George Wendt adeptly played the role of a deluded Chicago sports fan who always believed in his teams, despite evidence to ...

Zoom out: Wendt fondly remembered his Chicago years, telling the Tribune in 1990 about the freedom of growing up in Beverly. ...

The "Norm!" greeting on "Cheers" and George Wendt's jokes that followed helped make the show the success it was. TODAY.com ...

The “Cheers” star graduated from Rockhurst University after getting kicked out of Notre Dame and has family in Kansas City.

George Wendt, best known for playing the beer-swilling Norm on Cheers, died peacefully in his sleep while at home early ...

George Wendt, best known as Norm Peterson from the classic sitcom Cheers, has died at 76. Wendt was a staple of 90s ...

Wendt died Tuesday at 76, leaving behind his wife, Bernadette Birkett; three children; and a legacy as one of television’s most lovable everymen. Norm may have looked simple, but Wendt ...

Cheers star George Wendt passed away at the age of 76. Read on to know about the life and legacy of the late actor.

Many forget that the image of the meatball Chicago sports fan was panned by some cultural elitists at the time. Former Chicago Tribune critic Blair Kamin wrote in 1992 that “the ...

“Cheers” star George Wendt, who died May 20 at the age of 76, left behind a legacy in the annals of ... Night Live” in the popular “Super Fans” sketches, which wrought the phrase ...