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George Wendt

American actor (1948–2025)

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George Wendt was an American actor best known for playing the lovable bartender Norm Peterson on the hit television series "Cheers," which aired from 1982 to 1993. He became a recognizable face in American pop culture through this role and appeared in numerous other TV shows and films throughout his long career.

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Born: 1948-10-17
Died: 2025-05-20
Works: 1

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Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA

George Robert Wendt Jr. (October 17, 1948 – May 20, 2025) was an American actor, best known for the role of Norm Peterson on the television show Cheers.

Known for

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — Self2025
Love's Second Act2024
A History of the World in Six Glasses — Self2024
What the Elf?!2023
Christmas with the Campbells — Robert2022
Aliens, Clowns & Geeks — Father Mahoney2021
The Independents — Eduardo2021
The Climb — Jim2020

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George Robert Wendt Jr. (October 17, 1948 – May 20, 2025) was an American actor . Wendt played 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).

Wendt also appeared in the comedy films Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), No Small Affair (1984), Fletch (1985), The Little Rascals (1994), Man of the House (1995), Spice World (1997), Outside Providence (1999), and Sandy Wexler (2017), and the dramas Somewhere in Time (1980), Dreamscape (1984), Guilty by Suspicion (1991), Forever Young (1992), Lakeboat (2000), and The Climb (2019).