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   On 2025-05-21 2:27 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:   
   > Rhino  wrote:   
   >> On 2025-05-21 6:18 a.m., Ubiquitous wrote:   
   >>> Actor George Wendt, best known for his portrayal as bar regular Norm   
   Peterson   
   >>> for all 11 seasons of the legendary NBC sitcom "Cheers," has died at the   
   age   
   >>> of 76, his family announced on Tuesday.   
   >>>   
   >>> "Beloved actor and comedian, George Wendt, best known for starring in the   
   NBC   
   >>> hit comedy `Cheers,' has passed away," a statement from his rep said, per   
   >>> People.   
   >>>   
   >>> "George's family confirmed the news of his death early Tuesday morning,   
   >>> announcing he died peacefully in his sleep while at home," the statement   
   >>> continued. "George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and   
   confidant   
   >>> to all of those lucky enough to have known him. He will be missed forever.   
   >>> The family has requested privacy during this time."   
   >>>   
   >>> Wendt is one of nine children. His sister Kathryn is the mother of actor   
   and   
   >>> comedian Jason Sudeikis, according to The Hollywood Reporter.   
   >>>   
   >>> The actor hailed from Chicago and got his start with the famed improv   
   comedy   
   >>> troupe Second City, also the launchpad for famous names like Dan Aykroyd,   
   >>> John Belushi, John Candy, Steve Carell, Bill Murray, Chris Farley, and a   
   host   
   >>> of others.   
   >>>   
   >>> Wendt also appeared on "Saturday Night Live," including his recurring role   
   as   
   >>> Bob Swerski in the "Chicago Superfans" sketches.   
   >>>   
   >>> His movie acting credits include "Dreamscape" (1984), "House" (1985),   
   >>> "Fletch" (1985), "Gung Ho" (1986), "Plains Clothes" (1987), "Never Say Die"   
   >>> (1988), "Guilty by Suspicion" (1991), "Forever Young" (1992), and "Spice   
   >>> World" (1997).   
   >>>   
   >>> Besides "Cheers," Wendt's TV appearances include "Seinfeld," "The   
   Simpsons,"   
   >>> "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," "Hot in Cleveland," "Portlandia," and "Fresh   
   Off   
   >>> the Boat." He had a self-titled show in 1995 that was canceled after one   
   >>> season.   
   >>>   
   >>> Wendt received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a   
   Comedy   
   >>> Series for six consecutive years for "Cheers," and though he never won, the   
   >>> role was beloved by fans. He became very close to castmates Ted Danson,   
   >>> Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, Kelsey Grammer, and Woody   
   >>> Harrelson.   
   >>>   
   >>> When the series ended in 1993, Wendt's wife told People that the "Cheers"   
   >>> cast really were friends in real life. "They get along like siblings. To   
   >>> somebody peeking in from the outside, they look like they're having the   
   >>> greatest time in the world," she said at the time.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> You owe anim some ice cream :-)   
   >   
   > Just in time for summer!   
   >   
      
   Summer? What's that?   
      
   We're two months into spring (by the calendar) and we're still getting   
   frost warnings from time to time! We get a nice day or even two, then it   
   gets all chilly and rainy again. I'm beginning to wonder if we're going   
   to get some real summer weather this year....   
      
      
   --   
   Rhino   
      
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