The hit sitcom Cheers helped launch the careers of several actors who stayed in the spotlight years after the series ended on May 20, 1993. The show lost a cast member on May 20, when Wendt died at ...

How many other shows, after all, could not only survive the death of a main cast member (Nicholas Colasanto during season 3) and the departure of a fan favorite (Shelley Long abruptly left after ...

Explore the reasons behind the failure of NBC's second attempt at creating a shared sitcom universe in the 1990s, unlike the ...

George Wendt, the jovial actor who brought the iconic, beer-loving character Norm Peterson to life on the beloved sitcom Cheers, passed away at 76. His family confirmed the news, stating he died ...

Wendt got his start in Chicago's The Second City improv comedy troupe. He went on to earn six Primetime Emmy nominations for his role as a lovable... George Wendt, who played Norm on 'Cheers,' has ...

George Wendt died this week at the age of 76. I first met him at The Second City in Chicago, where he was already being typecast in bits as paunchy cops and roly-poly city council members. But he was ...

George Wendt’s cause of death has been revealed. The “Cheers” star died from cardiac arrest that resulted from other underlying causes such as congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease and ...