His last full episode was "Cheerio Cheers" (1985), which was filmed in late November 1984. He died of a heart attack at his ...

“Cheers” star Ted Danson recalls asking unresponsive studio audience if they could hear the jokes: 'Yeah, we can' Sometimes a mic check isn't enough.

Incidentally, when Danson calls James Burrows " Cheers' director," he's not fooling. The series co-creator called action on 237 of the series' 275 episodes.

Ted Danson is a prolific actor, but certainly no prophet. The Cheers star recalled being "dead wrong" about most of his instincts while on the sitcom from 1982–1993, including the casting of one ...

Ted Danson says his penchant for being wrong was on full display ahead of Cheers casting Shelley Long — who he initially thought would not be a good choice for the role of Diane Chambers.

Ted Danson recalled being "dead wrong" about his instincts while on 'Cheers' -- particularly about this one casting decision.

Shelley Long as Diane Chambers, Ted Danson as Sam Malone on “Cheers.” NBCUniversal via Getty Images Shelley was Danson’s love interest on the sitcom before leaving after Season 5 in 1987.

Ted Danson Reflected on Working with Shelley Long on Cheers Joining the cast of the NBC sitcom, Shelley Long portrayed Diane Chambers alongside Ted Danson, Nicholas Colasanto, and others in 1982.