{"id":118,"date":"2026-09-09T08:48:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T08:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2026-09-09T08:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T08:48:46","slug":"actor-denis-leary-details-chilling-9-11-experience-that-helped-lead-to-tv-hit-rescue-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"Actor Denis Leary details chilling 9\/11 experience that helped lead to TV hit \u2018Rescue Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actor Denis Leary was unloading his hockey gear at Manhattan\u2019s Chelsea Piers for a morning game when United Flt. 175\u00a0struck the South Tower of the World Trade Center\u00a025 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey turned the rink into a morgue, and they lined up all the ambulances,\u201d Leary, 69, told The Post.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The heartbreaking scene was the beginning of a journey that led to Leary\u2019s famous TV series \u201cRescue Me\u201d \u2013 a\u00a0defiantly politically incorrect dramedy\u00a0around FDNY members ridden with Sept. 11 survivor\u2019s guilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/08\/us-news\/actor-denis-leary-details-chilling-9-11-experience-that-helped-lead-to-tv-hit-rescue-me\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawUN9kRwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMXlCUkl6M0xWRzJuZ1VrNUNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEejmzg20mydVlLdJiQmSy96S92oTAP5twToBg4VNi2i7nuq8BwtK97K3FUEDA_aem_2nnBoblxAH3gDf5-dX0qLw#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/TCDREME_EC007.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The firefighter community embraced the raw portrayal of FDNY life in &quot;Rescue Me,&quot; Denis Leary said.\" class=\"wp-image-40670485\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor Denis Leary (center, looking at camera) used his poignant experiences from 9\/11 and firefighter friends to help develop the hit TV series \u201cRescue Me.\u201d\u00a9FX Networks\/Courtesy:Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New Englander star and his pick-up-hockey teammates from his production company had a clear, firsthand view of the terrorism and destruction unfurling that day from the West Side Highway.<br><br>Leary described seeing the \u201cendless flow\u201d of dust and cut-covered corporate workers fleeing uptown for hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Denis Leary was unloading his hockey gear at Manhattan\u2019s Chelsea Piers for a morning game when United Flt. 175\u00a0struck the South Tower of the World Trade Center\u00a025 years ago.\u00a0 \u201cThey turned the rink into a morgue, and they lined up all the ambulances,\u201d Leary, 69, told The Post.&nbsp; 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