teenagers.  But alas, the perils of a nerd's life.

8	Lucretia and Batiatus

Life of the Party:  Lucy Lawless and John Hannah of Spartacus: Blood and Sand

They partied themselves to death.  And by that, we mean enslaved and abused their gladiators to the point of season one ending in a bloody mess of carnage and debauchery, but Jupiter's c@ck, could those Romans throw one hell of a soiree.  And don't forget, the party's over when Lucretia returns in Spartacus: Vengeance!

I wonder what Viva Bianca would have to say on the subject...

7

Q

Life of the Party:  John de Lancie of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Well if you were omnipotent, you probably couldn't resist springing random mariachi bands, re-enacting the tale of Robin Hood, or generally taking any opportunity to make merriment and irritate the stuffiest of Star Trek captains, or even Patrick Stewart himself.

And yet tragically, we may never live to see a J.J. Abrams take on the godly jester of the latter alphabet.  Who's the real party pooper?

6	The Paddy's Pub Gang

Life of the Party:  The gang from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

You couldn't always count on the gang to remember their parties (they do own and abuse a bar, after all), but despite their many issues with drug and alcohol abuse, the group from Paddy's has managed to throw some epic blowouts, from dance parties to Halloween ragers, put perhaps the most memorable was the Russian Roulette parties Frank would put on in the basement.

It's just not a party until there's at least one smoking hole in someone's head

5	Bender Bending Rodriguez

Life of the Party:  John DiMaggio of Futurama

He has to party!  Lest the alcohol stop flowing, his circuits fail and the ol' five o'clock rust appears and he power down forever.  Of course, a particular affinity for Gloria Estefan doesn't hurt either.

Honorable mention goes to Hedonism-bot, who as his name suggests...well...yeah.

4	Michaelangelo

Life of the Party:  Michaelangelo of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Never mind how ooze would transform turtles into intelligent beings who practice martial arts in a sewer, or obey an equally perplexing sewer rat.  And never you mind why they wear masks to hide their identities...being giant turtles.  The real question for the raddest dude of all the Turtles was, where could the pizza be found, in what direction the surf was going, how high the five was, and how to successfully cow a bunga.  What the hell is a "bunga," anyway?

3

Steve-O

Life of the Party:  Steve-O of Jackass

Much as we're glad to have Steve-O alive and well after his many recorded brushes with substance abuse, we can't help but miss the hard-partying, wasabi-snorting, eyeball-leeching Wildboyz of old, or at least something to tide us over until the inevitable J4ck4ss.

2	Charlie Sheen

Life of the Party:  Charlie Sheen of Two and a Half Men

Art more than imitates real life, folks.  And neither Goddess, nor Vatican assassin, nor the most powerful of warlocks or the bloodiest of tigers could stop either Charlie Harper, or Charlie Sheen, from winning all there is to win in the bachelor lifestyle of the rich and famous.

1	Barney Stinson

Life of the Party:  Neil Patrick Harris of How I Met Your Mother

Keeper of the Bro code and second in awesome-ness perhaps only to Neil Patrick Harris himself, Barney Stinson has proven himself a master of the party time and time again with an uncanny ability to make any occasion...you knew it was coming...legend...wait for it...DARY.