Meet Cheers star Shelley Long's lookalike daughter who followed her into Hollywood


Like her famous mom, Juliana Tyson Kissick starred in several hit television shows. Read to find out more about Shelley Long's lookalike daughter…


CHEERS -- Pictured: Shelley Long as Diane Chambers© Getty Images
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Shelley Long was beloved as Diane Chambers in Cheers. And she inspired more than just her fans.

The 76-year-old actress left the iconic sitcom after five seasons to pursue a film career and focus more on her family and raising her only daughter, Juliana Tyson Kissick. Keep reading to learn more about Shelley's lookalike daughter who followed in her footsteps.

Bruce Tyson and Shelley Long during Homeless Art Auction Benefit at Loew's Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California, United States.© Getty Images

Shelley and Bruce divorced in 2004

Juliana was born in 1985

Two years before Shelley exited Cheers, she and her then-husband Bruce Tyson welcomed Juliana on March 27, 1985. The proud parents raised Juliana in California. According to her LinkedIn profile, Juliana went to Marymount High School in Los Angeles, and then studied theater, dance and fine arts at Wesleyan University.

After leaving Wesleyan, Juliana studied gender studies, religion, and international relations, and theater at the University of South Carolina, before ultimately graduating with a degree in Theatre from the University of Southern California (USC).

Juliana Tyson Kissick posing for a photo, shared via Instagram© Instagram

She looks so much like her mom

Juliana followed in her mom's footsteps

After graduating with a degree in theater, Juliana followed her mom into Hollywood. In 2008, she made her acting debut on the CW show Privileged, playing Victoria Taylor. Since then, Juliana starred in shows like Victorious and Awkward Universe, and in films like Cry Now and The Etruscan Smile.

Juliana Tyson Kissick posing for a photo, shared via Instagram© Instagram

Juliana hasn't shared who her half-sister is

She goes by Juju

While Shelley didn't coin her daughter's nickname, Juliana goes by "Juju." According to her website, she was given the nickname by her 1-year-old sister when she 'decided it was the only logical way to pronounce her name.

Juliana later used the nickname in her entrepreneurial endeavors.

Juliana Tyson Kissick in her stationery story, Good Juju Inc, shared via Instagram© Instagram

Good Juju Ink has thousands of followers followers on Instagram

Juliana owns her own company

Although she tried her hand at acting, Juliana has been most successful in the stationery space. She founded the high-end stationery company, Good Juju Ink, in 2014, hoping to spread positivity and "good juju" through their products.

Juliana was inspired to start the business by her famous mom. "My mom traveled a lot for work (and often worked very late hours), so phone calls were difficult and writing letters was a great way to stay connected when she was gone," Juliana told the blog She's So Bright.

Juliana Tyson Kissick posing for a selfie, shared via Instagram© Instagram

She studied dance at Wesleyan University

Juliana is also a dancer

Before she launched her stationery company, Juliana worked as a dancer. She founded the Boom Kat Dance Theatrein Los Angeles, telling She's So Bright: "We wanted dance to serve as this universal language by which we could tell the world’s stories without the barriers of dialect."

Juliana Tyson Kissick, her husband Ryan, and their child posing for a photo, shared via Instagram© Instagram

The childhood sweethearts keep their family life private

Juliana is married and is a mom

The CEO tied the knot with her husband Ryan Kissick on September 28, 2015. The couple met when they were only three-years-old as neighbors in Pacific Palisades, California, per their wedding website. They reconnected 20 years later at a mutual friend's birthday party and fell in love.

Ryan is the head of business development at Good Juju Ink and the couple are parents to two kids. While Juliana is private about her family life, her Instagram bio reads: "Josephine & Caspian's mama."

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