The man who put together the smash hit TV series Cheer has died at the age of 85.
Bob Broder was the agent who packaged the show which starred Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson and Kirstie Alley. It aired from 1982 until 1993.
The agent was best known for working at the companies BWCS and then ICM.
He also represented and packaged such series as Frasier, Dharma & Greg, The X-Files, The King Of Queens, Touched By An Angel, Two And A Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly and Modern Family.
And he was still working with producer Chuck Lorre right up until his passing this week.Â
Broder was most closely linked to Cheers, a sitcom that takes place in a bar that is owned by Sam Malone, a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.
The man who put together the smash hit TV series Cheer has died at the age of 85. Seen in 2003 in Beverly Hills
Bob Broder was the agent who packaged the show which starred Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson and Rhea Perlman
He represented its three creators, brothers Glen and Les Charles and director-producer James Burrows.Â
Broder was treated like ‘the mayor of Cheers’ when he visited the set, Deadline claimed.
Broder even had a cameo on the show as the guy knocking on the Cheers bar door in the final seconds of the series finale.
He also worked with sitcom writer David Lloyd and his son, Modern Family co-creator Christopher Lloyd.Â
