At the end of Cheers' fifth season, Long left the sitcom to focus on films and her family. Because of all that her presence and performance added to the show, Les recalled the brothers ...

Long played Diane on the show's first five seasons Cheers ran for eleven seasons — including six after star Shelley Long left — but the show’s success was anything but certain. Glen and Les ...

Les agreed. “We said often that we're not sure that Cheers would have survived without Shelley in that first season because she was so strong and so confident and knew exactly who the character ...