Diane Chambers is a fictional character portrayed by Shelley Long on the American television show Cheers (1982–1987, 1993), and on several episodes of the subsequent Cheers spin-off Frasier. Diane is introduced in the Cheers pilot episode, when her fiancé Sumner Sloane leaves her waiting at the bar of the show's title while he ostensibly goes back to recover his wedding ring from his ex-wife. When he never returns, she realizes she's been jilted ...
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Diane Chambers is a fictional character portrayed by Shelley Long on the American television show Cheers (1982–1987, 1993), and on several episodes of the subsequent Cheers spin-off Frasier. Diane is introduced in the Cheers pilot episode, when her fiancé Sumner Sloane leaves her waiting at the bar of the show's title while he ostensibly goes back to recover his wedding ring from his ex-wife. When he never returns, she realizes she's been jilted and takes a job waitressing at Cheers to try to rebuild her life.
Diane appeared as a main character for 123 episodes of Cheers between 1982-1987, with a guest appearance in the finale, "One for the Road." She also made 3 guest appearances on Frasier. Although she was an important character on Cheers, she has been listed among the 50 most hated TV characters by FHM Magazine; nonetheless, Shelley Long received one Emmy and two Golden Globes for her work in the series.
Various episodes of Cheers establish that Diane is the only child of a...
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