George Wendt, greatest recognized for taking part in Norm on Cheers, died peacefully in his sleep whereas at house early Tuesday morning, in line with a household consultant. He was 76.
Wendt was on Cheers for the whole lot of the present’s epic run from 1982–1993, 269 episodes in all. On a sequence stuffed with beloved characters, his Norm Peterson was arguably essentially the most beloved, along with his entry right into a scene introduced every time as all of the bar’s patrons exclaimed, “Norm!” On account of that efficiency, he earned six consecutive Emmy nominations for Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Sequence, however by no means gained.
After Cheers led to 1993, he acquired his personal sitcom, The George Wendt Present on CBS, but it surely was cancelled after just a few episodes.
Extra just lately, Wendt joined Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Jon Lovitz, and Kevin Nealon in A Historical past of the World in Six Glasses for Fox Nation. The present, from former Cheers EP Rob Lengthy, chronicled the historical past of beer, wine, spirits, espresso, tea, soda and their respective impression on the world.
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