Emmy-winning actress Kirstie Alley visited a doctor about her sore back — and soon learned that she had stage 4 colon cancer.

In October, Kelsey Grammer and Ted Danson ... Don Santry, Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe, Shelley Long as Diane Chambers AND George Wendt as Norm Peterson in a 1993 episode of “Cheers.” ...

The cast of 1983’s “Cheers,” including (clockwise from center, top) Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, George Wendt, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger and Kelsey Grammer.

So, there will definitely be a lot of overlap in the examples throughout this column. In fact, technically, Moonlighting ...

Although Kirstie Alley famously replaced Shelley ... unless of course you're a hardcore Star Trek person. Ted Danson and Shelley Long as Sam and Diane in 'Cheers.' Getty/CBS Although the ...

and when Sam (Ted Danson) asks him "Whaddya know?" Norm replies hilariously, "Not enough." 7. Kirstie Alley's Big Hollywood Break Wasn't Cheers Although Kirstie Alley famously replaced Shelley ...

Perhaps the quintessential example of an ideal "will they, won't they" relationship is that of Sam Malone (Ted Danson ... Howe (Long's replacement, Kirstie Alley) was not necessarily a detriment ...

The late Kirstie Alley's possessions are available ... Alley's career took off after starring in "Cheers" from 1987 to 1993 as the love interest of Ted Danson's character Sam Malone.

Wed, February 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM UTC Kelsey Grammer and Ted Danson Didn’t Speak for 30 Years After Danson Confronted Him on ‘Cheers’ Set: ‘I’m Kind of Mad You Don’t Show Up Ready to Go’ ...