Kurt Sutter As Otto Delaney

This week I thought it would be a great idea to make a post about the man behind the creation of Sons of Anarchy. If it weren't for Kurt Sutter, there would be no Sons of Anarchy. For those of you who do not know, Kurt Sutter also portrays Otto Delaney in SOA, and he is married to Katey Sagal (Gemma Teller) in real life. The two have three children together.

Besides portraying Otto, Kurt writes, directs, and produces for Sons of Anarchy. As a young kid he did not do well in school and came from a broken family. After watching lots of television and exploring his imagination he discovered his ability to come up with creative ideas for stories.

Relating to last weeks post, Sutter uses his resources well by having technical advisors such as David LaBrava help out with the show. Along with this Sutter also took some time to interact with an outlaw club in California as research for his writing for Sons of Anarchy. This all proved successful as the show is a hit.

Sons of Anarchy is currently on its fifth season. The show is so successful that FX recently signed a three year deal to continue playing Sons of Anarchy and create other projects with Sutter in the process. Some of his hobbies include playing video games and oddly birds, which probably makes you think of Gemma's bird obsession in the show just like I did. 

Check out my David LaBrava post and Gemma Teller post as well!

Sources:

http://www.fxnetworks.com/soa/crew/

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Chibs Telford

Actor Tommy Flanagan portrays everyone's favourite Scotsman of the group, Chibs Telford. We learned early in the show that Chibs got his nickname after receiving his facial scar from a rival, Jimmy O. After doing a little bit of research I discovered that the actors scars are actually real. Tommy was working as a DJ at a nightclub before he started his acting career. That is when he received the scars from an altercation outside the nightclub he was working at. He was leaving the night club to go home when a robber attacked him and left him with a 'Glasgow smile' on his face.

Most of the members of Sons of Anarchy group are American, but Chibs was born in Scotland and raised in Ireland, eventually joining the SAMBEL chapter in Ireland. He eventually was received in the Sons of Anarchy Motor Club chapter based in Charming, California. It's in Charming when we see Chibs become very close to Jax and very supportive of Jax when he became president of the club. We also witness how warming and fatherly like Chisb was to Juice when Juice was dealing with his personal issues in season four.

Just like many of the other characters in the show, Chibs has escaped death a few times. He spent half of season two in a hospital bed after a sever explosion that was set up against the group during a 'business deal'. It's during this time that we learn more about Chibs and his life he left back home. We are introduced to his wife Fiona and their daughter Kerrianne. 

Throughout the rest of the show his character is pretty quiet. Besides being supportive of Jax, Chibs is seen throughout the whole series being a mentor to many of the characters. He is often compassionate to his close friends. When half-sack was learning to box to raise money for the club Chibs was there to help him train and learn.



Sources: http://www.mandatory.com/2012/05/23/celebrities-with-distinct-scars/#photo=14
Sons Of Anarchy DVD's S1-4 August 2009-2012
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Clay Morrow

You may recognize Ron Perlman from some big name movies, but in Sons of Anarchy he is seen as the selfish president of Samcrow who eventually lets his selfishness get the best of him.

 In the beginning the show Clay Morrow was seen as a somewhat like-able character who spoke highly of his old friend John Teller. But as the show progresses Clay's true personality comes out under certain stress and pressures. We witness Clay turn from a loving  husband of Gemma, to an abusive bully of Gemma. We see Clay's character turn twisted when Tig shares with Clay his suspicions of a betrayal by Opie. Clay and Tig decide to look into the matter and Tig discovers hidden microphones in Opie's truck and cell phone. Tig assumes Opie is working against the club for ATF now and immediately shares this news with Clay, who then instructs Tig to kill Opie. The night Tig follows Opie, Tig doesn't realize that Opie switched vehicles with his wife, and Tig ends up killing Opie's wife thinking it was him driving the truck. Once Clay is informed he hides this information and assures Opie they will find out who murdered his wife. Opie was devastated with the murder of his wife and we see Clay and Tig having a hard time with this. But did this change Clays mischievous ways? No. Later in the series we witness Clay morphing into an evil leader. After beating Gemma, members of the group start to question Clays authority of the group and start vouching for Jax to be the new president. Besides putting a hit on Tara for "knowing too much" about the club, Clay eventually ends up killing Piney in a cold blooded betrayal after secrets from the past are close to revealing Clay's true nature. Once Opie finds out Clay cowardly murdered his father, he also learns the truth about Donna and seeks revenge but is later talked out of it by Jax. Soon Clay's true nature is revealed to Jax in letters that Gemma gave to him from Maureen Ashby . The letters confirmed the truth about John Tellers death, which resulted in Jax swearing that he will kill Clay.

 

Gemma Teller-Morrow

As portrayed by Katey Sagal, Gemma is seen as an extremely protective, sometimes stubborn, tough cookie. She is very loyal to her loved ones and will do anything to protect them. Throughout the show we witness how protective Gemma is of Jax, and how that sometimes conflicts with her admiration of Clay as the two loves of her life often don't see eye to eye.
 Gemma's stubbornness got the best of her in season two when a rival gang member constructs a  kidnapping and gang rape of Gemma in order to send a message to Clay. Gemma is in constant strife now because she knows that if she sends this message, Clay will retaliate, but that was what they wanted so she keeps quite about the rape, resulting in several psychological issues for Gemma. Eventually she fesses up to Clay and Jax about the events that took place, and the two worked together to resolve the current issues. Later in season three, Gemma finds herself on the run after being set up for a murder that she didn't commit, due to a by a crooked ATF agent who is constantly out to get the club. Struggling with the fact of being away from her family, Gemma plans to meet with the ATF agent to turn herself in on a bargain deal. Unfortunately things didn't work out well for Gemma as she discovers while being away her grandson was kidnapped. After finding this out, Gemmas heart goes on her and she ends up in a hospital which wasn't the 'deal' the ATF agent agreed upon. Eventually Jax works out a secret deal with the ATF agent and Gemma is eventually a free woman again. Gemma often finds herself in between two choices or situations throughout the show. As a viewer we see how her tough attitude and loyalty to those she loves becomes a strength for her in making decisions, but is also often a weakness for her as others use these attributes to manipulate her. In the end Gemma always pulls through, as she has been in the club for a long time and has thick skin. 

Samcro Explained

You may be pondering the thought, 'What is Samcro?'. Well, ponder no more and allow me to explain what Samcro stands for, how it all began, and its current status today as seen in 'Sons of Anarchy'.

Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original, or 'Samcro' for short, is a fictional biker club established in 1967 by two Vietnam war veterans, John Teller and Piney Winston. According to the television show, 'Sons of Anarchy', nine members formed the club in the fictional town of Charming, California.

John Teller, the clubs president, eventually married his 'old lady' Gemma Teller. A few years later Gemma gave birth to two sons, one of which died at a young age due to a genetic heart condition conceived from Gemma. Sadly, John Teller died in a freak accident and Gemma later re-married to Johns close friend, Clay Morrow, whom now is the current president of Sons of Anarchy. Gemma's oldest son, Jackson 'Jax' Teller, is the main character seen throughout the show. Now in his adult-hood  Jax, the VP, is constantly conflicting with his step-father Clay.