Norm Peterson the "Cheers" character may have seemed as Bostonian as the Red Sox and the Freedom Trail, but the man who portrayed him, the late George Wendt, was a native Chicagoan who was forever proud of his hometown.

Actor George Wendt, who starred in the beloved Cheers TV series, has passed away at the age of 76, and he has a famous Ted Lasso nephew he's sadly leaving behind

George Wendt, who played Norm Peterson in the famous 80s NBC sitcom Cheers, has died, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was 76 years old. His family told the outlet Tuesday morning that Wendt died “peacefully in his sleep at home.