“Nobody knows what I look like or sound like,” says musician Gary Portnoy, who was 26 when he recorded the song that would become one of the most iconic and recognizable TV themes of all time.

On Where Have All the Theme Songs Gone?, a CNN special hosted by Don Lemon, one of the creators of the Cheers theme song revealed the humbling road that led to one of the most iconic theme songs in ...

The Cheers theme goes, “Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came. You want to be where you can see, our troubles are all the same. You want to be ...

Cheers is a classic television show that not only served as a time capsule of ’80s culture, but introduced the world to talents like Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Rhea Perlman, and Woody Harrelson.

Let’s face it: if you’re a Cheers fan, you’ve always wanted to find your own bar where everybody knows your name. The iconic ...

One would think the meaning behind the catchy theme song of the hit sitcom Cheers would be … well, cheerful. When it comes to “Where Everybody Knows Your Name,” the tune is one tinged with melancholy ...

It’s often said that the right song can support you for life, but very seldom does anybody write that song. But Gary Portnoy did. He co-wrote a song that not only was a key component of a prime-time ...

In case you don’t have time to cram-watch all of The Walking Dead‘s fifth season before the sixth season starts this Sunday and you also happen to love and miss the show Cheers, I have some great news ...

Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name…and sometimes you just want to kick back and watch a classic sitcom, like Cheers. Launching in 1982, the 11-year long sitcom showed the loves and ...

Gary Portnoy, who created the Cheers theme song with Judy Hart-Angelo and also performed it, joined CNN’s Don Lemon for the special Where Have All the Theme Songs Gone?, where the songwriter revealed ...