Ernie Pantusso (or Pantuso[1][2]), commonly known as "Coach", is a fictional character on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by Nicholas Colasanto between 1982 and 1985. Coach is Sam Malone's former baseball coach, who becomes a bartender at Cheers under Sam's ownership. He is not "worldly wise" but has some shred of wit. He had a daughter, Lisa, who appeared in the episode "Coach's Daughter", by his late wife, Angela.
While he last appeared in the cold opening of "Rescue Me",[3] Colasanto's last filmed appearance as Coach was in the episode "Cheerio, Cheers".[4] When Colasanto died in 1985, his character was written out as deceased without cause of death stated. Woody Harrelson joined the cast as Woody Boyd, a pen pal of Coach's who would end up replacing him as a bartender at Cheers in the show's fourth season.
^Mannix, Vin (May 20, 1992). "Ex-pope player finds decisions don't get easier". The News. Palm Beach County, Florida. p. 1-C. Retrieved January 16, 2015 – via Google News Archive. [Ben] Ruby [...] learned from that silly song [that] the late Coach Ernie Pantuso used to sing on Cheers: It [Albania] borders on the Adriatic.
^Lewis, John E; Stempel, Penny (c. 1998). Cult TV: The Comedies: The Ultimate Critical Guide. UK: Pavilion Books (previously published by Bay Books). pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-0-912333-65-6. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
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