# George Wendt dead at 76 {Norm!} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [May 20, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597 "2025-05-20T20:14:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/1 "2025-05-20T20:14:34Z")
> **[George Wendt, actor who played Norm on ‘Cheers,’ dead at 76 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/entertainment/george-wendt-death)** > > George Wendt, an actor and comedian who was beloved for his performance as Norm Peterson on the long-running comedy series “Cheers” has died, according to his publicist. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/2 "2025-05-20T20:27:07Z")
Aw man. After the Pope was announced I was hoping that George was in good enough shape to come to SNL and revive Bill Swerski’s Super Fans. I guess he wasn’t. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/3 "2025-05-20T20:31:15Z")
Aw man! I saw him in a stage production of 12 Angry Men. He was great in it! ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/4 "2025-05-20T20:35:40Z")
NORM! Well, that sucks! 😢 ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/5 "2025-05-20T20:37:32Z")
I’ll always admire him for giving up halfway through his “Hoedown” verse on _Whose Line Is It Anyway?_ and shouting “Dance break!” ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/6 "2025-05-20T20:39:21Z")
“What are you up to, Norm?” “My ideal weight if I were 11 feet tall” RIP, George. You and the rest of the Cheers gang provided me with a lot of laughs. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/7 "2025-05-20T21:07:03Z")
We have a “before bedtime” show for each day of the week. Tuesday (today) is Cheers night. It will be different tonight with today’s news. And I’m about 3 episodes away from the Columbo episode where he is the murderer. And I spent some time over the weekend trying to find Fletch on a streaming service, where he plays one of the characters. (I think I’m going to have to buy it). ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/8 "2025-05-20T21:13:43Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > “What are you up to, Norm?” > > “My ideal weight if I were 11 feet tall” “How’s it going, Norm?” “It’s a dog-eat-dog world, and I’m wearing Milk-Bone underwear.” Godspeed, George. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/9 "2025-05-20T21:20:40Z")
For something not-Cheers, he was a real dirtbag killer-of-the-week in Columbo too ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/10 "2025-05-20T21:24:02Z")
“Women. Can’t live _with_ 'em… Pass the beer nuts.” RIP George. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/11 "2025-05-20T21:34:29Z")
I just saw Carla, I mean Rhea Perlman on _Poker Face_. Of course Ted Danson is always in a new series, this years was pretty good on Netflix. _A Man on the Inside_. George was Jason Sudeikis’s uncle. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/12 "2025-05-20T21:40:51Z")
Bill Swerski didn’t wanna live in a world without Mongo McMichael. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/13 "2025-05-20T21:42:46Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > And I spent some time over the weekend trying to find Fletch on a streaming service, where he plays one of the characters. Considering today’s climate regarding foreign trade and immigration, I recommend _Gung Ho_\*, in which he has a large supporting part. \*[Not a war movie.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gung_Ho_(film)) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/14 "2025-05-20T21:47:16Z")
I was hoping the thread title would be **Cheers, Norm. [George Wendt dead at 76]** But Ive never seen the show, so I didn’t want to start a thread. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/15 "2025-05-20T22:20:54Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > But Ive never seen the show, What the fuck? Who hasn’t seen **Cheers**? What madness dost thou wrought? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/16 "2025-05-20T22:25:38Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > “How’s it going, Norm?” > > “It’s a dog-eat-dog world, and I’m wearing Milk-Bone underwear.” “Hey, Mr. Peterson. How go things on the road of life?” “I dunno, Woody. I can’t find the on-ramp.” Thanks for the laughs, George. Rest well. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/17 "2025-05-20T22:26:45Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Who hasn’t seen **Cheers**? I, for one. Of course I’ve seen the rare clip; and my late mother and stepdad liked it, so I was aware of it. But I’ve never seen an episode. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/18 "2025-05-20T22:31:17Z")
RIP. [https://youtu.be/OF8DUgDWuK4?si=h39hMGTBQ5KZ0OO0](https://youtu.be/OF8DUgDWuK4?si=h39hMGTBQ5KZ0OO0) ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/19 "2025-05-20T22:36:27Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > “Hey, Mr. Peterson. How go things on the road of life?” > > “I dunno, Woody. I can’t find the on-ramp.” Yes, he had a great way with a one-liner. I guess I hadn’t realized how young he was when _Cheers_ premiered. He had that sort of ageless middle-aged look. Condolences to his family and friends. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597/20 "2025-05-20T22:49:38Z")
“How’s the world treatin’ you, Mr. Peterson?” “Like it caught me in bed with its wife.” Here’s hoping that when George entered the pearly gates, Nick Colasanto was there to greet him with a cold mug. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-wendt-dead-at-76-norm/1018597.md?page=2)