{"id":127386,"date":"2025-05-21T14:32:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T19:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=127386"},"modified":"2025-05-21T14:32:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T19:32:44","slug":"beloved-actor-george-wendt-norm-in-cheers-dead-at-76-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=127386","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Actor George Wendt, Norm in \u201cCheers\u201d Dead at 76 \u2013 Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=127386\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=127386\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-127387 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Karen Beishuizen <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Norm Peterson is gone. George Wendt, who played the lovable barfly in \u201cCheers\u201d died on 20 May. He was 76.<\/p>\n<p>The role earned him six consecutive Emmy nominations in the supporting actor category on the beloved show. Norm\u2019s trademark was entering with the words \u201cAfternoon everybody\u201d with the whole bar shouting \u201cNorm!\u201d. He appeared in every of the 273 episodes during the 11-season run.<\/p>\n<p>After the series ended, Wendt got his own sitcom \u201cThe George Wendt Show\u201d but this was cancelled after just one month. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>He was a regular on \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d and loved being part of Chicago Superfans sketches.<\/p>\n<p>His TV guest appearances after \u201cCheers\u201d is immense: \u201cHot in Cleveland\u201d, \u201cThe Twilight Zone\u201d, \u201cColumbo\u201d, \u201cGeorge Lopez\u201d, \u201cFresh Off the Boat\u201d, and many more\u2026<\/p>\n<p>George Wendt was born on 17 October 1948 in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife and three children.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences tot he Wendt Family in their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; 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George Wendt, who played the lovable barfly in \u201cCheers\u201d died on 20 May. He was 76. The role earned him six consecutive Emmy nominations in the supporting actor category on the beloved show. Norm\u2019s trademark was entering with the words \u201cAfternoon everybody\u201d with the whole bar shouting \u201cNorm!\u201d. 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