Despite a long career of roles onstage and on TV, ... FILE - Actor George Wendt posing for a portrait in New York, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file) ...

NEW YORK (AP) — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took ...

Despite a long career of roles onstage and on TV, ... FILE - Actor George Wendt posing for a portrait in New York, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file) ...

Jason Sudeikis Shares Fond Memories With Uncle George Wendt. Sudeikis added that being an actor helped Wendt grow his own family. "It's also a career where you get to meet the love of your life ...

Despite a long career of roles onstage and on TV, ... FILE - Actor George Wendt posing for a portrait in New York, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file) ...