Ted Danson Knows Everybody’s Name In Upcoming Virtual ‘Cheers,’ ‘The Good Place,’ And ‘Three Men And A Baby’ Reunion Special
Ted Dansonknows better than anyone that making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got — especially in the year 2020. So the star of beloved sitcoms likeCheers,The Good Place, and comedy classicThree Men and a Babyis creating a space where he knows everybody’s name, in a virtual reunion for all three titles.
Ted Danson is reuniting with some of his most famous friends from his beloved projects likeCheers, Three Men and a Baby, andThe Good Placein a virtual fundraiser calledTed Danson and His Friends From Work, according toThe Hollywood Reporter. Presented by HouseSeats.Live, the show — to be held onNovember 21, 2020— will see Danson and his co-stars gathering around the virtual bar to “reconnect, share memories, and tell stories from work,” while raising money for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
TheCheersstars joining the reunion includeWoody Harrelson,Rhea Perlman,George Wendt,Kelsey Grammer,Kirstie Alley,John Ratzenberger,Bebe Neuwirth, as well asJames Burrows,Glen CharlesandLes Charles, the creators of the classic NBC sitcom, which ran from 1982 to 1993. Unfortunately, the Diane to Danson’s bartender Sam, Shelley Long, will not be appearing. It’s not exactly theCheersreunion that fans may have been waiting for, but it’s a chance to see Danson have a casual chat with actors with whom he shared the screen for 11 seasons.
Tom SelleckandSteve Guttenberg, Danson’s co-stars from another ’80s staple, Leonard Nimoy’s 1987 comedyThree Men and a Baby, will also be making an appearance.
But the virtual reunion won’t be totally stuck in the ’80s — Danson’s co-stars from his most recent acclaimed sitcom,The Good Place, will also appear at the fundraiser, includingKristen Bell,D’Arcy Carden,Manny Jacinto,William Jackson Harper,Jameela Jamil, and creatorMike Schur. Danson has also invited his cast mates from the upcomingMr. Mayor, includingHolly Hunter,Bobby Moynahan,Kyla Kennedy,Vella Lovell,Mike Cabellonand creatorsRobert CarlockandTina Fey.
The event will also feature a special appearance by Danson’s wife,Mary Steenburgen, along withPhil DonahueandMarlo Thomasas they discuss “secrets to a long-lasting, happy marriage.”
The event is part of an ongoing series,And Friends From Work, hosted on HouseSeats.live, a virtual events platform founded by husband and wife team Ben Blacker and Julie Lacouture that has raised more than $400,000 for charity.And Friends From Workwas created by Blacker with Marc Evan Jackson (The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), and produced by Blacker, Jackson and Lacouture. You can find out more information about the eventhere.
