Though he rose to fame slinging drinks as Sam Malone in ?Cheers,? Ted Danson?s first mention in Variety was for playing another bartender in the stage production of ?Status Quo Vadis,? reviewed in Wilmington, Del. on Feb. 14, 1973, before its ill-fated Broadway debut. The actor has fared better with subsequent projects, including ?Becker? and ?Bored to Death.? And he?s in season two of the FX hit ?Fargo,? starting Oct. 12. In an interview with Variety, Danson says of the FX show, "It?s a wonderful cast, wonderful writing, and a really interesting time in history. It takes place in 1979, so it?s a prequel in a way. The only connection to the first season is that my granddaughter is Molly, the Deputy Sheriff from Season One. Her father, my son-in-law, is played by Patrick Wilson."
