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George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy ...
George Wendt, the comedian and actor known for his beloved role as Norm on "Cheers," has died, a family representative told CBS News. He was 76. Wendt, a Chicago native and the uncle of actor Jason ...
George Wendt, the actor and comedian who cut his teeth at Chicago’s improvisational comedy troupe Second City before finding fame as part of the ensemble cast of the beloved 1980s NBC sitcom ...
He later died of unknown causes. Asked if the two deaths were connected in any way, Sgt. William Bentley with the sheriff’s office said he could not immediately elaborate on a news release ...
Actors Gene Hackman, Val Kilmer, Joe Don Baker, George Wendt, and Michelle Trachtenberg died in 2025. Musicians Roberta Flack, Marianne Faithfull, and Peter Yarrow also passed away. So did ...
MENOMONIE — A Wisconsin community is mourning the loss of four of its own who died in a single-engine plane crash Saturday in Coles County, leaving behind six children. Ross Nelson, 46 ...
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Actor George Wendt, best known for playing Norm Peterson on Cheers, died on May 20 at the age of 76, his family announced. The TV star passed away peacefully in his sleep at home. No cause of ...
The Oregonian/OregonLive continues to track the historic wave of homicides across Portland. This looks at the people killed in 2025 and what we know about them and their deaths. At least 71 people ...