George Wendt, who played a beloved barfly on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76
- Posted on May 20, 2025
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George Wendt, who played a beloved barfly on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76
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,'' ''Hairspray'' and ''Elf,'' has died. He was 76.
