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17 Things ‘Cheers’ Fans Never Knew

4. “It’s brutal, I have to kiss Rhea Perlman”

Famous last words and two seconds later Jay Thomas was a “dead Cheers actor” walking. Thomas played “Eddie LeBec,” Carla’s boyfriend and later husband on the show. However, after his less than pleasant comments on a radio show he was hosting, he was quickly dismissed from the Cheers cast. It’s rumored that Perlman heard those radio comments and soon after Thomas’ character had a fatal accident (run over by a Zamboni, no less), was found out to be a polygamist and ultimately, the rest is history. Perlman denies this was the reason Thomas wasn’t asked back.

Eddie LeBec and Carla from Cheers
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