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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 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1978–present |
Spouse | Bernadette Birkett (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 television sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), which earned him 6 consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After Cheers, he starred in his own sitcom, The George Wendt Show (1995), but it was cancelled after only a few episodes. His numerous film roles include 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).