George Wendt, ‘Cheers’ Star, Dies At 76
The post George Wendt, ‘Cheers’ Star, Dies At 76 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. AUSTIN, TEXAS – George Wendt attends the “Cheers Reunion” panel during the 12th Season of ATX TV … More Festival at ACL Live on June 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/WireImage) WireImage George Wendt, who rose to fame as Norm Peterson on the long-running sitcom Cheers, died in his sleep on Tuesday. He was 76. “George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him,” said Melissa Nathan, a representative for Wendt, in a statement. “He will be missed forever. The family has requested privacy during this time.” Born October 17, 1948 on the South side of Chicago, George Wendt was discovered by the improvisational group The Second City, where he met his future wife, Bernadette Birkett, who voiced Norm’s never-seen wife Vera on Cheers (and appeared on camera as Cliff’s – John Ratzenberger – Halloween date in the third season of Cheers). The couple were married in 1978 and had three children. Bernadette Birkett and her husband George Wendt attend the premiere of ‘Forever Young’, held at the … More Academy Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, 10th December 1992. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images) Getty Images Wendt’s first credited on camera role was in the 1980 film My Bodyguard, and he began guest-starring on television series like Hart to Hart, Soap, Taxi and Alice. His first role as a series regular was in the 1982 six-episode sitcom Making the Grade. That same year came Cheers, which ran for 11 seasons and resulted in six Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Wendt as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He also appeared as Norm in episodes of Wings and the Cheers spinoffs Frasier and The Tortellis. Wendt’s claim to fame, of course, was the rousing…NORM…reaction each…
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – George Wendt attends the “Cheers Reunion” panel during the 12th Season of ATX TV … More Festival at ACL Live on June 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/WireImage) WireImage George Wendt, who rose to fame as Norm Peterson on the long-running sitcom Cheers, died in his sleep on Tuesday. He was 76. “George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him,” said Melissa Nathan, a representative for Wendt, in a statement. “He will be missed forever. The family has requested privacy during this time.” Born October 17, 1948 on the South side of Chicago, George Wendt was discovered by the improvisational group The Second City, where he met his future wife, Bernadette Birkett, who voiced Norm’s never-seen wife Vera on Cheers (and appeared on camera as Cliff’s – John Ratzenberger – Halloween date in the third season of Cheers). The couple were married in 1978 and had three children. Bernadette Birkett and her husband George Wendt attend the premiere of ‘Forever Young’, held at the … More Academy Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, 10th December 1992. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images) Getty Images Wendt’s first credited on camera role was in the 1980 film My Bodyguard, and he began guest-starring on television series like Hart to Hart, Soap, Taxi and Alice. His first role as a series regular was in the 1982 six-episode sitcom Making the Grade. That same year came Cheers, which ran for 11 seasons and resulted in six Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Wendt as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He also appeared as Norm in episodes of Wings and the Cheers spinoffs Frasier and The Tortellis. Wendt’s claim to fame, of course, was the rousing…NORM…reaction each…
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