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  1. Oct 6, 2021 · George Wendt, 72, was seen in public for the first time since his athlete cousin recently drowned during a swimming accident on Lake Michigan in Illinois.

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  2. Oct 31, 2012 · "Cheers" actor George Wendt checked into a local hospital on Sunday night after complaining of chest pains, according to The Chicago Sun-Times. The 64-year-old is now receiving medical care and...

  3. Renowned actor George Wendt, best known for his role as Norm Peterson on the beloved television series "Cheers," has recently raised health concerns due to his noticeable weight gain.

  4. Nov 2, 2012 · "Cheers" star George Wendt has undergone coronary bypass surgery, his manager told the Chicago Tribune.

    • How George Wendt Got The Role of Norm on ‘Cheers’
    • George Wendt Does TV Movies Now
    • More Sitcoms After ‘Cheers’

    After some small roles in films like Bronco Billy and My Bodyguard, and a deleted scene from Somewhere in Time, Wendt moved to Los Angeles in 1980. He got some solid TV appearances including episodes of Hart to Hart, Soap, Alice, and Taxi. It was Taxi that really made an impression, as writers Glen and Les Charles and director James Burrows created...

    The next project on Wendt’s resume is the movie Love’s Second Act. Starring Jodie Sweetin as a screenwriter who reunites with her ex-boyfriend as she’s finishing her script, it sounds like the type of feel-good TV movie Wendt has been doing a lot of lately. So far, no network is listed for the film yet. But, it sounds akin to the Lifetime movie Chr...

    After such a successful run on Cheers, you’d think some other network would swoop in and pick up Wendt for his own sitcom vehicle. It almost happened after Cheers. One of the rejected spinoffs of Cheers was a Norm and Cliff (John Ratzenberger) show. Wendt did episodes of Ted Danson’s next show, Becker, and Kirstie Alley’s show Kirstie. It wasn’t un...

  5. Jul 15, 2016 · Wendt died Saturday, July 9, at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento from complications caused by non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 74. Wendt was initially diagnosed in August 2015, and...

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    George Robert Wendt Jr. (born October 17, 1948) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the television sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), which earned him 6 consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

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