The cast of Cheers in one of the show's early seasons. (Photo: NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection) That turned out to be the right call. Premiering in January 1987, The Tortellis — which starred Dan ...

The NBC comedy Cheers experienced many changes over 11 seasons. It lost some cast members and gained new ones. One constant was always Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman), the Cheers waitress. No matter who ...

Every friendly neighborhood tavern has got someone with a razorsharp wit, and at Cheers, there's no one better at tossing out cutting retorts than Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman). Stream full episodes ...

Who played Eddie Lebec on ‘Cheers’? The fifth season of Cheers brought hockey player Eddie Lebec into the Boston bar scene. Lebec meets Carla, Cheers‘ mean-spirited waitress, and eventually begins to ...

Forty years ago today, a snooty bookworm walked into a Boston bar... and TV was never the same. On Sept. 30, 1982, a little show called Cheers premiered on NBC, and initially, the ratings were not ...

It's rare for a supporting actor on a hit TV comedy to turn down the chance to headline their own spin-off series. But that's precisely what Rhea Perlman did when the makers of Cheers — including ...