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Oh, bad boys, what would we do without you? While in real life you're more trouble than you're worth, on screen your sulky swaggering, tough talk and icy eyes almost always belie a tender heart beneath the bravado. And that's where you're best enjoyed -- from a safe distance.

Here's a look at the TV desperados who made our hearts melt, in our countdown of TV's Top 20 Bad Boys. -- By Liane Bonin

"I do better as an actor on a need-to-know basis. Don't tell me the whole story ... I'll f--- it up for you!"

Everybody knows Ted Danson's name. He was Sam Malone on 'Cheers,' and scored an impressive 9 Emmy nominations and 2 wins during its 11-season run.

Danson's latest TV role as Arthur Frobisher, a billionaire businessman with some serious legal problems on FX's 'Damages,' added another Emmy nod to his tally.

Danson talked to AOL TV about his fate on 'Damages,' 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' ... and why we shouldn't feel sorry for his wife.

Whatever happened to Sam, Diane and the whole bar gang?

Dead last in the ratings and nearly canceled after its first year, 'Cheers' went on to become one of the most successful sitcoms in history.

From Sam and Diane's stormy romance to the bar wars with Gary's Olde Towne Tavern, viewers kept tuning in -- and made the series ender one of the most-watched finales in TV history.

We revisited the happy half-hour at the bar where everybody knows your name to find out what the regulars have been up to since Sam's joint was shuttered 15 years ago.