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Shelley Long Wiki Biography

Shelley Lee Long, simply known as Shelley Long, is a famous American actress. Throughout her acting career, Shelley Long has perfomed many roles, however, she is perhaps mostly noted for portraying a fictional character of Diane Chambers in a situational comedy show called “Cheers”. The show aired for eleven seasons, since 1982 till 1993, and was a major hit with the audience at the time. With rough beginnings in the first season, “Cheers” eventually expanded to become a highly rated television series with 275 episodes aired in total. Shelley Long’s portrayal of Chambers earned her one Emmy Award and two Golden Globes Awards, and she also received praises for this role.

Meanwhile, “Cheers” collected 28 Emmy Awards and was ranked among the 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. Recently, Shelley Long is probably known as DeDe Pritchett, a fictional character that appeared in a popular sitcom “Modern Family”. Long joined the show during its premiere in 2009, which was watched by 12.64 million viewers. Long left the award-winning show in 2012, however, she did not disappear from the television screens. In 2013, Long starred in such films as “Best Man Down” and “The Wedding Chapel”, and prior to that was featured in a series called “Switched at Birth” with Vanessa Marano and Sean Berdy. A well-known actress, how rich is Shelley Long? The sources state that Shelley Long’s net worth is estimated to amount to $10 million. Most of Shelley Long’s net worth and wealth comes from her acting career.

Shelley Long was born in 1949, in Indiana, US, where she attended high school. During her school years she was actively participating in various projects and even won the National Forensic League competition. Upon her graduation from high school, Long enrolled in the Northwestern University, where she studied drama but dropped out in order to become an actress. Shelley Long started her acting career by appearing in commercials before joining an improvisational comedy troupe called “The Second City”. Long then starred in a comedy show called “SCTV” and some time later started working on “Sorting It Out”, a television program that earned her three Regional Emmy awards. Around the same time, Shelley Long was doing various commercials and appearing as a model for many advertisements. Long then went on to star with Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton in “Night Shift” and that same year started portraying Diane Chambers in “Cheers”. While Long was still filming for “Cheers”, she was also working on other projects and consequently starred in “Irreconcilable Differences”, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination, “The Money Pit” where she co-starred with Tom Hanks, and “Outrageous Fortune” with Bette Midler. After “Cheers”, Long continued appearing on screens, as she starred in some films and sitcoms, including “Good Advice” and “Troop Beverly Hills” with Betty Thomas. Shelley Long’s contributions to the entertainment industry have been acknowledged with Emmy Awards, as well as Golden Globe Awards. A famous actress and model, Shelley Long currently has an estimated net worth of $10 million.

IMDB Wikipedia “Best Man Down” “Night Shift” “Outrageous Fortune” “SCTV” “Sorting It Out” “Switched at Birth” “The Money Pit” “The Wedding Chapel” $10 million 1949 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Actor Actors August 23 Bette Midler Betty Thomas Bruce Tyson Bruce Tyson (m. 1981–2004) Cheers Cheers characters Diane Chambers Emmy Award Emmy Awards Film actress Fort Wayne Golden Globe Award Golden Globe Awards Good Advice Henry Winkler Indiana Irreconcilable Differences Juliana Tyson Michael Keaton Modern Family Money Pit One for the Road Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Regional Emmy Award Sean Berdy Shelley Shelley Lee Long Shelley Long Shelley Long Net Worth Sitcom Television Television program The Second City Tom Hanks Troop Beverly Hills United States United States of America Vanessa Marano

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Shelley Long Quotes

• I’m a real ‘go, go’ person… I’d make myself crazy by pushing too hard. It’s important to pull pack the reins a little bit and get in touch with what’s inside.
• I think, head up and shoulders back. Not only does it make you look taller and thinner but it gives you confidence and boosts your self-esteem.
• I’ve helped people get rid of headaches by placing my hand on their forehead, and backaches by placing my hand on their back. It’s a powerful example of love that really works.
• If you don’t quit, and don’t cheat, and don’t run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.
• I like men to be men and I like them to care about me and to take care of me. I’m willing to let them do that.
• There was always a feeling for me that it would work. That’s what keeps me going. You go in with a positive attitude and stay there, and that’s a big part of what does make it work.
• Not everyone can be trusted. I think we all have to be very selective about the people we trust.
• I don’t believe in predestination, even though I was raised a Presbyterian.
• I’m not perfect, but I’d like to be perfect. I’m working on it.
• Did you know that, if you visualize, you can actually hug on the phone?
• If it’s not some daring, dangerous affair, it’s just not interesting, or so it seems. So, here you have two people – a famous American iconic couple – who actually like each other sexually, in marriage. Imagine.
• I don’t get bothered about statistics. If somebody had pointed out to me the odds of my being a working actress getting paid for what she does, I probably would have quit early in the game.

Shelley Long Important Facts

• Shelley Long who played Carol Brady in the 90s Brady movies is 15 years younger than Florence Henderson–Both were born and raised in Indiana. Shelley grew up in Fort Wayne and Florence in Dale, IN.
• Shelley’s part in Irreconcilable Differences (1984) was loosely inspired by Polly Platt, the Academy-Award nominated production designer. The movie dealt with a director (played by Ryan O’Neal) leaving his wife (played by Shelley) for a starlet (played by Sharon Stone). In real life, director Peter Bogdanovich divorced his wife Platt to be with starlet Cybill Shepherd. When Platt was asked about Irreconcilable Differences (1984), her answer was: “They got more right than wrong”.
• Directed by four Academy Award winners: Ron Howard, Curtis Hanson, Arthur Hiller, and Robert Altman.
• Lives in Pacific Palisades, California with her husband. [December 2003]
• Returned to work four months after giving birth to her daughter Juliana Long Tyson when she began filming the fourth series of Cheers (1982).
• Was eight months pregnant with her daughter Juliana Long Tyson when she completed filming the third series of Cheers (1982).
• Originally cast to play the lead character Tess McGill in Working Girl (1988). It would go to Melanie Griffith, who received an Academy Award nomination as Best Actress for the film.
• Wore a wig on the set of “Cheers” because she didn’t want the hot set lights to damage her hair.
• She was awarded the 1977 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for “Wellsapoppin” at the Second City Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
• Originally cast to play the lead character Celeste in My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988). It would go to future Academy Award winner Kim Basinger.
• Originally cast to play the lead character Terry Dolittle in Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986). It would go to future Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg.
• Daughter, Juliana Long Tyson (born March 27th 1985), with ex-husband Bruce Tyson.
• Attended Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).
• Shortly before starting work on Cheers (1982), she made an unsold sitcom pilot called: “Ghost of a Chance”, in which she was a newlywed haunted by the ghost of her first husband.

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