Two men are responsible for this. They have destroyed many promising careers. Through incompetence or arrogance. Their names are Marty Mickelson and Sandy Littman.
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shareshe destroyed it herself by leaving cheers
shareNever heard of either one of them. Matter of fact, since she makes movies every year pretty much since she left Cheers, I would say that her career is far from "destroyed." Hate to burst your bubble.
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How ?
And for the record, I simply think she didnt get the right parts to stay in business. Its a shame but oh well. Its not like today choices for good acting parts for women are that much better.
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Always listen to your own advice.
https://lebeauleblog.com/2017/09/15/what-the-hell-happened-to-shelley-long/
So, what the hell happened?
Conventional wisdom is that Shelley Long’s career collapsed because she left Cheers for movies. I am not going to argue against that point of view. Obviously, Long’s movie career didn’t take off the way she hoped it would. Her biggest hit movie, Outrageous Fortune, was released while she was still on the show. Long was banking on a deal with Disney that never yielded any fruit.
Additionally, Long’s fans saw her as Diane and they weren’t especially eager to see her branch out into other roles. Many probably harbored a grudge against Long for leaving the show. Over the years, I have heard a lot of people take delight in Long’s perceived failure post-Cheers. There’s a mentality that Long was a little full of herself and got what she deserved for jumping ship on a hit show.
That argument is not without merit. But I think you have to remember that Long spent five seasons on Cheers before she left. Early on, she was the show’s anchor. But after five years of watching Sam and Diane’s on-again-off-again relationship, things were beginning to get a little stale. Cheers actually became more successful after Long’s departure. I don’t think that reflects negatively on Long so much as the fact that the show needed to move in a new direction. If Long had renewed her contract, I don’t think Cheers would have lasted nearly as long as it did. Arguably, Long wouldn’t have been much better off if she had stuck around.
But I don’t want to let Long off the hook too easily. For all of her perfectionism, most of her movies were pretty lousy. I’m sure she wasn’t receiving the best scripts, but Long had her own production company. Had she developed the right project, she could have set herself up for success. Or at least aimed higher than Troop Beverly Hills.
Its not like today choices for good acting parts for women are that much better.'
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That's a cliche that people fall back on when they are not wanted. What about actors who don't get work?
had long stayed on with cheers she would have continued to get good film work
sharewhy do you say that? How did Cheers affect her film career?
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