Bob Broder, TV agent behind ‘Cheers,’ dead at 85 after cancer battle



The TV world has lost one of its own.

Bob Broder, the famous agent who packaged classics like “Cheers,” “Frasier,” “The X-Files,” and “Two And A Half Men,” has died at age 85.

The business giant passed away on Tuesday, September 23, surrounded by family following a bout with cancer, according to Deadline.

Bob Broder arrives at the Saban Community Clinic’s 43rd Annual Dinner Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 18, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Getty Images
James Burrows and Bob Broder during Paramount Says Farewell to “Frasier” at Barker Hanger at Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California. FilmMagic

Broder’s career is unmatched.

He co-founded TV lit agency The Broder Kurland Agency, later changed to Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann, before working with ICM and being handpicked by longtime client Chuck Lorre to become an executive at his company.

The outlet reported that Broder worked until the very end and was putting staff together while attending tapings for Lorre’s projects.

“Cheers” cast (l-r) Shelley Long as Diane Chambers, George Wendt as Norm Peterson, Rhea Perlman as Carla Tortelli, John Ratzenberger as Cliff Clavin, Nicholas Colasanto as Ernie ‘Coach’ Pantusso, Ted Danson as Sam Malone NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Broder’s death was confirmed by ICM agent Ted Chervin.

“He elevated the idea of what it means to be an agent,” Chervin told Deadline on Wednesday. “He operated at a level of such sophistication and complexity and authority that he really changed the game. He had a real statesman-like quality to him in the way he led the agency, and the way he managed his clients, and the way he interacted with the rest of the community. And, through all of that, he inspired a lot of people, including Chris [Silbermann] and me.”

Chervin said that Broder was considered “one of the real fathers of and and experts on TV packaging,” with his packaged series also including “The Big Bang Theory,” “Modern Family,” “The King Of Queens,” “Mike & Molly, “Dharma & Greg,” and “Touched By An Angel.”

His most notable work, however, was the ’80s bar sitcom “Cheers.”

Everyone, including its all-star cast Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Woody Harrelson, and more, knew his name. In fact, Broder was treated like “the mayor of Cheers,” reported Deadline, who noted he greeted the actors, writers, security and crew each time he came to the set.

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