Rosario Salazar

Rosario is Karen's feisty Salvadoran maid. She married Jack to get her green card; the two lived in the help's quarters of Karen and Stan's penthouse until Rosario divorced Jack to be with Gardener.

Episodes [8]: 01.22, 02.01, 02.02, 02.05, 02.12, 02.17, 02.18, 02.23

Shelley Morrison became a regular cast member in Season 3.

Mr. Zamir

One of the tenants in Will's building, Mr. Zamir likes to take his shirt off in the laundry room and snoop into other people's things. Mr. Zamir loves the movie Xanadu.

Episodes [2]: 02.02, 02.23

Mrs. Freeman

Mrs. Freeman is Ben Doucette's administrative assistant.

Episodes [5]: 02.09, 02.10, 02.14, 02.15, 02.23

Fernando

Fernando was one of the guys Jack was dating at the time he and Rosario divorced.

Episodes [1]: 02.23

Anastasia Beaverhausen

When Karen needs to go incognito, she dons the alias Anastasia Beaverhausen. Anastasia as in Russian royalty, Beaverhausen as in where the beaver lives.

Episodes [2]: 02.10, 02.22

Helena Barnes

International Design Goddess Helena Barnes is one of Grace's idols, and her competition.

Episodes [1]: 02.22

Robert Lilienfield

Grace Adler and Helena Barnes competed for Robert's design job.

Episodes [1]: 02.22

Joseph Dudley

Joe Dudley was Will and Grace's favorite professor in college. His relationship with Sharon gives Will and Grace a glimpse of their future.

Episodes [1]: 02.21

Sharon Timmers

Sharon is Professor Dudley's best friend.

Episodes [1]: 02.21

Val Bassett

Wacky neighbor Val moved into apartment 15F and befriended Will (which made Grace crazy jealous). She then moved to 12E and befriended Grace (then stole her music box). After seeing Jack's cabaret act Jack 2001, Val stalked him. When Val shows up again and tries to be friendly with Grace, Grace gives her the cold shoulder. To get back at her, Val opens a design business next door and steals Grace's ideas and clients. In 2004, Grace ran into Val at an AA meeting.

Episodes [2]: 01.18, 02.20

Bill

Bill is the head of Welcome Back Home, an organization which helps homosexuals get back on the "straight and narrow." It became Jack's personal crusade to win him over and "release his inner homo."

Episodes [1]: 02.20

Ellen

Ellen is Grace's friend and was also her college roommate. She often comes over for dinner and games with her husband, Rob. Rob and Ellen haven't been seen much since they got married and moved to New Jersey. Ellen had a baby boy in 2002, and by 2005 had three children.

Episodes [7]: 01.01, 01.10, 01.18, 01.21, 02.01, 02.03, 02.19

Rob

Rob is one of Will's friends who comes over for dinner, and to play poker and other games, like the home version of Pyramid, along with his wife Ellen. (They constantly lose to Will and Grace.) Rob and Ellen have two dogs, Harry and Ronnie, and three kids. Rob is also Will's accountant.

Episodes [7]: 01.01, 01.10, 01.18, 01.21, 02.01, 02.03, 02.19

Steve

Steve is one of Will and Rob's poker buddies. Steve also lives in Will's building, and is in charge of the building's community garden.

Episodes [2]: 01.07, 02.19

Sally

Jack and Will ran into Sally the crazy homeless lady at the NBC headquarters. Karen later ran into her when she tried to buy her accidentally donated Chanel slingbacks at a thrift store.

Episodes [2]: 02.14, 02.18

Neil

A blind date set up by Will's mother. Neil was Will's mother's dentist's bridge partner's son. Neil thinks he's God's gift to gay men.

Episodes [1]: 02.17

Dr. Osher

Dr. Osher was Stanley Walker's physician when he had his heart problem.

Episodes [1]: 02.17

Nurse Trainee Pittman

Inexperienced Nurse Trainee Pittman took Grace's blood when Stan was in the hospital.

