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 him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf,” has died. He was 76.
Wendt’s family said he died early Tuesday morning, peacefully in his sleep while at home, according to the publicity firm The Agency Group.
Weird that he was only 76, he looked like he was in his 50s back in the 80s.
Edit He was 34 when Cheers started and 45 when it ended…
Jason Alexander and his character George were 29 in the Seinfeld pilot
That’s so weird, I’m 7 years older and I still look like a child, comparatively
Each generation: Less time in the sun, less behaviors that age them.