‘Cheers’ premiered on NBC in September 1982 and ran for 11 seasons ...

“I don't know too many people who would walk away from a mega hit like Cheers voluntarily,” Phil Donahue told Shelley Long in 1987. Long heard that one a lot. In 1995, another interviewer approached ...

Ted Danson has said that he first thought being paired with Cheers co-star Shelley Long was a "bad idea." The actor, 76, played womanizer Sam Malone on the Emmy award-winning sitcom—an ex-Boston Red ...

Cheers ran for eleven seasons — including six after star Shelley Long left — but the show’s success was anything but certain. Les, 76, said that brothers’ mindset was “sheer panic.” Glen, 82, ...

Cheers ran for 11 seasons, and it's largely remembered as one of the best TV comedies of all time. We think these are the ...

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Cheers: Glen & Les Charles Felt Shelley Long Was Key to Sitcom's Success As part of the initial cast, Long played Diane Chambers, who came from affluence trying to study writing while working as a ...

Before the mega-hit Frasier, Cheers had a bizarre spin-off called The Tortellis, which followed Carla's ex-husband.

Logan Kelly is a professional author, screenwriter, and proud cinemaphile. He studied screenwriting and film history while attending Valencia College, before moving to the New York Metro Area. Despite ...