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Cheers star Ted Danson says he ‘didn’t even realize’ hit sitcom had ended due to personal life chaos

Cheers star Ted Danson says he ‘didn’t even realize’ hit sitcom had ended due to personal life chaos

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Ted Danson doesn’t remember much about Cheers coming to an end. Danson, 78, starred on all 11 seasons of the hit sitcom as Sam Malone along with Kelsey Grammer, George Wendt, John Ratzenberger, Woody Harrelson and Rhea Perlman. He was one of the only cast members to appear in each of the show’s 273 episodes. During a recent conversation on his Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, Danson opened up about the state of his personal life as the show concluded. “People say, ‘What was it like? What did you do when she was over?’ I said, ‘I had f***ed up my life so much that I didn’t even realize Cheers was over,’” Danson said, adding he “barely knew myself.” “I wanted to stop being a liar,” he said. “I wanted to be emotionally mature. I wanted to change.” Ted Danson …

Jason Sudeikis speaks out about rumours of on-set feud with Ted Lasso showrunner

Jason Sudeikis speaks out about rumours of on-set feud with Ted Lasso showrunner

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Jason Sudeikis has spoken out about the alleged feud between himself and Ted Lasso showrunner Bill Lawrence, who left after season two. Sudeikis, 50, is the star and co-creator of the football-themed Apple TV series, which returns for an unexpected fourth season next month following a three-year hiatus. While several figures associated with the show claimed they witnessed mounting tension between the two, Sudeikis denied ever getting into any screaming matches with Lawrence in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Jason Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence pictured at the after-party for season two of ‘Ted Lasso’ in 2021 (Getty) “Bill never yelled at me and I never yelled at him,” said Sudeikis, who went on to say that he would have liked for Lawrence to stay on for the third season, which was, at the time, supposed to be the end. …

Jason Sudeikis addresses ‘very difficult’ phone calls to former Ted Lasso actors ahead of new season

Jason Sudeikis addresses ‘very difficult’ phone calls to former Ted Lasso actors ahead of new season

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The upcoming season of Ted Lasso is introducing brand new characters — but the series’ star and co-creator Jason Sudeikis had to say goodbye to the previous cast first. Apple TV’s hit series was supposed to end with its 2023 finale as Sudeikis’s titular character returned to the U.S. after three seasons as coach of a British men’s soccer team. Instead, Sudeikis and his fellow co-creators began to brainstorm about continuing the show. Eventually, they landed on a fourth season centering on an all-female team, the cast and creators told The Hollywood Reporter in an article published Wednesday. However, the new creative direction meant that the fictional AFC Richmond team at the center of the first seasons would not return. Sudeikis, 50, was tasked with explaining that to the actors who played those teammates in “very difficult” individual phone calls, he told …

Jason Sudeikis Brings Ted Lasso to World Cup Final In Halftime Cameo

Jason Sudeikis Brings Ted Lasso to World Cup Final In Halftime Cameo

Published by Daniella Wilson

Ted Lasso made his way to the FIFA World Cup. Jason Sudeikis brought his infectiously positive soccer coach character to the biggest event in the sport on Sunday, thanks to a cameo in the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final halftime show, where his Ted Lasso character offered up some words of encouragement to co-headliner Justin Bieber. “I think we need some heart, someone that has some soul, someone that can bring the love,” Sudeikis told Brendan Hunt, who was also in character as Coach Beard. Bieber then came out beside the two actors, holding his acoustic guitar. “Alright, young man, it’s your big shot. Now listen to me. Go out there, don’t be nervous. Nobody’s watching. Make us proud.” Bieber then took to the pitch to perform his Swag II track “Everything Hallelujah,” going out alone in a more lowkey moment in what was otherwise a much more grandiose affair. The Lasso cameo was one of several surprises in the jam-packed 11-minute hodgepodge. Madonna, in the midst of her Confessions II era, started the show …

Ted Cruz warns James Talarico has “real chance” to flip Texas Senate seat

Ted Cruz warns James Talarico has “real chance” to flip Texas Senate seat

Published by Sam Flores

Calling in to Sean Hannity’s radio show Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz offered a blunt warning cry to his party: Democratic state Rep. James Talarico has a legitimate shot at flipping Texas this year. “Unfortunately, I do think he has a real chance,” Cruz told Gov. Greg Abbott, who guest hosted the three-hour talk radio program. “I think this is a real race. I think it’s going to be close. I think we’re going to win, I think we’re going to keep Texas red, but the polling right now shows this is a 1- or 2-point race.” Cruz went on to call the Austin Democrat “radical” and “extreme” for labeling God nonbinary, saying there are six recognized sexes and previously running a “non-meat” reelection campaign, all part of the trove of attacks Republicans have unfurled against the Democratic Senate nominee. Cruz, Texas’ future senior senator, speaks from some experience. At 2.6 points, his 2018 reelection margin marked Texas’ closest statewide race this millennium. Recent public polling has shown Talarico running neck and neck with the …

Soccer-World Cup Reflects Growing US Appetite for Soccer, ‘Ted Lasso’ Creators Say

Soccer-World Cup Reflects Growing US Appetite for Soccer, ‘Ted Lasso’ Creators Say

