George Wendt

(Newser) - "It was impossible not to like him," Rhea Perlman says of Cheers co-star George Wendt, who died Tuesday at age 76. "As Carla, I was often standing next to him, as Norm always took the same seat at the end of the bar, which made it easy...

(Newser) - The man who played one of the most beloved barflies in TV history has died. Relatives say George Wendt, who appeared as Norm Peterson on 11 seasons of Cheers (1982 to 1993), died peacefully at home early Tuesday. He was 76 years old. "George was a doting family man,...

(Newser) - George Wendt—better known to most as Norm! from Cheers—is hospitalized with chest pains, reports the Chicago Tribune . The 64-year-old actor is expected to make a full recovery, says an official with the Northlight Theatre in Skokie. Wendt was set to begin appearing in a stage production of the...