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George Wendt
, the actor greatest recognized for enjoying Norm Peterson within the NBC comedy Cheers
, has died on the age of 76. In keeping with the actor’s publicist, he handed away at dwelling on Tuesday morning. Melissa Nathan confirmed the information in an announcement that stated, “George was a doting household man, a well-loved good friend and confidant to all of these fortunate sufficient to have recognized him. He can be missed without end. The household has requested privateness throughout this time.”
Born in 1948 in Chicago, Wendt made his title as a personality actor greatest recognized for enjoying bar common Norm between 1982 and 1993. In addition to changing into Wendt’s most iconic position, his look in Cheers additionally earned him six consecutive Emmy nominations for Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Sequence.
Starting working as a stagehand in 1975, he quickly discovered himself engaged on the primary improv stage at Chicago’s Second Metropolis. As his comedic expertise grew, Wendt was quickly making appearances on TV with bit elements in Taxi and MASH*, which paved the best way to Cheers, the 11-season run of which made Norm Peterson a popular culture icon. In addition to his appearances within the present, the character of Norm additionally made appearances in Frasier, The Simpsons, and even in Tremendous Bowl commercials.
His unimaginable checklist of TV visitor credit exterior these as Norm included single appearances in Scorching in Cleveland, The Twilight Zone, Columbo, George Lopez and Masters of Horror. He additionally turned one of many many stars to participate in The Masked Singer, starring as a part of the 2023 season.
Nonetheless, he was not tied to comedy roles, showing in Ron Howard’s Gung Ho (1986), cult horror favourite Home (1986), and the romantic drama Perpetually Younger (1992). Nonetheless, he additionally made a number of appearances on Saturday Evening Reside, and appeared on stage with roles in Hairspray, Elf: The Musical, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s proving the span of his expertise as a performer.
Supply: Selection
Cheers
- Launch Date
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1982 – 1992
- Community
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NBC
- Showrunner
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James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Ken Estin, Sam Simon, David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee, Invoice Steinkellner, Cheri Steinkellner, Phoef Sutton, Tom Anderson, Dan O’Shannon