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Shelley Long's body of work is abysmal

posted 9 years ago by devonerd
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All she really had was Cheers, wasn't it. She got a break with The Brady Bunch Movie but then went back to TV movies and bit parts in TV shows.

She couldn't even shake off Carol Brady since that role keeps recurring in her career.

And Diane Chambers isn't far behind appearing on Frasier multiple times in cameo roles as well. That must have been a bitter pill to swallow. Kelsey Grammer probably laughed his head off seeing Shelley Long show up on his show so she can get 3 seconds of screen time--and in a crowd, even.

What a mess. What a squandered talent.

[–] TimMC (9143) 4 years ago

Not to bitch too much but why does everyone in Hollyweird have to be a super star?

You know it's impossible, right?

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

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[–] OnanTheBarbarian (10499) 2 years ago

She's more known for Cheers than the Brady Bunch movies. No, Carol Brady was not a role which typecast her.

I'm also a little leery of any actor who becomes rich and world famous off a role like hers in Cheers or the Brady movie, and then claims she can't get work because she's typecast. Most actors would kill for those roles. And she's laughing all the way to the bank.