Nick Tortelli has had on-again, off-again relationships with Diane Chambers, his opposite, in the first five seasons.
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37 Facts About Nick Tortelli
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Nick Tortelli has an on-and-off relationship with bartender Sam Malone.
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Carla's sleazy first husband, Nick Tortelli, made appearances, variously challenging Carla with a custody battle or a legal scam stemming from their divorce.
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Nick Tortelli's body is played by Bernadette Birkett, the real-life wife of George Wendt.
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Nick Tortelli is ridiculed by friends and enemies alike, including Norm and Carla, for his know-it-all attitude.
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Nick Tortelli warns her that writing both a novel and being a housewife to Sam simultaneously is impossible.
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Nick Tortelli tells the gang that they are naturally "losers" and that topping Gary is impossible.
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In "Those Lips, Those Ice", when Carla Tortelli assumes that her then-husband Eddie is cheating on her with another woman, Alan advises Carla to tell Eddie how she feels inside by expressing not only her heart but her soul, so they both "give unto" each other.
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Nick Tortelli is primarily involved in main stories that involve legality, like financial will and parental custody.
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Nick and Loretta Tortelli are a married couple currently living in Las Vegas.
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In previous season, Nick Tortelli was referenced, mostly by his ex-wife Carla ; as discovered, he was a deadbeat father and disloyal husband when he cheated on Carla with another woman.
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Nick Tortelli has made no attempt to support his children financially and barely has any contact with them.
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Nick Tortelli is loud, unkempt, and extremely unsophisticated; despite these tremendous flaws, he has at times exercised an inexplicable romantic power over Carla.
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At the bar, Nick Tortelli begs Carla to be together with him again behind Loretta's back, but Carla, in retaliation, cracks an egg on his forehead.
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Nick Tortelli then goes to Cheers to seek help from Carla and Diane Chambers for independence, such as becoming a singer.
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Nick Tortelli arrives at the bar to woo Diane, Loretta, and then Carla with a violinist and dinner without success.
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Diane advises Nick Tortelli to improve his marriage with Loretta, so he leaves the bar trying to go after Loretta.
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Nick Tortelli has a distinct, gravelly voice and often unexpectedly interjected with a comedic one-liner relevant to what the characters are discussing, often leaving them speechless momentarily.
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Nick Tortelli's last credited episode is "The Improbable Dream: Part 2".
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Nick Tortelli is a balding, nondescript man who sits to Norm's left but sometimes get on Norm's nerves.
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Nick Tortelli is one of boys in "The Heart Is the Lonely Snipe Hunter" who abandon Frasier Crane, who has been playing a snipe hunting game in the woods.
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Nick Tortelli is an older gentleman with large glasses who would make an occasional acerbic comment.
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In two-part episode "Never Love a Goalie", Carla Nick Tortelli meets the Boston Bruins ice hockey player, Guy "Eddie" LeBec, who has a long winning streak and a French Canadian background, and then begins to date him.
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Nick Tortelli makes regular appearances thereafter, leading to her and Cliff's on-again, off-again relationship.
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Nick Tortelli then tells Norm that the father is upset someone else will be raising his child and that he wants to marry her and Cliff is off the hook.
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Nick Tortelli later learns that Woody knew nothing of the affair and that Woody would never stoop to blackmail, however Mr Gaines' butler Hives overhears the entire conversation and proceeds to blackmail him.
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Nick Tortelli first appears in the Season 7 episode "I Kid You Not", when his coach drops him off at Cheers after his T-ball game.
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Nick Tortelli is mentioned in season 6, episode 13 "Woody for Hire Meets Norman of the Apes" as Carla is describing the horrible things her kids did that day; apparently, Ludlow unplugged the freezer to see if frozen peas defrosted quicker than ice-cream.
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Nick Tortelli then reveals that he still had some of his fortune in a secret stash, but that he would go away if she still had not changed her mind.
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Nick Tortelli was delivered in a taxicab while Lilith was on her way home from the hospital after an episode of false labour.
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Nick Tortelli appeared in several "Bar Wars" episodes, in which the Cheers gang thought he was an agent of Gary's Olde Town Tavern, only to be proved wrong.
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Nick Tortelli informs Sam that the deed for Melville's includes Cheers' bathrooms and pool room, and after some resistance Sam eventually capitulates and begins paying monthly rent to him, until Sam and Rebecca team up to purchase the rooms.
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Nick Tortelli is a lothario who is familiar with Sam's playboy reputation among stewardesses.
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Nick Tortelli ends up staying against her will through dinner but warns Sam and Rebecca they better let her go as her boyfriend is a retired cop.
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Carla insists Nick Tortelli leave but Sarafina objects, telling Carla she knows he's a terrible father but she still wants him there - she had always pictured her dad giving her away on her wedding day.
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Nick Tortelli is previously mentioned in "Woody for Hire Meets Norman of the Apes", as Carla is describing the horrible things her kids did that day.
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