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Woody Harrelson as soon as ate meat on the set of 'Cheers,' and his costars puked with him 'out of solidarity'

  • Woody Harrelson’s “Cheers” costars as soon as puked with him “out of solidarity” on set after consuming meat.
  • Harrelson was a vegetarian on the time and now follows a largely plant-based weight loss plan.
  • George Wendt recalled him and Ted Danson puking with Harrelson on the ATX TV Pageant Friday.

Woody Harrelson’s “Cheers” costars, Ted Danson and George Wendt, as soon as puked with him after Harrelson ate meat on the set of the 80s sitcom. 

The “Cheers” forged members reunited Friday on the ATX TV Pageant in Austin, Texas, the place Wendt recalled the puking incident. 

“[One night] we had catered Chinese language meals, and Woody discovered after about 20 minutes that he was consuming pork,” Wendt stated, in keeping with IndieWire. “And he determined to go purge. So I informed him, ‘Out of solidarity, I’ll purge with you.’ And Ted stated, ‘I will purge, too.'”

“There have been solely three stalls within the Stage 25 males’s room,” he added, “and I will inform you this: You do not wish to chuckle whereas puking.”

Danson additionally teased Harrelson, who was not on the competition, about his vegetarianism. In accordance with Yahoo Life, Harrelson pursued veganism at 24 and now follows a largely uncooked plant-based weight loss plan.

Woody’s not right here, so we are able to rag on him,” Danson stated. “Woody was a vegetarian, which meant he had horrible gasoline. He would come as much as me generally throughout rehearsal and say, ‘Hey, I want your recommendation. I respect you a lot.’ And he’d look me proper within the eye, ready for his fart to succeed in my nostril. He was like a killer — he wished to see my eyes exit.”

“Cheers,” which premiered in 1982, chronicled the lives of the totally different bartenders and patrons of Cheers, a preferred Boston bar. 

Wendt and Danson starred on all 11 present seasons, whereas Harrelson joined within the fourth season as bartender Woody Boyd. 

Woody Harrelson on the set of "Cheers."

Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd on “Cheers.”

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Additionally within the forged had been actors Kelsey Grammer, who went on to star within the present’s spinoff “Frazier,” Rhea Pearlman, John Ratzenberger, and Kirstie Alley.

Ratzenberger joined Wendt and Danson onstage for the panel, together with James Burrows, Les Charles, and Glen Charles, the present’s creators.

Through the dialog, Glen spoke about casting Harrelson.

“We nearly signed this gentleman, and our casting director got here in and stated, ‘I do know you want this man, however I need you to see someone.’ And in walks Woody [Harrelson]. […] He was not proper on the cash, however he was so fascinating,” Glen stated.

“Ted, after [Harrelson] left, stated, ‘I do know you assume you bought your man, however there’s one thing I actually like about this man,'” he continued.