Coach Ernie Pantusso
Fictional character in the series Cheers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Ernie "Coach" Pantusso | |
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First appearance | Give Me a Ring Sometime (episode 1.01) |
Last appearance | Rescue Me (episode 3.25) |
Portrayed by | Nicholas Colasanto |
In-universe information | |
Occupation | Baseball coach (retired) Assistant bartender (1982–1985) (until death) |
Family | Two unnamed brothers Unnamed sister |
Spouse | Angela (deceased) |
Children | Lisa Pantusso (daughter) |
Relatives | Joyce Pantusso (niece) Phyllis Pantusso (sister-in-law) |
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.