Cliff Clavin

CLIFF CLAVIN

A postal worker and Norm Peterson's best friend, Clifford C. Clavin, Jr. lived with his mother, Esther Clavin in a two-story house, where Cliff spent his childhood. It was bulldozed after Esther sold her property and moved with her newfound nest egg to Florida. Cliff then moved into a small apartment of his own, in which the couch doubled as a bed. A chatter-box by nature, Cliff was well known as a storehouse of useless trivia, often of dubious veracity and bearing little relation to the conversation going on at the bar. Carla often despised Cliff and often insulted him. Carla wasn't a particular fan of Cliff's opinions neither. Cliff took great pride in his job as a postal worker and often became agitated when people insulted his job or the U.S. Postal Service. He sometimes talked about his job as if he were in the police force. Cliff's father made a brief appearance on Cheers before fleeing the country to Australia to avoid prison for fraud. Socially awkward and generally ignored by women, Cliff didn't have any real relationship (or, for that matter, any sexual experience) until meeting fellow oddball postal worker Margaret O'Keefe in the seventh season. After using a postal vehicle to drive to a tryst with Cliff and then falsely reporting it stolen to cover up the deed, Margaret was fired from the postal service. Feeling compelled to remain a postal worker, she left Boston and moved to Canada to work for Canada Post. Cliff briefly considered going with her, but ultimately his patriotism would not let him leave the United States. Margaret returned in the eighth season and wanted Cliff to commit to her, which he did, although he had a fit of hysterical blindness before feeling fully comfortable with the arrangement. Cliff was a contestant on Jeopardy! in the Cheers episode "What Is... Cliff Clavin?", but lost after betting all his money on his Final Jeopardy question.

JOHN RATZENBERGER

John Deszo Ratzenberger was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He attended Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut .Ratzenberger was a tractor operator at the Woodstock Festival, and lated moved to London. Ratzenberger was a house framer, living in London, when he began his career in the performing arts. His first role was a Patron in "The Ritz." Ratzenberger appeared in various minor roles in major feaure films, including "Firefox; A Bridge Too Far"; "Superman," as a missile controller; "Superman II," as the NASA control man; "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back," as "Major Bren Derlin"; "Motel Hell," as a punk rocker; "Outland," as a doomed mine worker named Tarlow; and "Gandhi." playing as an American Lieutenant. Ratzenberger's work for Pixar, as well as his parts in Superman and The Empire Strikes Back, makes him the 4th most successful actor of all time, as measured by a total box office of over three billion dollars. His Birthday is April 6th.