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RIP George Wendt - today we lost one of the sitcom greats

RIP George Wendt - today we lost one of the sitcom greats

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May 20, 2025
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Sometimes you just hear a celebrity has died and it guts you. Today I felt that with the news that Cheers star George Wendt has died, aged 76.

Beyond his role as Norm Petersen on Cheers, I actually know precious little about Wendt. Urban legend has it that since his time on the sitcom, he has never had to pay for a beer anywhere. Everyone wants to buy hi…

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