1,840, This story has been shared 1,726 times. The comic talent on the show was phenomenal, and kept audiences coming back to their living room to visit the Boston bar every week. TIL actor Jay Thomas got his character, Eddie LeBec, killed off of the TV show "Cheers" when he talked about how horrible it was to kiss his character's wife, Rhea Perlman, on his radio show. Eddie Lebec was suddenly killed off of the popular series after Jay Thomas made an unkind comment about Rhea Perlman (Carla) on . Thomas went on to have a recurring role on Murphy Brown and then a starring role on the sitcom Love and War (from Murphy Brown creator Diane English). Heck, note that in the quote above, Thomas even says they specifically told him Rhea was not the reason. navigator.sendBeacon('https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', payload); Yahoo reported that Cheers writer Ken Levine said the writers had to make sure none of the shows fans were too disappointed when he died so they made him a Polygamist who was living a secret double life. She also portrayed a therapist called Dr. Parella in the 2000 film Secret Cutting, which follows the story of a young girl named Dawn who self-injures. Instead, Long departed at the end of the shows fifth season, citing that she wanted to take on new roles in films rather than sticking with television. In his new book, Directed by James Burrows, Cheers co-creator James Burrows tells his version ofthe story. 'Succession' Season 4 Episode 6 Recap: "Living+", 'Succession': Tom and Shiv's "Bitey" Game is the Horniest, Most Effed Up Thing Theyve Done Yet, Unidentical Twins: How the 'Dead Ringers' Show Differs from David Cronenberg's Movie, 'Dead Ringers' Episode 6 Recap: Born Again, 'Dead Ringers' Episode 5 Recap: Southern Hospitality, 'Sanditon' Stars Share Their Favorite Memories of Working on the 'Masterpiece' on PBS Hit, Rose Williams Did Her "Best" to Infuse Jane Austen's Legacy into 'Sanditon's Final Moments, 'Sanditon' Star Ben Lloyd-Hughes Reveals How Charlotte and Colbourne's Wedding is Tied to the Colin Firth 'Pride & Prejudice', Roy Wood Jr. Tells 'The View' He Was Nervous Poking Fun at VP Kamala Harris During White House Dinner: "Joke Literally Starts With 'What Does Kamala Do? And he goes, 'Look, we're not going to have you back on the show. And it has nothing to do with Rhea. CBS/Photofest.