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Ted Danson finds out the truth about the state of his personal life near the end of his run on “Cheers.”
In a recent episode of his podcast, “When Everyone Knows Your Name,” the 78-year-old actor gave listeners a glimpse of what his life was like when “Cheers” ended in 1993.
“People say, “What was it like? What did you do when it was over?” I said, 'I was so—I had my life in order that I didn't even realize that 'Cheers' was over,'” he said.
Elsewhere in the interview, Danson admitted that she “didn't know myself” and took a “postgrad growth class immediately” during her last year in the hit program.
Danson admits he wasted his life in the last year of “Cheers.” (Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)
TED DANSON WAS SHOCKED WOMEN VIEWED HIM AS A SEX IN THE EARLY DAYS OF 'CHEERS'
He described driving to Long Beach to see his mentor, whom he called “amazing,” saying he gave him “a different kind of spiritual therapy.”
“I wanted to stop being a liar,” he said. “I wanted to mature emotionally. I wanted to change.”
The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star previously talked about the end of the series in the August 2025 episode of his podcast, reflecting on the state of his life at the time.
When asked by his guest, Charlie Day, if he was afraid of being fired when the show ended, Danson said “the transition was easy because I hit my personal life so hard,” and that he didn't realize the show was over for a few months “because I was just dealing with myself and my personal stuff.”
Danson previously discussed the state of his life while filming a backstage segment for “Cheers.” (NBCU Photo Bank)
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Danson starred in the popular sitcom as Sam Malone from 1982 to 1993, becoming one of the few actors to appear in all 273 episodes of the show. “Cheers” came to an end after 11 seasons, when Danson expressed his desire to pursue other acting opportunities, and executives decided that the show should not continue without him.
“I was getting better and working harder at it, so I thought, 'I might as well jump off a cliff,'” he said. “And again [there was] if I don't leave now, I might not know what I can do, and I want to see if I can do any other things.”
After his time on “Cheers,” Danson starred in “Becker,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” before introducing himself to new audiences in “The Good Place.”
He currently stars in Netflix's hit drama, “Man on the Inside,” playing a retired professor who finds himself working as an undercover spy at a nursing home.
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Danson currently stars in Netflix's hit drama, “Man on the Inside.” (Netflix)
“There is something inherently funny about a 76-year-old man [retired] a college professor, his life is on hold, his daughter is worried, so he says, 'Get a project,' and surprisingly he gets a project when he becomes an undercover spy at a retirement home,” Danson told People in November 2024.
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