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Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Both DeVito and Perlman starred in Burrows sitcoms, DeVito as the cantankerous dispatcher Louie De Palma on Taxi and Pearlman the equally acerbic waitress Carla on Cheers.—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 June 2026 By now, however, most know him as the lovable, cello-playing geek Leonard Hofstadter who married the pretty blonde waitress.—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026 For just a little while, let yourself get lost in the off-kilter world and fun details of the artworks, from the cat-eye glasses made out of forks on the waitress to the mermaid’s tail, made entirely from tin can tops.—Alissa Greenberg, Mercury News, 15 June 2026 The waitress had recommended the biscuits and gravy.—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for waitress