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Hawke renders Hart as the most erudite barfly to buzz around mid-century Manhattan.
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Kyle McGovern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Grammer joined the cast of Cheers early in his career — 1984, to be exact — growing his slightly neurotic psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane from Boston barfly to Seattle radio host on the 1993 spinoff, Frasier.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Turns out Cusack is still a regular barfly at Beacon Hill joints like Carrie Nation’s and the 21st Amendment (which was also Kujo’s favorite spot back in the day).
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
Norm was America’s favorite barfly, and as the theme song said, everybody knew his name.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 23 May 2025
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Kyle McGovern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Grammer joined the cast of Cheers early in his career — 1984, to be exact — growing his slightly neurotic psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane from Boston barfly to Seattle radio host on the 1993 spinoff, Frasier.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Turns out Cusack is still a regular barfly at Beacon Hill joints like Carrie Nation’s and the 21st Amendment (which was also Kujo’s favorite spot back in the day).
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
Norm was America’s favorite barfly, and as the theme song said, everybody knew his name.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 23 May 2025
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“Barfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barfly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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