Episodes [1]: 02.17

Andrew Kirkland

Andrew is Will's ex-boyfriend Michael's current boyfriend.

Episodes [1]: 02.16

Michael

Michael is Will's ex-boyfriend. Will and Michael were together for 6 years, until Michael left Will two years ago. Grace decorated Michael and his new boyfriend Andrew's apartment.

Episodes [1]: 02.16

George Truman

George is Will, Sam, and Paul's father. Will finds out that George had told all of his friends and co-workers that Will and Grace are married. George has been having a long-term affair with Tina. George and Marilyn decided to divorce in 2002.

Episodes [1]: 02.13

John Marshall

Karen has her private detective look for Jack's biological father and they find John Marshall. Unfortunately, John turns out to be gay and could not be Jack's father. Despite the wierdness, John and Jack go out for a date.

Episodes [1]: 02.13

Dr. Loranger

Will's sexy dreams send him to therapist Dr. Loranger. He is more interested in dating Grace than helping Will.

Episodes [1]: 02.12

Nurse Sheila

Sheila used to work at the sperm bank, collecting specimens. She now works for Dr. Hershberg.

Episodes [1]: 02.11

Claire

Claire is Will's best friend from high school. She asked Will to donate sperm so she could have a baby.

Episodes [1]: 02.11

Porcelain Paul

"Porcelain" Paul Archambeaux is the star of Grace and Jack's favorite PBS TV show Antiques on the Road.

Episodes [1]: 02.10

Bob Dent

Bob Dent directed Jack's first starring vehicle: a sexual harassment training video for the Canterville Plate Glass Company.

Episodes [1]: 02.09

Brian Kelly

Brian Kelly went to law school with Will. Will ran into him while helping Jack cater an ABA dinner event.

Episodes [1]: 02.07

Carl

Carl produces adult fetish videos, including Next to Godliness — which featured Karen whipping a "dirty pig boy."

Episodes [1]: 02.07

Bobbi Adler

Bobbi is Grace's critical, over the top, poker-playing, match-making, show girl mother. Bobbi is married to Martin Adler, and they have three daughters: Janet (the oldest), Grace and Joyce.

Episodes [2]: 01.13, 02.05

Andy Fellner

Grace's mother, Bobbi Adler, fixed Andy up with Will. Grace and Andy went to summer camp together when they were growing up.

Episodes [1]: 02.05

Roger O'Neill

Roger is an agent with the I.N.S. Jack met him earlier at Wigstock, and — much to Jack's surprise — Roger was the INS agent who interviewed him and Rosario.

Episodes [1]: 02.05

John Gregorio

An artist living in New York. Grace had a crush on him in high school. After seeing a busty picture of Grace, he called her for a date.

Episodes [1]: 02.04

In repeat airings, John Gregorio's name was mysteriously dubbed to "Donald Dorio" and the name and phone number on the wall were also changed, as well as the closed-caption text.

Walter

Jack was devastated to find out that Will had a one night stand with Walter after Walter dumped Jack.

Episodes [1]: 02.04

John

Jack helped John from being tormented by a couple of bullies, then helped John pick a name for the play he was writing: "Just John".

Episodes [1]: 02.03

Kai

Kai is a rock 'n' roll photographer and Naomi is an art-gallery manager. Will and Grace meet them at a dim sum restaurant and ditch Rob and Ellen to begin hanging out all night with the hip young, couple. When the wild all-nighters begin to take their tol

Episodes [1]: 02.03

Naomi

Kai is a rock 'n' roll photographer and Naomi is an art-gallery manager. Will and Grace meet them at a dim sum restaurant and ditch Rob and Ellen to begin hanging out all night with the hip young, couple. When the wild all-nighters begin to take their tol

Episodes [1]: 02.03

Richard

Will met Richard while shopping at Borders book store. Richard recommended a book by John Updike and the two later went on a date.

Episodes [1]: 02.01