Les, 76, said that brothers’ mindset was “sheer panic.” Glen, 82, explained, “There were some critics that said when Shelley walks out the door, that's the end of Cheers. And we had to live with that ...

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name — a place that might not exist, if not for the work of Shelley Long. To that, Danson quipped, "Kiss my ass. That's so rude." But ultimately, he ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ted Danson brought Sam Malone to life on Cheers, the long-running sitcom that allowed fans to fall in love with patrons of the titular bar. When a woman named Diane (Shelley Long) comes in needing a ...

He recalled being “dead wrong” about his instincts while on ‘Cheers,’ particularly about this one casting decision. Ted Danson is a prolific actor, but certainly no prophet. The Cheers star recalled ...

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, ...