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John Ratzenberger moved on to voice act in a few different animated movies such as Toy Story, Monsters Inc., The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, and Wall-E. John has also hosted around 97 episodes of Made in America and has starred in shows like Legit and Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Ratzenberger has two children with his ex-wife Georgia Stiny. The two have been divorced since 2004.
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"Norm Peterson" is an occasionally employed accountant and a bar regular. There is a recurring joke on the show involving him where all of the customers at the bar yell "NORM" when he walks into the bar.
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George Wendt decided to step out of the spotlight after his run on Cheers, which led him to starring in the short-lived talk show called The George Wendt Show as well as an NPR radio show called Car Talk. Along with some commercial work, Wendt mostly does theater nowadays with his most recent role being in Death of a Salesman at the St. Jacob's Country Playhouse in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada back in 2017.
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"Carla Tortelli" is a wise-cracking, cynical bartender who treats most of her customers relatively bad. She has four children at the beginning of the show and gives birth to four more during the course of the show.
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Rhea Perlman moved on to star in Annie, Pearl, Kate Brasher, Kirstie, and most recently You People in 2022. She has been married to Danny DeVito since 1982 and currently has 3 children.
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"Coach Ernie Pantusso" is a co-bartender and an ex-baseball coach. "Coach" is one of "Sam's" best friends" as well as "Diane's". He is said to have died in a car accident, but it's never explicitly shown in the series.
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In addition to his role in Cheers, Nicholas Colasanto is also known for directing episodes of very popular shows such as Hawaii Five-0, Starsky & Hutch, Bonanza, Columbo, and CHiPs. Colasanto was actually planning on retiring before being offered his role in Cheers. During the show's third season, he was getting noticeably more and more ill until he finally passed away on February 12, 1985 at the age of 61.
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"Diane Chambers" is portrayed as a sophisticated graduate student attending Boston University. At the beginning of the series, her fiance breaks up with her leaving her to fend for herself which leads to her becoming a cocktail waitress.
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Shelley Long won 2 Golden Globes and an Emmy for her role in the series Cheers. Her post-Cheers career wasn't without success. Long went on to star in shows like Good Advice, Frasier, Kelly Kelly, and Modern Family! Whatever she is a part of, she makes sure to bring laughter.
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"Sam Malone" is a bartender and the owner of the bar Cheers. He used to be a baseball player with the nickname "Mayday Malone," but his career came to a halt after he became an alcoholic.