- Ames McNamara plays Darlene and David's son Mark on the "Roseanne" revival.
- He's named after David's older brother, Mark, as a tribute to Glenn Quinn who played the actor on the original sitcom.
- Quinn died in 2002 of an accidental heroin overdose.
- Sara Gilbert, who plays Darlene, says the decision to name Roseanne's grandson wasn't made in the writer's room.
- Gilbert and Johnny Galecki, who plays David, decided to name their TV son after Quinn's character.
ABC's "Roseanne" revival introduces viewers to Darlene and David Healy's children, the youngest of whom is named after David's brother, Mark.
It's a tribute to Glenn Quinn, who played the older Healy brother on the show, and died in 2002.
While a sweet gesture to Quinn, it wasn't the writers who came up with the idea to name Darlene and David's son after Mark.
Instead, Sara Gilbert, who plays Darlene, said it was she and co-star Johnny Galecki who came up with the name of their on-screen son.
Gilbert revealed on CBS' "The Talk" that she reached out to Galecki last June.
The two immediately knew Mark was the only name that made sense.
"I thought I had to reach out to Johnny Galecki 'cause this is our kid together," said Gilbert. "So I texted him, 'What do you think we named our baby boy?' And then I said, 'Oh, maybe Mark,’ because Mark was played by Glenn Quinn who was [Galecki’s] brother on the show who passed away."
Gilbert shared the original exchange between the actors on Instagram ahead of Galecki's return to the show with the hashtag #namedforglennquinn.
Gilbert starred alongside Quinn on the original ABC series for seven seasons. Galecki joined the show later during its fourth season.
Galecki will reprise his role as David on Tuesday night's episode of "Roseanne."
You can watch a preview of his return below:
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