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A beloved sitcom star has died.
George Wendt, who performed Norm Peterson on the beloved NBC comedy Cheers, handed away peacefully in his sleep at his house Might 20, E! Information has confirmed. He was 76.
“George was a doting household man, a well-loved good friend and confidant to all of these fortunate sufficient to have recognized him,” a household spokesperson mentioned in a press release. “He can be missed eternally.”
After getting his begin in comedy at The Second Metropolis within the Seventies, Wendt landed TV roles in Cleaning soap, M*A*S*H and the short-lived sitcom Making the Grade earlier than being solid on Cheers, which ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. The actor appeared in all 275 episodes and earned six consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations for Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Collection.
Following the collection’ conclusion, the comic went on to star within the short-lived The George Wendt Present in 1995 and later made memorable appearances on Saturday Night Live, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He reprised the position of Norm Peterson on the Cheers spinoff Frasier in 2002, in addition to on The Simpsons and Family Guy.