The comic actor George Wendt, better known for his supporting role nominated for Emmy Norm in the series “Cheers”, died on Tuesday (20) in Los Angeles. He was 76 years old.
The death of the Chicago -born artist was announced in a statement by his publicist Melissa Nathan, who said his family confirmed that he died peacefully during sleep early in the morning at home.
No other details were provided about the circumstances or the cause of his death.
“George was a lovely family man, a very loved friend and confidant for all those who were lucky enough to meet him,” the statement says. “He will miss forever.”
Wendt began at Showbiz at the Second City improvisation troupe of his hometown, Chicago, in the 1970s, and began to appear in small papers in several prime time TV series during the 1980s, including “M*A*s*h”.
But he became famous for his striking role as Norm Peterson – as lovely as he is corpulent – throughout the “Cheers” series, which aired in the US prime time from 1982 to 1993.
Set in a fictitious bar in the Boston neighborhood “where everyone knows its name,” the series launched the career of stars such as Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson and gave rise to another long -term NBC sitcom, “Frasier” starring Kelsey Grammer.
The character Norm earned Wendt six consecutive nominations for the Emmy Award.
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