Role of a Lifetime

By Sora Song

NBC's Frasier is calling it quits. Headphones off to KELSEY GRAMMER who played the snobbish Dr. Frasier Crane for 20 years, beginning on Cheers. But he ain't so special ...

For 20 years, JAMES ARNESS was Marshal Matt Dillon on the top-rated Gunsmoke. Arness reportedly still watches his reruns

From 1951 to 1986 LUCILLE BALL played Lucy in one form or another on five shows over 21 seasons. In her final sitcom, she was a grandma

Sesame Street debuted in 1969, and the ageless BIG BIRD has been yukking it up since. One guy, Caroll Spinney, has played him for 35 years