The real reason Woody Harrelson skipped the ‘Cheers’ Emmys 2024 reunion
nypost.comcheerful as one would hope. Monday night’s Emmy 2024 saw the beloved sitcom “Cheers” cast reunion with acting legends Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, Kelsey Grammer, John Ratzenberger, and George Wendt gracing the Los Angeles’s Peacock Theater stage.
However, one person from the beloved 1980s show sadly did not visit the reconstructed Bull & Finch Pub where the cast discussed their “long overdue class reunion.”Woody Harrelson, who appeared in the show’s fourth season as bartender Woody Boyd, was noticeably absent from the stage.
However, the award show’s producers recently explained his absence. “Woody Harrelson couldn’t make ‘Cheers’ because he’s in a play,” Jessica Collins, an executive producer for the Emmys, revealed to The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday. “So there were a few people where there were just logistical challenges.
But we were lucky to get so many people who were willing to participate,” Collins added. Harrelson, 62, is currently starring in a play on the London West End called “Ulster American” opposite “Star Wars” and “Lord of the Rings” alum Andy Serkis and “Derry Girls” star Louisa Harland.Also absent from the tribute was actress Shelley Long, who played Diane Chambers on the show.
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