Is Lip an alcoholic?

Lip is indeed an alcoholic and that's something that will stay with him forever. That being said, he has managed to get his addiction mostly under control.
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Why does Lip become an alcoholic?

Once his erectile dysfunction is resolved, he starts having orgies and his drinking habits get worse. At one point, Lip wakes up in the hospital after being diagnosed with alcohol poisoning, his blood alcohol content at a deadly 0.35.
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Does Lip have a drinking problem?

Lip's downward spiral has led to serious alcohol abuse. He ends up in the hospital for alcohol poisoning, but is more concerned about paying the bill than he is getting long-term help.
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Does Lip get sober?

Lip (Jeremy Allen White) ended Season 7 by checking himself into rehab, and this time he's doing whatever it takes to stick with his sobriety. That means running, knitting and anything that will keep his mind off a pint of beer and unhealthy sexual relationships.
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Does Lip on Shameless get sober?

Shameless, Season 9, Episode 11: An angry Lip confronts Fiona about being the cause of his sponsee relapsing.
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Does Lip forgive Fiona?

Lip eventually finds Fiona and, seeing how broken she is, forgives her, apologizing for his harsh attitude towards her.
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Does Lip drink season 11?

Lip's alcoholism doesn't derail him in the final season as it has in the past, but it'd go a long way to have him remain sober and demonstrate that he's at least gained some control over this aspect of his life.
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Who does Lip get pregnant?

Tami Tamietti is a main character of U.S. Shameless. She first appears in the middle of season 9 and becomes a romantic partner to Lip, and by the end of the season, becomes pregnant with his child.
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Does Lip go to jail?

Lip gets arrested but is bailed out by Professor Youens who takes pity on him and tells him he's been expelled. Youens takes Lip to rehab and sets him up with a job for when he gets out.
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Does Lip get a good job?

Even better, Lip gets to work with his best friend, Brad. The workplace is properly looked after, safe, well managed, and takes care of its staff. Lip has a decent salary and is able to support his family - both of them.
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How much older is Fiona than Lip?

Other clues in the show indicate that Emmy Rossum's Fiona is actually around five years older than Lip, not three.
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Does Lip make something of himself?

Even though Lip grew up in a poor family without any real parental guidance, he was given the opportunity to go to college and truly make something of himself. Frank served as the perfect warning of what not to do to succeed in life, but as time went on, he became more and more like his father.
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Does Lip ever graduate college?

Even Lip (Jeremy Allen White), the gifted Gallagher who was once most likely to make it out of Chicago's Southside, found himself expelled from college. If the show had a message about class, it seemed to be a bleak (and arguably realistic) one: your lot in life is fixed at birth.
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What happens to Lip at the end of Shameless?

At the end of Shameless, Lip has decided to sell the Gallagher house for a mere $75,000 - a far cry from the $250,000 he was offered by a developer before he pushed too hard and lost that deal. He is still stuck on the poverty line, working a food delivery job to support his girlfriend Tami and their son Freddie.
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Does Frank give up alcohol?

10 He Gets Sober & Becomes A Good Father (Then Undoes Everything) In just the first seven episodes of the series, Frank proves to be an unstable alcoholic and absentee father. However, in the eighth episode, there is a major turning point for Frank when he decides to quit drinking cold turkey.
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Does Karen have lips baby?

In Just Like the Pilgrims Intended, Karen gives birth to her child. Sheila, Jody, Lip, and the rest of the Gallaghers congregate in the hospital room to see the baby; However, the baby has Down Syndrome and is of Asian-American descent, revealing that Lip was never the father.
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Does Lip adopt Xan?

Lip attempts to foster Xan in order to ultimately adopt her, but Fiona accidentally ruins Lip's chances when the Department of Children and Family Services makes an unannounced visit.
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Why did Lip cut his hair?

When “Shameless” returned for its ninth season last month, the character of Lip had noticeably shorter hair than in years past. That's because actor Jeremy Allen White has been juggling some other roles along with his work on the Showtime series.
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Does Lip end up with Sierra?

She also starts a real relationship with Lip, since he shows care for her and is there to comfort her in her moment of pain. However, she ends her relationship with Lip when he starts drinking again and attacks Charlie, as she couldn't bear the thought of dealing with two addicts.
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Who is the father of Fiona's baby?

Craig made a move and they had a one-night stand, but he was initially thrown off by Fiona's emotional indifference the next morning, as she was still heartbroken over Steve. Later, Fiona discovered that she was pregnant with Craig's baby.
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Is Lip Fred's dad?

Fred "Freddie" Gallagher is the newborn son of Lip Gallagher and Tami Tamietti.
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Who is the real father of Karen's baby?

Timothy "Timmy" Wong is the biological father of Karen's son Hymie. He appears in Season 3 when his mother finds out about Hymie's birth.
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Does Lip ever start drinking again?

Shameless Season 10 Finale Recap: 'Gallovich' And Lip's Drinking Again.
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Why did Shameless get Cancelled?

After 11 seasons and 134 episodes, Showtime's Shameless wrapped its run Sunday with a series finale that was directly impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic in two key ways. Ultimately, Frank's (William H.
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How is Frank Liam's dad?

Frank consents to this, but the Gallagher siblings rally to keep Liam with them. In Nana Gallagher Had an Affair, Monica and her partner Bob take Liam to the DNA clinic, where they do a paternity test and it reveals that Frank is, in fact, Liam's biological father.
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