George Wendt<\/a>, an actor with an Everyman appeal who performed the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit Eighties TV comedy Cheers<\/a><\/em> and later crafted a stage profession that took him to Broadway in Art<\/em>, Hairspray<\/em> and Elf<\/em>, has died. He was 76.<\/p>\n Wendt\u2019s household stated he died early Tuesday morning, peacefully in his sleep whereas at residence, based on the publicity agency The Agency Group.<\/p>\n \u201cGeorge was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him,\u201d the household stated in a press release. \u201cHe will be missed forever.\u201d The household has requested privateness throughout this time.<\/p>\n Despite a protracted profession of roles onstage and on TV, it was as mild and henpecked Norm Peterson on Cheers<\/em> that he was most related, incomes six straight Emmy Award nominations for finest supporting actor in a comedy collection from 1984-89.<\/p>\n Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The collection was centered on lovable losers in a Boston bar and starred\u00a0Ted Danson,\u00a0Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman,\u00a0Kelsey Grammer,\u00a0John Ratzenberger, Kirstie Alley and Woody Harrelson. It would spin off one other megahit in \u201cFrasier\u201d and was nominated for an astounding 117 Emmy Awards, profitable 28 of them.<\/p>\n Wendt, who spent six years in Chicago\u2019s famend Second City improv troupe earlier than sitting on a barstool on the place the place everyone is aware of your title, didn\u2019t have excessive hopes when he auditioned for Cheers<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cMy agent said, \u2018It\u2019s a small role, honey. It\u2019s one line. Actually, it\u2019s one word.\u2019 The word was \u2018beer.\u2019 I was having a hard time believing I was right for the role of \u2018the guy who looked like he wanted a beer.\u2019 So I went in, and they said, \u2018It\u2019s too small a role. Why don\u2019t you read this other one?\u2019 And it was a guy who never left the bar,\u201d Wendt informed GQ in an oral historical past of Cheers<\/em>.<\/p>\n Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Cheers<\/em> premiered on Sept. 30, 1982, and spent the primary season with low rankings. NBC president Brandon Tartikoff championed the present, and it was nominated for an Emmy for finest comedy collection in its first season. Some 80 million individuals would tune in to look at its collection finale 11 years later.<\/p>\n Get the day’s prime information, political, financial, and present affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox as soon as a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Wendt turned a fan favourite in and out of doors the bar \u2014 his entrances had been cheered with a heat \u201cNorm!\u201d \u2014 and his wisecracks all the time landed. \u201cHow\u2019s a beer sound, Norm?\u201d he could be requested by the bartender. \u201cI dunno. I usually finish them before they get a word in,\u201d he\u2019d reply.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\")
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