Published by Sam Flores

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 11 (Reuters) – The idea ⁠that ⁠soccer is not popular in the ⁠U.S. is “a little bit overstated” and the World Cup has helped prove ​it, “Ted Lasso” co-creator and star Brendan Hunt said, acknowledging the Emmy-winning comedy may have helped draw new fans ‌to the sport. Speaking to reporters in ‌Kansas City ahead of the quarter-final between Argentina and Switzerland on Saturday, Hunt said he had ⁠heard anecdotal ⁠evidence that viewers who once ignored soccer became interested through the Apple TV ​series. The comedy, which follows a U.S. coach unexpectedly hired to manage an English soccer club, became a breakout hit during its three-season run from 2020 to 2023, winning 13 Emmy Awards, including two for best comedy series. Asked ​whether he credited the show with helping boost soccer’s popularity in the U.S., co-creator and star ⁠Jason ⁠Sudeikis joked: “I do within my ⁠own home.” “It’s ​made it more popular,” he added, before deferring to Hunt, who plays Coach Beard. Hunt joked that ​the show’s creators had “tricked” some ⁠reluctant …

Ted Lasso season 4: Release date speculation, cast and latest news

Ted Lasso season 4: Release date speculation, cast and latest news

Published by Daniella Wilson

Not so long ago, it seemed that Ted Lasso might be over for good, with the popular Apple TV+ series seemingly bowing out at the end of its third run in 2023. But then came the news in March 2025 that Jason Sudeikis would actually be returning as the ever-optimistic football coach for another run – and there’s not long to go now until that fourth season is upon us. This time around, Ted will be turning his attention to improving the fortunes of the AFC Richmond Women’s Team, with Sudeikis previously confirming that news in an episode of the New Heights podcast. And of course he won’t be the only familiar face in this new run, with Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) and marketing pro Keeley Jones (Juno Temple) among the characters confirmed to play a key role in the season. Waddingham recently teased that fans should be very excited about the new episodes, telling Radio Times during an exclusive interview that: “the writing just continues to excel like it always has, and we have …

Ann Rule: From Ted Bundy’s Confidante to Crime Chronicler

Ann Rule: From Ted Bundy’s Confidante to Crime Chronicler

Published by Jenni Sidey

In 2002, I interviewed Ann Rule, a bestselling true crime writer. Her first book in 1980, The Stranger Beside Me, featured her relationship with serial killer Ted Bundy, from working with him on a crisis hotline to supporting his claim of innocence to realizing he’d profoundly duped her. Although she was best known for this association, she strove to shed it. She developed a full body of work and a unique approach that merits recognition. Journalist Cathy Scott’s unflinching new biography, First Lady of Murder, analyzes the late author’s process. Ann Rule’s Unique Writing Approach and Interview Style Rule called herself a “psychological detective.” She’d learned from story immersion and empathic attunement how to make people feel heard. She developed her approach by watching detectives, attorneys, and courtroom personnel at work, and by visiting crime scenes and interviewing victims and perpetrators. Immersion allowed her to see a story from within and hook readers with her own emotional engagement. “I write it the way I live the story,” she said. “What fascinates me is a case …

Seth MacFarlane Interview About Ted TV Show, Family Guy Movie, Emmys

Seth MacFarlane Interview About Ted TV Show, Family Guy Movie, Emmys

Published by Daniella Wilson

Seth MacFarlane, our guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast — which was recorded last Sunday in front of an audience at the Newport Beach TV Fest, where MacFarlane was honored with the fest’s Maverick Award — is one of the funniest, smartest and most multi-talented people in Hollywood. An actor, voice artist, animator, writer, director, producer, singer and songwriter, he has been a power-player in the business for nearly 30 years, dating back to when he became, at just 24, the youngest executive producer in the history of television with Family Guy. And through his Fuzzy Door Productions, MacFarlane has a whole portfolio of shows currently on the air. Family Guy is in its 24th season, and though he long ago stepped back from day-to-day oversight of the show, he continues to provide the voices of Peter, Stewie and Brian Griffin, among others. Another of the early shows that he created for Fox, with Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, American Dad, is in its 22nd season. The ’Burbs, of which …

Kristen Bell and Ted Danson Still Forking Love Each Other

Kristen Bell and Ted Danson Still Forking Love Each Other

Published by Sam Flores

The Good Place had such a fun alternative vocabulary. Are there any Good Place-isms that still sneak into your head? Bell: There were so many alternative phrases that The Good Place invented that stuck—not just for us, but for everyone. People still come up to me and say— Danson: “What the fork?” Bell: And “mother forking shirt balls.” Danson: I love that most people that come up to me are 12-, 13-, 14-, 15-year-old boys and girls who have just discovered it. Every generation comes up, and they really do watch it because it’s funny. It’s about something. It’s silly. It has fart humor. It’s a lesson in ethics. No one talks to me about anything else more than they do about The Good Place. Bell: I’m very proud to be part of it. Out of the blue, I got this voicemail that says, “Hey Kristen, it’s Mike Schur. I have this project I’m thinking of, and I don’t know why, but I feel like it’s for you. Can you call me back?” And I …