
Cheers star George Wendt dies at 76
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He was best known for playing Norm Peterson in the popular comedy series Cheers from 1982 to 1993.
George Robert Wendt Jr. was an American actor. Wendt was best known for portraying Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers from 1982 to 1993, which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After Cheers ended, he starred in his own short-lived CBS sitcom, The George Wendt Show (1995).
He was best known for playing Norm Peterson in the popular comedy series Cheers from 1982 to 1993.