Meet the Cast
What Happens at The Abbey is set to premiere on May 14! Here's a preview of the cast of E!'s upcoming series!
David Cooley
Originally from Ohio, David Cooley moved out to Los Angeles in 1981 to pursue a new career in finance. Shortly thereafter in 1991, Cooley set out on his own and invested in a small, discreet space in West Hollywood that he renovated into a coffeehouse called The Abbey. After nearly twenty-five years and five expansions, The Abbey is more than 14,000 square feet and known as the Best Gay Bar in the World, having won the award twice from Logo
Brandon
Brandon is David Cooley's assistant. When David isn't around, Brandon is his eyes and ears.
Brandi
Brandi is a VIP host and former bartender at The Abbey. She's ultra sassy and intimidating, and she's a lesbian in pursuit to have a child with her best friend and colleague Lawrence. It's their perfect arrangement for a modern family.
Lawrence
Lawrence is a VIP host at The Abbey. He's ready to start a family with Brandi, he faces the reality of fertility tests, various relationship struggles and the most emotional of them all, revealing to his family that he is ready to become a father.
Murray
Murray is a VIP Host at The Abbey and has had an on and off relationship with his co-worker Cory, a bartender at The Abbey.
Cory
Cory is a bartender at The Abbey who has an on and off relationship with Murray.
Chelsea
Chelsea is a management trainee at The Abbey. Blurring her personal and professional life, she dreams of becoming a nightclub mogul. She governs with sass and her strict high standards.
Billy
Billy is a 23-year-old VIP server at The Abbey and you also might know him as Ellen DeGeneres' gardener on The Ellen Show!
Ashlee
Ashlee doesn't work at The Abbey, but she's friends with Chelsea and becomes close to the employees throughout the season...especially Billy!
Kim
Kim is a 26-year-old server at The Abbey. Kim is best friends with her co-worker Elizabeth, and this season they'll see what happens when they try to take their relationship from friends to something more.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth is also a server at The Abbey. She's 23 and is interested in exploring a relationship with her friend and co-worker Kim, which we'll see this season.
Kyle
Kyle is a 34-year-old bartender at The Abbey and he's majorly crushing on Marissa.
Marissa
23-year-old Marissa just moved to L.A. from Long Island. She's new to The Abbey and she quickly catches the eye of Kyle.
Daniel Eid
Daniel is a server at The Abbey. The ultimate comic relief, he is the self-proclaimed "best server at The Abbey." A quirky personality and cocky attitude make the perfect recipe for the Zoolander server.