Danson and Steenburgen are both beloved and celebrated film and TV actors, with Danson being a two-time Emmy winner and ...

Shelley Long as Diane Chambers, Ted Danson as Sam Malone on “Cheers.” NBCUniversal via Getty Images Shelley was Danson’s love interest on the sitcom before leaving after Season 5 in 1987.

Mary Steenburgen was pretty impressed by Ted Danson when they met. The Book Club: The Next Chapter star, 71, exclusively told PEOPLE on the Golden Gala red carpet on Friday, Jan. 3, that she initially ...