TV Characters Who Vanished From Their Shows

Eddie LeBec, Cheers

Jay Thomas portrayed hockey layer boyfriend-turned-husband to waitress Carla Tortelli. While actress Rhea Perlman was apparently a lovely person, Jay had issues working with her. He was also a radio show host, and when a caller asked about what Cheers was like, he said it was “unbearable,” because he had to kiss Rhea. He was subsequently killed off my a Zamboni.

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The More You Know

  • Ronald Reagan was originally announced as the lead for Casablanca. The proclamation turned out to simply be a ruse to keep the actor’s name in the press.
  • In classic Hitchcock movie North by Northwest, Cary Grant was actually older than his on-screen mother, Jessie Royce Landis.
  • Movie trailers were originally shown after the movie, which is why they’re called “trailers.”
  • Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn failed his driving test eight times.
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