{"id":130898,"date":"2026-05-06T11:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:36:31","slug":"ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898","title":{"rendered":"Ted Danson\u2019s medical wake-up call: Why the TV icon says he no longer gets a \u2018free pass\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Ted Danson got a wake-up call he didn’t see coming \u2014 and it changed his outlook on life.<\/p>\n

A recent health scare jolted the sitcom legend, 78, into a new reality and stripped away any idea of a “free pass.”<\/p>\n

“The last thing that kind of hit me that was very liberating was I had a bit of a health scare. I’m totally fine, but it was like, ‘Oh, well, that’s real.’ And it was humbling and, ‘Oh, mortality is the real deal,’ you know. It’s not just a rumor,” Danson said on his podcast, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name.”<\/a><\/p>\n

TED DANSON SAYS BILL CLINTON GRILLED HIM ABOUT HIS ‘INTENTIONS’ WITH MARY STEENBURGEN USING SECRET SERVICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The “Cheers” actor added that the experience marked a shift from casually acknowledging health to actively prioritizing it.<\/p>\n

NICOLE KIDMAN, RACHEL RAY, TED DANSON KEEP MARRIAGES HOT WITH UNCONVENTIONAL RULES<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Ted Danson doesn’t get a free pass. Love his work, but \u2026 you know,” he joked before adding, “And I hadn’t f—ed up in some way, so I couldn’t go, \u2018Oh, Ted.\u2019”<\/p>\n

His guest, Valerie Bertinelli, suggested that if he had done something to cause his health scare, he could say, “Damn it, if I’d only \u2026,” but, she added, “There’s no \u2018if onlys.'”<\/p>\n

Danson told her, “It was very humbling and calming. And I’m fine, you know. But it was, I think, the best thing that could have happened to me, and I’m doing some things differently. I am meditating now twice a day with Mary \u2026 I’ve always talked about it and lied about it,” he admitted with a laugh.<\/p>\n

LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

At the center of his lifestyle change following his health scare is his wife, Mary Steenburgen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The pair met in 1993 on the set of “Pontiac Moon.” They tied the knot on Oct. 7, 1995, on Martha’s Vineyard.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Best known for his role as Sam Malone on the iconic sitcom “Cheers,” Danson became a household name during the show\u2019s 11-season run from 1982 to 1993. He was one of the few cast members to appear in all 273 episodes.<\/p>\n

When “Cheers” came to an end, it was largely due to Danson\u2019s own decision to step away<\/a> and pursue new opportunities, with executives opting not to continue the show without its central star.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-free-pass <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ted Danson got a wake-up call he didn’t see coming \u2014 and it changed his outlook on life. A recent health scare jolted the sitcom […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-130898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTed Danson\u2019s medical wake-up call: Why the TV icon says he no longer gets a \u2018free pass\u2019 - Wall Street PR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ted Danson\u2019s medical wake-up call: Why the TV icon says he no longer gets a \u2018free pass\u2019 - Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ted Danson got a wake-up call he didn’t see coming \u2014 and it changed his outlook on life. A recent health scare jolted the sitcom […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-06T15:36:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\"},\"headline\":\"Ted Danson\u2019s medical wake-up call: Why the TV icon says he no longer gets a \u2018free pass\u2019\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-06T15:36:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898\"},\"wordCount\":420,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898\",\"name\":\"Ted Danson\u2019s medical wake-up call: Why the TV icon says he no longer gets a \u2018free pass\u2019 - Wall Street PR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-06T15:36:31+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ted Danson\u2019s medical wake-up call: Why the TV icon says he no longer gets a \u2018free pass\u2019\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"description\":\"Latest News From WallStreet\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"width\":537,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"Wall Street PR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ted Danson\u2019s medical wake-up call: Why the TV icon says he no longer gets a \u2018free pass\u2019 - Wall Street PR","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ted Danson\u2019s medical wake-up call: Why the TV icon says he no longer gets a \u2018free pass\u2019 - Wall Street PR","og_description":"Ted Danson got a wake-up call he didn’t see coming \u2014 and it changed his outlook on life. A recent health scare jolted the sitcom […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898","og_site_name":"Wall Street PR","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","article_published_time":"2026-05-06T15:36:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":715,"height":423,"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36"},"headline":"Ted Danson\u2019s medical wake-up call: Why the TV icon says he no longer gets a \u2018free pass\u2019","datePublished":"2026-05-06T15:36:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898"},"wordCount":420,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898","name":"Ted Danson\u2019s medical wake-up call: Why the TV icon says he no longer gets a \u2018free pass\u2019 - Wall Street PR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-05-06T15:36:31+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ted-dansons-medical-wake-up-call-why-the-tv-icon-says-he-no-longer-gets-a-free-pass-130898#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ted Danson\u2019s medical wake-up call: Why the TV icon says he no longer gets a \u2018free pass\u2019"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","name":"Wall Street PR","description":"Latest News From WallStreet","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization","name":"Wall Street PR","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","width":537,"height":70,"caption":"Wall Street PR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130898\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130898"},{"taxonomy":"stock_ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stock_ticker?post=130898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}