Laurie Deegan

Laurie Winona Deegan is a fictional character and one of four main characters in the RKOx sitcom Madcaps created by Kirby Lauren. Portrayed by Julie Morkel, Laurie is the co-owner of Madcaps Bar & Grill in. She is initially depicted as socially awkward and only being able to normally function around her close friends Dominic Pearson, Serena Marsh, and Simon Quimby. However, as the story evolves, Laurie's true colors are revealed, and she becomes short-tempered and creepy.

Fictional biography
Laurie Deegan grew up in and was raised in an ethnic  family. Her father is (Michael Walford), a vigilante serial killer who is responsible for the murders of several known rapists and gets released from prison in season 4. Her mother is popular-but-retired romance novelist (Annamarie Lawrence), infamous for writing outright pornographic stories in the years leadung to her retirement. She has two brothers: older brother (Phelan Morkel) and younger brother  (Jason Morkel).

During her middle school years, Laurie's parents met her classmate 's parents, which led to the two spending time together and becoming close friends. After leaving college and having trouble finding a job, she teamed up with and  to open the Super Malibu Bar & Grill, later the Madcaps Bar & Grill (MB&G).

During season 1, Laurie has a fling with low-ranked MB&G chef (Diego Mario Lopez), after which they decide not to take things any further due to Laurie's "career fixation". Later in that season, she starts a relationship with Dominic's old friend (Kareem Forrest), which lasts until season 2. They break up after Orlando cheats on her with her high school rival Stephanie (Diana Marx).

In season 3, Dominic introduces Laurie to (Dalton Alvarez), and Laurie and Mauricio have an "intense" sexual relationship, but he dumps her at the start of season 4 after meeting her friends and concluding that Laurie is "wackadoo". Laurie decides to live a life of solitude from that point forward and has a "spiritual reawakening", taking interests in painting and classical music, but she quickly "breaks", burglarizes Mauricio's house, and severely beats him. However, authorities detain Mauricio instead over a neighbor's noise complaint.

Maureen dies in season 7, and Laurie then develops manic depression. Her depression is followed by, and during a psychotic episode, she steals a van and drives it into MB&G's competitor, Lounge Malibu. She undergoes extensive therapy, courtesy of local psychiatrist (Jonathan Rosenberg). After being "fixed", in season 8, she plans to get Lounge Malibu manager (Mark Choi) ostracized by coercing him into publicly dating her, after which he is forced to quit. In turn, Laurie convinces Dominic to invest large amounts of money into Lounge Malibu, after which they become the owners of the property and decide to fire the staffers and shut the place down.

In season 10, she starts an unlikely sexual relationship with optimistic 23-year-old and former Lounge Malibu cashier (Morgan Lord) after the two coincidentally attend the same. Their relationship lasts relatively long, though things become shaky between the two after he goes on a long vacation in in season 11. In season 12, Peter proposes to Laurie, immediately after which she breaks up with him in favor of his younger cousin (Justin Shepherd).