Gary Portnoy the "Cheers" theme song. Gary Portnoy Gary Portnoy (born June 8, 1956) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known for co-writing and performing the main theme song of the NBC sitcom "Cheers", "Where Everybody Knows Your Name". In the early 1980s, Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo set out to write a theme for "Cheers". After their first two attempts were rejected, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" was selected. Prior to that, Portnoy's songs had been recorded by various artists, including Dolly Parton's "Say Goodnight" (co-written by Susan Sheridan) and Air Supply's "I'll Never Get Enough of
Estee Portnoy Jordan, Portnoy has been part of his inner circle, and for over two decades, has worked with Jordan and his advisors. Portnoy serves on the Sports Management Advisory Board of the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology. Portnoy is on the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) International Board of Directors in 2006 and one of its past chairs. Together with her husband, Portnoy is founder of KEEN USA, a nonprofit organization that provides sports and recreation activities to children with disabilities in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, St. Louis and Washington DC. She was also part of