George Wendt passed away peacefully at home, as confirmed by his family. Best known for his role as Norm Peterson in 'Cheers', Wendt received six consecutive Emmy nominations from 1984-89. 'Cheers' was a sitcom about a Boston bar, featuring a talented cast and winning 28 out of 117 Emmy nominations. Before 'Cheers', Wendt had a background in improv with Second City. Post-'Cheers', he starred in 'The George Wendt Show', guest appeared on various TV shows, and participated in 'The Masked Singer'. His family remembers him as a dedicated family man.
George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him. He will be missed forever.
My agent said, 'It's a small role, honey. It's one line. Actually, it's one word'. The word was 'beer'. I was having a hard time believing I was right for the role.
He found steady work onstage: Wendt slipped on Edna Turnblad's housecoat in Broadway's Hairspray beginning in 2007, and was in the Tony Award-winning play Art.
Cheers was centred on lovable losers in a Boston bar and starred Ted Danson, Shelley Long, and Kelsey Grammer, winning 28 Emmy Awards.
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