Everybody knows Ted Danson’s name. And if they don’t, they’re certainly glad he came—whether as Sam Malone, the bar owner, bartender, and resident flirt in the beloved sitcom Cheers, or as the reverse fallen angel Michael in Kristen Bell’s heaven-set comedy, The Good Place. Danson’s charm prevails in Netflix’s cozy whodunit A Man on the Inside, set in a retirement home in the mode of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club, where he plays the amateur sleuth Charles. To mark the release of the show’s second season, Danson shares his key components to the good life. —Carolina de Armas
Airline: Delta.
Alibi: “Mary did it.”
Bag: My red one.
Bedtime: 9:30 P.M.
Bike: My sister’s.
Birthday: Outdoor dinner, surrounded by family.
Car: My Rivian.
Cocktail: An Aperol spritz.
Dinner: Pasta we make from scratch.
Disguise: Groucho glasses.
Excuse: “Mary did it.”
Enemy: Raccoons.
Fit: Ted Baker suits.
Friend: Mary.
Good-bye: The ending of Casablanca.
Last meal: Something not too heavy.
Movie: Roman Holiday.
Shoes: My Hokas.
Pet: Our dog, Blue.
Podcast: Where Everybody Knows Your Name.
Restaurant: Rory’s Place, in Ojai.
Hotel: Hotel de Russie, in Rome.
Singer: Barbra Streisand.
Street: Via Margutta.
Storm: Summer thunderstorms in Santa Fe.
Theme song to your life: “Fields of Gold,” by Sting.
Ted’s Essentials
