Cliff Clavin | |
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Cheers character | |
First appearance | Cheers: "Give Me a Ring Sometime" (season 1, episode 1) |
Last appearance | Frasier: "Cheerful Goodbyes" (season 9, episode 21) |
Portrayed by | John Ratzenberger |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Mail carrier[1] |
Family | Esther Clavin (mother) Cliff Clavin, Sr. (father) |
Nationality | American |
Clifford C. Clavin, Jr.[2] (born 1947[3] or 1949) is a fictional character on the American television show Cheers played by John Ratzenberger.[4] A postal worker, he is the bar's resident know-it-all and was a contestant on the game show Jeopardy! Cliff was not originally scripted in the series' pilot episode, "Give Me a Ring Sometime", but the producers decided to add a know-it-all character and Ratzenberger helped flesh it out. The actor made guest appearances as Cliff on The Tortellis, St. Elsewhere, Wings, and Frasier.