{"id":142747,"date":"2025-05-20T20:22:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/20\/actor-who-played-norm-on-cheers-was-76\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T20:22:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:22:27","slug":"actor-who-played-norm-on-cheers-was-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/20\/actor-who-played-norm-on-cheers-was-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Who Played Norm on &#8216;Cheers&#8217; Was 76"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/george-wendt\/\" id=\"auto-tag_george-wendt\" data-tag=\"george-wendt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Wendt<\/a>, finest identified for taking part in Norm on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/cheers\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cheers\" data-tag=\"cheers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cheers<\/a><\/em>, died peacefully in his sleep whereas at dwelling early Tuesday morning, in accordance with a household consultant. He was 76.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWendt was on <em>Cheers<\/em> for the whole thing of the present\u2019s epic run from 1982\u20131993. On a collection filled with beloved characters, his Norm Peterson was arguably essentially the most beloved, along with his entry right into a scene introduced every time as all of the bar\u2019s patrons exclaimed, \u201cNorm!\u201d As a results of that efficiency, he earned six consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, however by no means gained. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAfter <em>Cheers<\/em> led to 1993, he acquired his personal sitcom, <em>The George Wendt Show<\/em> on CBS, but it surely was cancelled after just a few episodes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNorm\u2019s attraction didn&#8217;t finish with <em>Cheers<\/em>. Went later performed the character on Frasier<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWendt was so recognizable he usually performed himself on reveals similar to <em>The Simpsons<\/em>, <em>The Larry Sanders<\/em> <em>Show<\/em> and <em>The Martin Short Show.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMore lately, Wendt joined Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Jon Lovitz, and Kevin Nealon in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/02\/a-history-of-the-world-in-six-glasses-dan-aykroyd-fox-nation-1235248023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A History of the World in Six Glasses<\/a><\/em> for Fox Nation. The present, from former <em>Cheers<\/em> EP Rob Long, chronicled the historical past of beer, wine, spirits, espresso, tea, soda and their respective impression on the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>DEADLINE RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] George Wendt, finest identified for taking part in Norm on Cheers, died peacefully in his sleep whereas at dwelling early Tuesday morning, in accordance with a household consultant. He was 76. Wendt was on Cheers for the whole thing of the present\u2019s epic run from 1982\u20131993. 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