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George Robert Wendt Jr. (born October 17, 1948) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series .
Hilary Norman Peterson (George Wendt) is a bar regular and semi-unemployed accountant, whose common name "Norm" is often shouted whenever he enters the bar. Outside the bar, he frequently changes jobs and has a troubled marriage with (but is still in love with and married to) Vera, an unseen character .
George Wendt. In the original script of the 1982 pilot, "Give Me a Ring Sometime," there was no Norm Peterson (contrary to beliefs that Norm is one of the original characters). George Wendt and John Ratzenberger auditioned for the same role, originally named George, and Wendt was hired for that role.
George Wendt and John Ratzenberger had auditioned for the role of George, a character who would have been included in the ending scene of the pilot episode with just one line, "Beer." [46] [47] Wendt was cast as George, who evolved into Norm Peterson, [48] while a know-it-all character Cliff Clavin was added at Ratzenberger's suggestion. [47]
George Wendt Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: Peter Casey, David Lee "I Call Your Name" Glen Charles, Les Charles "Rebound, Part 2" David Lloyd "Sam Turns the Other Cheek" Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series: James Burrows "Cheerio, Cheers" 1986: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Rhea Perlman: Won Outstanding Comedy ...
The George Wendt Show is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from March 8 to April 12, 1995. [1] Based on the public radio show Car Talk, the series was a star vehicle for George Wendt after co-starring in the NBC sitcom Cheers throughout its run. [2]
In the second season, the show switched networks and was retooled. Meatball-mogul Les Polanski (George Wendt) buys The Comet, intending to make it a respectable publication. Gone were the outlandishly zany antics from the first season, and Stupid Dave was now merely referred to as Dave. Chloe disappears without explanation, as does Mr. Donner ...
Cheers is a sitcom that started in 1982. Though it experienced early low ratings, the show became a part of mainstream culture. The sitcom is set in a Boston bar originally owned by Sam Malone, a retired baseball pitcher, but Sam sells the bar at the start of Season 6.