A burly, easygoing Chicago native, he became a staple of living rooms across the country for more than a decade as one of ...

George Wendt, the actor best known for his starring role as Norm Peterson in the NBC sitcom "Cheers," has died at 76.

But the more viewers got to know the character — played, of course, by George Wendt, who died yesterday at 76 in his sleep of ...

NEW YORK — George Wendt, an actor with an everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV ...

George Wendt, the actor and comedian who cut his teeth at Chicago’s improvisational comedy troupe Second City before finding ...

George Wendt, the celebrated comic actor best known for portraying Norm Peterson on the hit sitcom 'Cheers,' has died at the age of 76.

George Wendt, best known for playing the beer-swilling Norm on Cheers, died peacefully in his sleep while at home early ...

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NEW YORK — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to ...

George Wendt, the actor and comedian best known for playing Norm Peterson on the classic sitcom Cheers, died Tuesday, May 20. He was 76. A rep for Wendt confirmed his death to Rolling Stone.