Cheers cast then and now after George Wendt dies aged 76
It became one of the most popular sitcoms of all time based on the antics of the regulars of a Boston bar.
Cheers, which ran from 1983 to 1993, propelled stars such as Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammar and Woody Harrelson to fame.
Now, with the news that one of the shows biggest stars - George Wendt - has died aged 76, we take a look at where the cast is now and what has happened to them since the show ended 32 years ago.
The cause of death of the TV icon has not yet been made public. The actor's family released in a statement: 'George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him.
"He will be missed forever. The family has requested privacy during this time.'
George Wendt as Norm Peterson
Wendt played the beloved Norm on the hit NBC show and earned six consecutive Emmy nominations for the role. The uncle of Ted Lasso actor Jason Sudeikis appeared in every episode and would enter the bar to regulars calling out his character's first name.
The actor, from Chicago, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, which coincided with the 32nd anniversary of the Cheers series finale.
After finishing the series, he went on to work on The George Wendt Show, SNL, Modern Men, Clipped and some TV voice work, and films including The Independents, Forever Young and even Spice World.
He also appeared on Broadway, with roles in Art, Hairspray, Elf and Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Wendt competed on The Masked Singer in 2023 and reunited with his Cheers co-stars at the 2023 Emmys to present the award for outstanding directing for a comedy series.
Ted Danson as Sam Malone
Danson played a former baseball star and the not too bright owner of the Cheers bar. He went on to star alongside Tom Selleck and Steve Gutenberg in the film Three Men and a Baby and its sequel Three Men and a Little Lady.
He also starred in a variety of TV series including Ink, Becker, Bored to Death, CSI, A Good Place, Curb Your Enthusiasm and most recently in the Netflix series A Man on the Inside.
He is married to actress Mary Steenburgen and has two daughters, Kate and Alexis, from his previous marriage to Casey Coates.
Shelley Long as Diane Chambers
Long's graduate student character Diane Chambers stumbled into Cheers after a breakup and took a job as a waitress, soon becoming a love interest for Danson's Sam.
She earned five Emmy nominations and one win for Cheers, and went on to series including Good Advice and Modern Family, as well as stepping into the role of Carol Brady in the updated Brady Bunch movies.
Married twice; she has one daughter, actress Juliana, with ex Bruce Tyson.
Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd
Harrelson's character joined Cheers in season four as a not-so-bright bartender.
The Texan earned six Emmy nominations and a win for the role.
Harrelson has since had dozens of film roles starring in The People vs. Larry Flynt, Anger Management, The Messenger, No Country for Old Men, The Hunger Games, Triangle of Sadness and Natural Born Killers.
He also excelled in the first season of True Detective in 2014 opposite Matthew McConaughey.
He has been married to Laura Louie since 2008, with whom he has three daughters, Deni, Zoe and Makani.
Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane
Psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane arrived at Cheers in 1984, initially as a love interest to Long's Diane.
He earned two Emmy nominations for the role as the pompous shrink, before he moved on to the popular spinoff series Frasier, for which he scored 10 Emmy nominations and four wins.
The Virgin Islands native has starred in TV series including Back to You, Hank, Boss and even The Simpsons for which he also won an Emmy as the voice of Sideshow Bob.
He is back on TV in a new series of Frasier, which is a bit clunky.
Married four times, he has seven children.
Rhea Perlman as Carla Tortelli
Rhea's tough as nails character became Sam's cocktail waitress sidekick.
The New York-born actress went on to enjoy roles in TV series such Pearl, Ally McBeal and Hung as well as having a role in the 2023 film Barbie.
Prior to Cheers she starred on Taxi, where she met husband Danny DeVito.
They wed on a lunch break in 1982 and together they have three children, Lucy, Grace and Jake.
Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe
Alley got her big break in 1987 as Rebecca Howe on Cheers, joining in season 6 following Long's exit.
In 1991, she took home the Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy for her role.
She later found success in both movies and TV including 1989's Look Who's Talking and 1999 cult classic Drop Dead Gorgeous. Alley also competed on the 2011 season of Dancing with the Stars.
With her husband she welcomed two children through adoption.
She and Stevenson split in 1997. Alley died of colon cancer in 2022, aged 71.
Bebe Neuwirth as Dr. Lilith Sternin
Bebe's big TV break was as Frasier's deadpan wife Dr. Lilith Sternin on Cheers.
Before that, she was a classically trained dancer who had made it big on Broadway and won a Tony award for Sweet Charity.
She won back-to-back Emmys for the role of Lilith, and followed on-screen husband Grammer to Frasier and appearing in the Paramount+ revival.
Since Cheers she has appeared in Deadline and Madam Secretary, and in How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days.
She also returned to the stage in Damn Yankees, Fosse, Funny Girl, The Addams Family and Chicago.
She has been married twice, marrying director Chris Calkins in 2009.
John Ratzenberger as Cliff Calvin
Know it all postie, Cliff Calvin was a bar regular, spewing trivia whether the other patrons wanted to hear it or not.
He was busy in movies prior to Cheers, with roles in Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back, Ragtime and Gandhi.
He earned two Emmy nominations for the role.
Aside from Cheers, he is perhaps best known for having voiced a character in every single Pixar movie.
He also appeared on other TV series, including 8 Simple Rules and Legit.
Ratzenberger has been married to Julie Blichfeldt since 2012 and has two children from his first marriage to Georgia Stiny.
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