George Wendt, who played Norm on “Cheers,” leaves behind a legacy as one of television’s most lovable everymen.

For 11 years, fans watched George Wendt saunter onto the screen and into Cheers bar as his friends and its patrons shouted out "Norm!" to which he always responded with a sarcastic one-liner that ...

George Wendt, known as Norm Peterson on "Cheers," died Tuesday at 76. Before his death, he shared that his iconic role began with a one-word audition.

George Wendt, the actor and comedian best known for playing Norm Peterson on the classic sitcom Cheers, died Tuesday, May 20. He was 76. A rep for Wendt confirmed his death to Rolling Stone .

George Wendt, the actor best known for playing Norm Peterson in the NBC comedy Cheers, has died at the age of 76. According to the actor's publicist, he passed away at home on Tuesday morning.

George Wendt dies at 76; actor played fan favorite Norm Peterson on ‘Cheers’ The performer later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in such shows as “Art,” “Hairspray ...

One word can have such an impact. “Cheers” star George Wendt, who died May 20 at the age of 76, left behind a legacy in the annals of TV comedy that is hard to equal, thanks to one word: Norm ...

Fans of the classic TV sitcom Cheers are raising a beer stein for one of its beloved cast members, actor George Wendt. He played Norm Peterson, a beer-loving regular at the bar "where everybody ...

We raise a pint to George Wendt — and not that non-alcoholic crap he had to drink as Norm Peterson on ‘Cheers.’ ...

George Wendt’s cause of death has been revealed weeks after his sudden passing. The “Cheers” star, famous for playing barfly Norm Peterson in all 11 seasons of the beloved NBC show, died ...

For 11 years, fans watched George Wendt saunter onto the screen and into Cheers bar as his friends and its patrons shouted out “Norm!” to which he always responded with a sarcastic one-liner ...

It belonged, of course, to Norm (né Hilary) Peterson, the amiable beer-swilling barfly played by George Wendt, and everyone roared it whenever he wandered in with a cheerful, “Afternoon ...