With 11 consecutive Emmy nominations — including two wins — for his work as bartender Sam Malone on the long-running hit Cheers, Ted Danson would have been a television icon even if he’d never played another role. But the past three years have seen Danson take on two roles that arguably constitute the best work of his career. He earned another three Emmy nods for his work as corporate crook Arthur Frobisher on the legal mystery series Damages, also starring Glen Close. Then last year, Danson was cast on HBO’s detective comedy Bored to Death — which kicks off its second season Sunday night — as George Christopher, a veteran magazine editor who defies age in pursuit of adventure and a good time. … Back to Article