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When this actor insulted his co-star, he could obviously not predict the consequences he would face. At the end of the 80s, actorJay Thomas appeared on severalepisodesCheers like the romantic interest - and the possible husband of - Carla Tortelli, who was played byRHEA PERLMAN. And, according to the co-creator of the series, Thomas could have appeared on even more episodes of the popular program if he had not insulted Perlman during a radio program. What Thomas had to say about kissing him his co-star did not go well with other people involved in the show, and they retaliated in a very creative way. Read the rest to discover what Thomas said about Perlman and how his scenario ended.

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When Thomas joinedCheers, he was already known for his main role as Remo onMork and Mindy And to appear on other shows, includingFamily ties andThe love boat. He was also DJ Radio and continued to organize a radio program while he was onCheers.

Thomas played Eddie Lebec, a fictitious goalkeeper for Boston's Bruins, who started going out with the Carla waitress. Finally, she got pregnant with twins and the couple got married. Thomas appeared in total on nine episodes.

It is the legend of television that Eddie was killed because Thomas criticized his co-star in his radio program. In his new book,Directed by James Burrows,,Cheers co-creatorJames Burrowstells its version of the story.

According to the book (Going throughPage Six), an auditor called Thomas' show and asked what it was to be part ofAcclamations,To which Thomas replied: "It's brutal. I have to kiss Rhea Perlman." Burrows writes: "It was all. He insulted Rhea, which meant that he insulted us all. He crossed the family." Perlman was onCheersThroughout his 11 season race and won four Emmy Awards for his work.

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Following his comment, Thomas was not simply exploded from the show - he was struck off from the show through his character meeting a painful and embarrassing end. Eddie died in an out -of -screen Zamboni accident, and his character has only calculated more. During her funeral, it was revealed that Eddie had another woman secretly.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"Jay was dismissed without ceremonies," writes Burrows in his book. "As he was no longer in the series, Eddie also had to go. In our world, you do not end up sleeping with the fish; you will die a violent but comical death."

InAn oral story ofCheers published byGq In 2012, Thomas, Perlman and writerKen Levine spoke of Thomas who is written about the show.

"I doCheers, have the best time in my life, and one day I receive a phone call from Jimmy [Burrows], "said Thomas." I knew they decided [to] if it were necessary to add me orBaby [Neuwirth] At full time distribution, and I thought he was calling with good news. He said, as in a film: "Are you sitting?" And he says, "Listen, we are not going to get you back in the series. And that has nothing to do with Rhea. '"

Thomas explained what he said in the radio show: "[Auditors] said:" What is it to kiss Carla? "Not Rhea - they were talking about Carla. And my joke what I got the fight wages to kiss her." The actor, who continued to have a recurring role onMurphy Brown, added: "Look, I made jokes to kiss Murphy Brown [too]. But if this is what cost me my work, my wife will probably say:" Hey [Expletif], I said. ""

In the same oral history, Levine said that Perlman was upset by the commentary on Thomas' radio program.

"Rhea came to my office and she was furious - I had never seen her like that. She said:" I want it out of the show "", said Levine. But, Perlman remembers the situation differently.

"This is not true. I loved Jay Thomas as Eddie Lebec," she said. "But there was a time when they [thought] maybe we would live together, and I did not like the idea that Carla was with someone because that would give you the impression that [you] do not Not one of the bar people. "

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