Cheers: The Peterson Principle
07:05 am - 07:30 am, Monday, December 29 on Channel 4 HD (104)
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The Peterson Principle
Season 4, Episode 18
Norm refuses to tarnish the reputation of a promotion rival at work, while Frasier tries to awaken Diane's romantic feelings with a meticulously planned slide show. Bar-room comedy, starring George Wendt
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Ted Danson
(Actor)
.. Sam Malone
George Wendt
(Actor)
.. Norm Peterson
Kelsey Grammer
(Actor)
.. Dr Frasier Crane
Shelley Long
(Actor)
.. Diane Chambers
John Ratzenberger
(Actor)
.. Cliff Clavin
Rhea Perlman
(Actor)
.. Carla Tortelli
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Did You Know..
Ted Danson
(Actor)
.. Sam Malone
Born:
December 29, 1947
in
San Diego, California
Best Known For:
Playing Sam Malone in Cheers.
Early-life:
Born Edward Bridge Danson III on December 29, 1947, in San Diego, California. As a youngster he was a local basketball star, but became interested in drama while attending Stanford University. Danson later transferred to the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, and not long after graduating was cast as an understudy in Tom Stoppard's stage production of The Real Inspector Hound. Deciding it was the career for him, Danson moved to LA to train at the Actors' Institute.
Career:
After numerous small TV and film roles, including parts in acclaimed dramas The Onion Field and Body Heat, Danson's big break came in 1982 when he was cast as retired baseball player and barkeeper Sam Malone in US sitcom Cheers. The show ran for more than a decade, and during that time, Danson received nine Emmy nominations, winning twice, and two Golden Globes. He went on to star in the successful sitcom Becker, which ran for six years. He's also starred in a number of films, including Three Men and a Baby and its sequel, Made in America, Saving Private Ryan and a highly acclaimed adaptation of Gulliver's Travels. More recent TV work includes roles in Damages, Bored to Death, and CSI.
Quote:
"I am the king of the faux pas. I call everybody by their wrong name, and I congratulate women who are not pregnant."
Trivia:
Danson enjoys tap dancing.
George Wendt
(Actor)
.. Norm Peterson
Kelsey Grammer
(Actor)
.. Dr Frasier Crane
Born:
February 21, 1955
in
St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands
Best Known For:
Playing Dr Frasier Crane.
Early-life:
Born Allen Kelsey Grammer on February 21, 1955, in St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. His parents split up when he was two, and he was raised by his mother in New Jersey and Florida. He turned to acting after reading Shakespeare as a boy. Grammer has suffered several family tragedies - his father was shot dead in 1968, his sister was murdered in 1975, and in 1980 his two half-brothers died in a scuba-diving accident.
Career:
Determined to become a serious actor, Grammer spent two years at New York's Juilliard School. He then worked in theatre before making his TV debut in 1983 miniseries Kennedy. He had a stint in soap Another World, and in 1984 began playing Dr Frasier Crane in Cheers. After Cheers ended in 1993, he launched the hugely popular spin-off series Frasier. In addition to starring in 264 editions of the sitcom, he directed more than 30 episodes. Grammer has also starred in X-Men: The Last Stand, short-lived sitcoms Back to You and Hank, and the dramas Boss and Partners. He is also the voice of Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons.
Quote:
"Life is supposed to get tough."
Trivia:
He has won three Golden Globes - two for Frasier and one for Boss.
Shelley Long
(Actor)
.. Diane Chambers
John Ratzenberger
(Actor)
.. Cliff Clavin
Born:
April 06, 1947
in
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Best Known For:
Playing Cliff Clavin in Cheers and voicing characters in Pixar films.
Early-life:
John Dezso Ratzenberger was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 6, 1947 to Bertha and Dezso. His father was of Austrian and Hungarian descent, while his mother had Polish ancestry. John moved to London in 1971.
Career:
Throughout the 1970s, Ratzenberger performed across the UK with Ray Hassett as comedy theatrical duo Sal's Meat Market. He made his film debut in The Ritz (1976). Minor roles followed in the likes of Superman (1978), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Gandhi (1982). His big break came in 1982 when he began playing a postal worker in the hugely popular American sitcom Cheers. The show ran until 1993 and Ratzenberger picked up two Emmy nominations during the run. He made a guest appearance in Frasier as Cliff Clavin. He is also well known for voicing Pixar characters, including Hamm the Piggy Bank in the Toy Story series, Tom the construction worker in Up, and Earl in The Good Dinosaur.
Quote:
"On my visits back home, if they saw that I was getting a big head, they'd let me know right away."
Trivia:
In 1969, Ratzenberger was a tractor operator at the Woodstock Festival.
Rhea Perlman
(Actor)
.. Carla Tortelli
