Shelley Long

. Her acting credits include:. The official reason given for her overdose was that painpills were perscribed to treat her back pain, and subsequently made her ill. She was nominated for the Best Young Actress Guest Starring In A Television Series award at the 11th annual Youth in Film Award in 1988 and 1989. Media speculated that she had attempted suicide--she was reportedly depressed over the breakup of her marriage. She was a student of the Diane Hill Hardin Young Actors Space school, of which her sister Danica and Leonardo DiCaprio were also students. On November 16, 2004, Long overdosed on painkillers and was admitted to UCLA hospital. She and co-star Josh Saviano dated for a little while.

Long enjoyed something of a comeback in the late 1990s with her starring role as Carol Brady in the surprise hit The Brady Bunch Movie. While in Yale too, she was editor of a magazine named Portia. As Cheers continued to thrive, Long was derided for leaving in favor of a non-starter film career, and was lumped together with such entertainers as David Lee Roth (who left Van Halen,) and David Caruso, (who left NYPD Blue.) Long continued to appear in films and television, reprising her role as Diane Chambers in Cheers' 1993 series finale, and again several times on its hit spinoff Frasier. She was at Yale from 1996 to 1999 to study economics and she graduated as a Magna Cum Laude. One of her first major post-Cheers films, Hello Again, garnered hostile reviews and poor box-office receipts. Crystal loves to ski, and when she went to study at Yale, she was on their ski team. At the time, many speculated that her decision would harm both her career and Cheers. Crystal still ended up participating in the show, as Becky Slater, who, in what was perhaps an irony, became Winnies love rival.

Long was known for being very arrogant and difficult on the set and was disliked by most of her fellow actors. As a matter of a fact, when Danica got the job as Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years, directors had strongly considered giving the role of Winnie to Crystal instead before deciding on giving it to Danica. In 1987 she left Cheers at the height of its popularity. At the age of seven, her family moved up to Los Angeles, and both sisters began to show interest in acting, and would sometimes compete against each other for roles. Thereafter she became a sought-after comedic actress, starring in such films as Outrageous Fortune, The Money Pit and Troop Beverly Hills. She and sister Danica McKellar were both born in San Diego, California. Cheers was innovative, and slow to catch on, but eventually became one of the most popular shows on television. Crystal McKellar (born August 16, 1976) is an American actress.

After appearances in such films as Caveman, Losin' It and Irreconcilable Differences, she was cast as a vain barmaid named Diane Chambers on the television sitcom Cheers. 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save The Earth (1992), television special. In Chicago she joined The Second City comedy troupe and acted and wrote for the local television program Sorting It Out. Judgement (1990) television movie, as Sabine Guitry. She studied drama at Northwestern University, but left before graduating to pursue a career in acting and modeling. Fatal Judgement (1988) television movie. Shelley Long (born August 23, 1949 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American actress. The Wonder Years (1988-1993).

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