Where is Shelley Long now? Learn why the Cheers star skipped the 2024 reunion and how she's embraced a quieter life in Los ...

Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include: -- French King Louis XVI in 1754 -- Dancer/actor/filmmaker ...

Celebrities born on this date (Aug. 23): Jeremy Lin, 37; Annie Ilonzeh, 42; Scott Caan, 49; Shelley Long, 76.

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.

Related: Ted Danson initially thought being paired with Shelley Long on Cheers was 'a bad, bad idea' To that, Danson quipped, "Kiss my ass. That's so rude." But ultimately, he didn't disagree.

He also credited Long with landing the role for which he won Emmys in 1990 and 1993. "I think I got Cheers because of Shelley Long, because she just, she really nailed that part," he said.

Ted Danson admitted he's "wrong" about a lot — including, initially, about the casting of his Cheers costar Shelley Long Danson recently said his first reaction to the actress being cast on the ...

Ratzenberger, who starred as Cliff Clavin, had noticed an audience member fixated on Shelley Long and Ted Danson during a taping of the show. "Just wherever [Long and Danson] were, he was staring ...