cheers Bar in Boston was more than just the setting for endless laughter It was a vivid symbol of American television in

the 1980s and 90s But behind that glittering facade were tragedies no one

expected Many actors who helped create the show’s legendary status passed away suddenly taking with them painful

secrets that fans never knew In this article we honor the stars of Cheers who

are no longer with us paying tribute to the legacy and unforgettable impact they left on screen Kirsty Ally as Rebecca

How Kirsty Louise Ally was born on January 12th 1951 in Witchah Kansas She

was best known for her role as Rebecca How in the iconic sitcom Cheers which

she played from 1987 to 1993 a role that earned her an Emmy and

a Golden Globe in 1991 when Ally was 40 years old As Rebecca Ally didn’t just

portray a character she captivated America But offstage Kirsty Alli’s life

was marked by deep turmoil She once revealed that she had become heavily addicted to cocaine losing control of

her life After joining the Church of Scientology in 1979 and completing its

Narinon program she successfully got clean However her strong ties to

Scientology also damaged her public image She was the only main cast member of Cheers who refused to appear in the

spin-off Frasier citing its themes related to psychiatry as the reason Her

first marriage to high school sweetheart Bob Ally lasted six years Her second to

actor Parker Stevenson ended bitterly after 14 years and two adopted children

Ally suffered a miscarriage and later became a grandmother in 2016 Beyond her film fame Ally was a

media icon frequently appearing on reality shows like Dancing with the Stars Celebrity Big Brother and The

Masked Singer But while she smiled brightly on stage behind the scenes she

waged a quiet battle with weight and illness She lost nearly 100 pounds while

representing Jenny Craig But after leaving the program she regained the weight leading to harsh public backlash

and a false advertising lawsuit She paid $130,000 to settle and admitted the

weight loss product was not as effective as advertised The greatest tragedy in her life came in 2022 After months of

hiding her condition Ally was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer The disease

progressed rapidly and aggressively She passed away just 7 months later on December 5th 2022 at Moffett Cancer

Center in Florida at the age of 71 At the time of her death Kirsty Ally had an

estimated net worth of around $40 million including high-value real estate in Florida and Oregon along with private

investments Her children now her heirs held a private memorial and later sold

her Los Angeles mansion closing the final chapter Nicholas Kolasanto as

Ernie Coach Pantuso Nicholas Kolasanto was born on January

19th 1924 in Providence Rhode Island A veteran American actor and television

director Kolanto was 58 years old when he began playing Coach on Cheers a late

age for a breakout role but he won audiences over within just a few episodes with his heartfelt humorous and

warm performance Before landing the role he struggled with heavy drinking brought

on by career stress Fortunately in 1976 KAS Santo joined Alcoholics

Anonymous and courageously quit drinking But the damage to his health was

irreversible In his final years his health noticeably declined Despite

weight loss and repeated hospitalizations due to plural eusion he insisted on continuing his role as coach

Co-star Ted Dansen recalled how Colasanto increasingly struggled to remember lines but never lost his

cheerful spirit He kept filming episodes into season 3 until doctors finally

ordered complete rest after the Christmas break in 1984 On February 12th 1985 just weeks

after leaving the show Kolasanto died of a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles He was 61 years old His sudden

death shocked the cast crew and millions of viewers across America who bid

farewell to one of the most beloved TV characters of the era At the time of his

death Kisanto’s net worth was around $500,000 including a modest home in Los

Angeles and a few personal assets left to his family Jay Thomas as Eddie Lebec

Jay Thomas born John Thomas Terrell was born on July 12th 1948 in Kermit Texas

He was a familiar face on American television throughout the 1980s and 90s

He rose to prominence playing Eddie Lebec in Cheers from 1987 to 1989 when

Thomas was 39 years old In the show Eddie was a quirky hockey goalie and

Carla’s husband His performance stood out for its humor and charm Behind the

laughs though was a complex personal life Jay Thomas had a son out of wedlock

JT Harding whom he only reunited with years later through an emotional episode of The Doctor episode of Phil Show He

married Sally Michaelelsson in 1987 and had two more sons Though domestic life

wasn’t always smooth within the industry he was known as sharp talented and

strong willed His career suffered a blow when his character Eddie Lebec was abruptly killed off According to

accounts the reason was an off-hand comment Thomas made about co-star Ria Pearlman during a radio show which led

producers to remove him from the cast In his later years Thomas was diagnosed

with throat cancer a condition he battled privately for a long time Though

he continued hosting the Jay Thomas show on Sirius XM and had ongoing

professional plans he couldn’t see them through On August 24th 2017 Jay Thomas

died in the arms of his family in Santa Barbara California at the age of 69 At

the time of his passing his net worth was estimated at around $3 million

including a home in Santa Barbara private investments and royalties from several television works His estate was

left to his wife and three sons including JT Harding now a successful

songwriter in Nashville Harry Anderson as Harry the Hat gas Harry Leverne

Anderson was born on October 14th 1952 in Newport Rhode Island when he appeared

on Cheers in 1982 at the age of 30 Anderson played Harry the Hatgas a

clever con artist with lightning wit who left audiences in stitches every time he showed up Anderson’s offscreen life was

equally colorful though not without turbulence As a teenager he roamed across America performing street magic

before making it to national television He married Leslie Pollock in 1977 and

had two children but the marriage ended after 22 years leaving emotional

scars Later he found love again with Elizabeth Morgan a young bartender in

New Orleans where the two opened an eccentric shop selling magic and curiosities

Though he loved his craft and regularly performed his unique blend of comedy and magic Anderson struggled with underlying

depression especially after night court ended A quiet life in Asheville North

t wasn’t until 2007 that Charles

died in a maximum security prison In the early years of his career