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Milestones: Feb. 25, 1985

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DIED. Nicholas Colasanto, 61, stage, screen and TV actor who played the good- hearted, slow-witted Coach in the series Cheers; of a heart attack; in Los Angeles. The character of Coach, with his idiosyncratic insights, will not be continued. Says Executive Producer Les Charles of Colasanto: “He’s irreplaceable.”

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