George Wendt, greatest generally known as Norm Peterson on Cheers, has died on the age of 76.
In response to the actor’s household, he died peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Tuesday, Could 20. His demise was confirmed by a consultant who shared a press release. “George was a doting household man, a well-loved good friend, and confidant to all of these fortunate sufficient to have recognized him. He will probably be missed perpetually. The household has requested privateness throughout this time.”
Along with being one of many common bar patrons on the NBC comedy, Wendt can also be famously the uncle of comedy star Jason Sudeikis. Throughout his years on Cheers, Wendt was nominated for six Emmys for Greatest Supporting Actor in a Comedy, and he delighted viewers throughout 11 seasons of the sitcom, which aired between 1982 and 1993.
Initially hailing from Chicago, Wendt earned his diploma in economics after touring in Europe and North Africa as a younger man. He then returned to the Windy Metropolis to enroll within the Second Metropolis comedy troupe’s appearing workshop, for which he carried out from 1974 to 1980. He went on to function within the NBC comedy pilot Nothing However Comedy, which introduced him to Los Angeles and landed him his function debut with My Bodyguard.
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After he discovered widespread success with Cheers, Wendt went on to star in movies like Dreamscape, Fletch, and Ron Howard‘s Gung Ho. Moreover, he starred alongside Robert De Niro and Annette Bening in Responsible By Suspicion, and had roles within the movies Eternally Younger, Man of the Home, and The LoveMaster.
Regardless of his film roles, Wendt remains to be greatest recognized for his tv work, which, exterior of Cheers, included The George Wendt Present on CBS and The Bare Reality on NBC. He additionally featured within the Fox film Hostage for a Day, ABC‘s 1995 remake of Bye Bye Birdie, Showtime’s Roger Corman Presents Alien Avengers, and way more.
He was hailed for his efficiency in CBS’s 1997 title The Worth of Heaven, which noticed him play the proprietor of a agency that sells funeral insurance coverage. In recent times, he featured in varied visitor roles on TV with components in Sizzling in Cleveland, Portlandia, and The Goldbergs. His final TV efficiency was in Season 9 of The Masked Singer, upon which he competed because the Moose.
Wendt leaves behind his spouse, actress Bernadette Birkett, whom he married in 1978, in addition to his youngsters, Hilary, Joe, and Daniel, along with step-sons Joshua and Andrew. As talked about above, he’s the uncle of Ted Lasso and Saturday Evening Dwell favourite Jason Sudeikis, who’s the son of his sister, Kathryn.