Where Everybody Knows Your Name the Charles Brothers gave it their stamp of approval, and once Portnoy and Hart Angelo had complied with a request for a few lyric changes intended to broaden the song's appeal to a more general audience, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" was officially designated the "Theme from "Cheers"". The original opening verse: was changed to: After several months of mulling over possible outside singers, the producers eventually asked Gary Portnoy to record the vocal for the opening credits of their new series. (The chorus of the song is six of Portnoy’s vocals that he recorded one on top of the
Estee Portnoy the National Advisory Council for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and is currently on the Executive Committee of Hillel International’s Board of Directors. Estee Portnoy Estee Portnoy (née Estee Mermelstein) is an American business executive. She is business manager, spokesperson for National Basketball Association Hall of Famer and basketball player Michael Jordan. Portnoy was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Portnoy attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where she was an honors graduate in Marketing. She also received an MBA in Marketing from the University of Maryland. Portnoy began her career in sports marketing at the University of Michigan in the