It is a little-known fact that SNL alum and Horrible Bosses star Jason Sudeikis is related to Cheers’ George Wendt.

George Wendt, who starred as Norm Peterson in the popular comedy series 'Cheers', died peacefully in his sleep at his home, ...

Born on October 17, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois, Wendt was one of nine children in a large Irish-German family. His maternal lineage traced back to County Mayo, Ireland, and he often spoke fondly of ...

Late Night proved George Wendt was more than just Norm, something LateNighter's Bill Carter learned as a young journalist when he and Wendt struck up a friendship.

George Wendt, the beloved actor and comedian best known for his role as Norm Peterson on the iconic sitcom Cheers, passed away at the age of 76.

George Wendt, the comedian-turned-actor best known for his role as “Norm Peterson” on the classic sitcom Cheers, died Tuesday ...

Former Cheers star George Wendt died on Tuesday, May 20. He was 76. "Beloved actor and comedian, George Wendt, best known for ...

George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” ...

Norm Peterson the "Cheers" character may have seemed as Bostonian as the Red Sox and the Freedom Trail, but the man who ...

George Wendt, best known for his role as Norm Peterson on the iconic television sitcom Cheers, has died at the age of 76.

Wendt appeared in movies including Dreamscape (1984), House (1985), Fletch (1985), Gung Ho (1986), Plains Clothes (1987), Never Say Die (1988), Guilty by Suspicion (1991), Forever Young (1992) and ...

CHICAGO – He was America’s favorite barfly. For 11 TV seasons, George Wendt shuffled into the “Cheers” saloon in Boston to a ...