George Wendt, an American actor and comedian who earned six consecutive Emmy nominations for his performance as Norm Peterson on the beloved NBC comedy series “Cheers,” died Tuesday morning at ...

George Wendt, actor famous for playing Norm Peterson in the NBC comedy series ‘Cheers’, has died, his publicist confirmed to Variety on Tuesday. He was 76 years old. TMZ cited family sources ...

George Wendt, best known for playing the beer-swilling Norm on Cheers, died peacefully in his sleep while at home early Tuesday morning, according to a family representative. He was 76. Wendt was ...

George Wendt of “Cheers,” who died on Tuesday, could walk into a bar and imply his character’s entire life outside it. By James Poniewozik Man walks into a bar. It’s the starting point for ...

In the wake of George Wendt's death, his "Cheers" co-stars are paying tribute to their colleague, who played bar regular Norm for all 11 seasons of the show. "I'm heartbroken to hear about the ...

George Wendt, an actor and comedian who was beloved for his performance as Norm Peterson on the long-running comedy series “Cheers” has died, his family announced. He was 76. “George was a ...

George Wendt's real-life wife, Bernadette Birkett, was the voice of Vera, his character Norm's spouse on Cheers. Wendt was married to his wife, actress Bernadette Birkett, since July 1978 ...

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 Broadway in Art ...