Glen Gerald Charles (born February 18, 1943) and Les Charles (born March 25, 1948) are American screenwriters and television producers, best known for ''

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'' and '' Cheers''.

Early life and careers

The Charles brothers attended

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. Glen graduated in 1965, and Les graduated in 1971. Glen began his professional life as an advertising copywriter but moved into television. Both Glen and Les began their television careers together as writers for ''

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''. They later wrote for ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and were head writers and producers on the TV series ''

''. They then formed the Charles-Burrows-Charles production company with James Burrows, and created and produced the television series '' Cheers''. The brothers also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film ''

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''. Both were credited in every episode of ''

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'' as the creators of the "

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" character from ''Cheers.''

''Cheers''

''Cheers'' is a

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that ran on

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from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes for eleven seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association with

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. The show is set in a bar named Cheers in

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, where a group of locals meet to drink, relax, and socialize. The ''Cheers'' finale aired on May 20, 1993, and was watched in an estimated 42.4 million households across the country.

Filmography

Personal lives

They were raised in Henderson, Nevada, as members of

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