“Cheers” star George Wendt has died on the age of 76. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Wendt died on the morning of Could 20. He was reportedly at residence sleeping on the time of his demise. The actor is greatest identified for enjoying the beloved character Norm Peterson for the whole lot of “Cheers'” almost decade-long run. Wendt’s consultant shared a press release about his passing, saying, “George was a doting household man, a well-loved buddy and confidant to all of these fortunate sufficient to have identified him.” They added, “He will probably be missed without end. The household has requested privateness throughout this time.”

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“Cheers” followers love Norm largely on account of Wendt’s iconic portrayal. The character’s recognition absolutely had rather a lot to do along with his endurance on the collection. He appeared within the titular bar for all 275 episodes of the present’s run. And his work on “Cheers” earned him greater than only a large fan base — it additionally earned him a powerful six Primetime Emmy Award nominations for excellent supporting actor in a comedy collection.

George Wendt hailed from Chicago, Illinois, the place he had a big household with eight siblings. Whereas so many people know and love Wendt, many could not know that he’s the well-known uncle of fellow star Jason Sudeikis. On the time of his demise, Wendt had been married to his spouse Bernadette Birkett since 1978, and the couple had three youngsters collectively. Along with his time on “Cheers,” Wendt performed Bob Swerski on “Saturday Night time Stay,” in addition to the long-lasting dad within the music video for Michael Jackson’s 1991 hit “Black or White.” You might also acknowledge him from films like “The Little Rascals,” “Spice World,” “Fletch,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Sandy Wexler,” and “Santa Buddies” — to call a number of. Wendt even had his personal sitcom after the collection finale of “Cheers,” aptly titled “The George Wendt Present.”

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“Cheers” ended its future in 1993, and folk have understandably puzzled what occurred to the solid since then. Wendt is unfortunately now among the many “Cheers” stars who’ve handed away, but his demise is prone to immediate many followers to revisit the collection, and maybe it’s going to even spark new viewers to observe it for the primary time.