'Cheers' director James Burrows explains how casting Ted Danson as Sam Malone changed the character's sport and name. A runner up got his own NBC show years later. “One of the finalists for the ...
Diane was an aspiring writer who ended up at Cheers when her fiance left her. She took a job as a waitress and so began the flirtation with Cheers owner Sam Malone. Burrows recalled when they first ...