She helped make one of television’s most beloved bars a place where everybody knew her name. Shelley Long, the Emmy– and Golden Globe-winning actress best known for playing Diane Chambers on Cheers, ...

It was the end of an era for a generation of TV fans, but the "Cheers" finale was something of a blur for Ted Danson. The Emmy-winning actor and sitcom icon, who starred as Sam Malone on the workplace ...

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Hollywood is in mourning after TV legend James Burrows died at the age of 85. According to Deadline, the celebrated director passed away in his sleep on Friday, June 19, after a brief illness. “Jimmy ...

James Burrows, a titan of television comedy who co-created “Cheers” and directed every episode of “Will & Grace,” has died, his attorney told NBC News. He was 85. Burrows died peacefully on Friday ...

James Burrows, co-creator of the hit sitcom Cheers and prolific TV director over 1,000 episodes, has died at the age of 85. Burrows’ family announced the director’s death to People on Friday, adding ...

It started as NBC’s last-ditch effort and almost became its biggest disaster. Why did the creators suddenly abandon their plan to remake Fawlty Towers? Which actor lost his job after mocking his ...

I get the cosiest feeling when I watch the old 1980s sitcom, Cheers (streaming on Hulu at this writing). There are several reasons for this. First, of course, is that it reminds me of being young: its ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Glen and Les Charles spent so much time casting their hit sitcom Cheers that they eventually took the lines used in the many auditions out of the script altogether. It was a long, drawn-out process, ...

Shelley Long was noticeably absent when several of her Cheers costars reunited at the Emmy Awards in 2024. Long has always had a contentious relationship with the NBC sitcom that made her a household ...