R.I.P. 'Norm'.
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TaraDeS — 10 months ago(May 21, 2025 05:32 PM)
NothingButTheBest May 20, 2025 10:25 PM
Member since November 10, 2024
R.I.P. 'Norm'.
Since early this morning, our news are full of George Wendt too.
The series
CHEERS
and especially
"Norm!"
were also very beloved here.
Actor George Wendt has died
US actor George Wendt, who rose to fame through his role in the cult series
CHEERS
has died.
According to his family, he died
"peacefully at home in his sleep"
at the age of 76.
George Robert Wendt Jr.
(October 17, 1948 – May 20, 2025)
In the popular sitcom about a fictional Boston bar, which ran from 1982 to 1993, he played regular customer
Norm Peterson
, who always sat at the bar with a beer. Wendt was nominated for six Emmy Awards for his role. He also appeared as
Norm
in several other series, including
"The Simpsons"
and "Frazier". In addition to dozens of TV and movie productions, Wendt also performed on Broadway.
George Wendt grew up in Chicago with six sisters and two brothers.
He is the uncle of comedian and actor Jason Sudeikis (
"Ted Lasso," "Kill the Boss"
).
In 1974, Wendt met actress Bernadette Birkett at the
Second City Theater
in Chicago.
They married in 1978 and Birkett voiced his on-screen wife
Vera
in
CHEERS
.
George Wendt is survived by his wife and their three children.
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/schauspieler-george-wendt-ist-tot-100.html
May 21, 2025
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/george-wendt-gestorben-biertrinker-norm-aus-cheers-stirbt-mit-76-li.2326728
May 21, 2025
Eine gute und friedliche Reise über den Regenbogen für Sie, Herr Wendt.
Vielen Dank für die vielen fröhlichen Stunden, wir werden Sie nicht vergessen.
Ruhen Sie sanft.
Every Time Norm Peterson (George Wendt) enters the Bar
