Ted Danson The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents 02:26 Tabs Who talks about this person Andy AckermanView Interview Andy Ackerman on working with Ted Danson as "Sam Malone" and Kirstie Alley as "Rebecca Howe" on Cheers Andy Ackerman on reuniting with Ted Danson on Becker Janet AshikagaView Interview Editor Janet Ashikaga on working with Ted Danson on Ink James L. BrooksView Interview James L. Brooks on Ted Danson guest starring on Taxi as a gay hairdresser James BurrowsView Interview James Burrows on the origin of Cheers and the characters "Sam Malone" and "Diane Chambers" James Burrows on casting Cheers Les CharlesView Interview Glen and Les Charles on casting Ted Danson and Shelley Long as the leads on Cheers Glen and Les Charles on how "Sam" and "Diane" (Ted Danson and Shelley Long) worked together on Cheers Glen CharlesView Interview Glen and Les Charles on casting Ted Danson and Shelley Long as the leads on Cheers Glen and Les Charles on how "Sam" and "Diane" (Ted Danson and Shelley Long) worked together on Cheers Roy ChristopherView Interview Roy Christopher on doing production design for Becker, starring Ted Danson Diane EnglishView Interview Diane English on revamping Ink - Ted Danson's return to television after Cheers Betty GarrettView Interview Betty Garrett on guest-starring on Becker with Ted Danson Leonard GoldbergView Interview Leonard Goldberg on casting the TV movie Something About Amelia David IsaacsView Interview Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for "Sam Malone," played by Ted Danson ,and "Diane Chambers," played by Shelley Long, on Cheers Lucy LawlessView Interview Lucy Lawless on guest-starring on Curb Your Enthusiasm David LeeView Interview David Lee on Ted Danson as "Sam Malone" on Cheers Ken LevineView Interview Ken Levine and David Isaacs on writing for "Sam Malone," played by Ted Danson ,and "Diane Chambers," played by Shelley Long, on Cheers Christopher LloydView Interview Christopher Lloyd on characters from Cheers making guest-appearances on Frasier; how Ted Danson was nervous to bring "Sam Malone" back to television