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George Wendt
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George Wendt | |
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 Wendt at the 41st Primetime Emmy Awards in September 1989 | |
| Born | George Robert Wendt Jr. October 17, 1948 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Rockhurst University (BA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Known for | Norm Peterson in Cheers |
| Spouse |
Bernadette Birkett (m. 1978) |
| Children | 3 |
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George Robert Wendt Jr. (born October 17, 1948)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After Cheers ended in 1993, he starred in his own sitcom, The George Wendt Show (1995), but it was cancelled after only a few episodes. Wendt also appeared in the films Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), No Small Affair (1984), Fletch (1985), The Little Rascals (1994), Spice World (1997), Outside Providence (1999), Santa Buddies (2009), and Sandy Wexler (2017).
- ^ "George Wendt". Biography.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
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