George Wendt, right, portrayed Norm Peterson in “Cheers” with courageous candor. From left are Woody Harrelson, John Ratzenberger and Kelsey Grammer. (NBCUniversal via Getty Images) ...

George Wendt, right, portrayed Norm Peterson in "Cheers" with courageous candor. From left are Woody Harrelson, John Ratzenberger and Kelsey Grammer. (NBCUniversal via Getty Images) I was never a ...

Sure, “Cheers” billed itself as a place where everybody knows your name. But there was really only one name everyone in that famous TV bar knew. It belonged, of course, to Norm (né Hilary ...

One word can have such an impact. “Cheers” star George Wendt, who died May 20 at the age of 76, left behind a legacy in the annals of TV comedy that is hard to equal, thanks to one word: Norm.

We sadly lost actor George Wendt at the age of 76 this week. Wendt famously portrayed Norman Peterson, better known as just “Norm,” on the iconic ’80s/’90s sitcom Cheers.

One word can have such an impact. “Cheers” star George Wendt, who died May 20 at the age of 76, left behind a legacy in the annals of TV comedy that is hard to equal, thanks to one word: Norm.

News recently broke that George Wendt, the actor who played the beloved character Norm on the hit 1980s sitcom Cheers, passed away. Following the news, many fans, fellow actors, and colleagues ...

Character actor George Wendt was known to a generation as Norm, the beleaguered, lovable everyman on the sitcom Cheers. He died this week at the age of 76.

Like Norm, Wendt too loved his beer. Post- Cheers, Wendt served as pitchman for Miller Lite and Meister Brau. He even wrote a book about beer. “I’m a simple man, I don’t ask for much. Give ...

Wendt, 76, played the wry, burly everyman “Norm,” on the hit NBC sitcom “Cheers.” For 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993, Norm would perch atop a corner stool, nursing a beer and trading barbs ...

The “Cheers” star, famous for playing barfly Norm Peterson in all 11 seasons of the beloved NBC show, died from cardiac arrest, according to the death certificate obtained by TMZ on Thursday.