Who was the creator of the American anthology black comedy–crime drama television series whose principal cast consists of the actor who played Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom "Cheers"?
Ted Danson Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor, author, and producer well known for his role as lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom "Cheers" and for his role as Dr. John Becker on the CBS sitcom "Becker". He also starred in the CBS dramas "" and "" as D.B. Russell. He also plays a recurring role on Larry David's HBO sitcom "Curb Your Enthusiasm", starred alongside Glenn Close in legal drama "Damages", and was a regular on the HBO comedy series "Bored to Death". In 2015 he starred as Hank Larsson in the second season of FX's black comedy-crime drama anthology "Fargo". Since 2016, he has played the afterlife "architect" Michael in the NBC sitcom "The Good Place.
Michael Chiklis Michael Charles Chiklis (born August 30, 1963) is an American actor and television producer. He is perhaps best known for his role as LAPD Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama "The Shield", for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He is also known for playing Commissioner Tony Scali on the ABC police drama "The Commish", The Thing in the "Fantastic Four" film series, and Jim Powell on the ABC science-fiction comedy-drama "No Ordinary Family". Additionally, he co-starred as Vincent Savino in the CBS crime drama "Vegas". In 2014 Chiklis joined the cast of "American Horror Story" for its fourth season, "". The following year he was cast as Nathaniel Barnes, in the second season of "Gotham""," as a series regular.