Under the heading of "the wrong people keep dying", I was sad to hear that George Wendt died at the age of 76.
Wendt's biggest claim to fame was as Norm Peterson whose life, nay his passion was keeping his bar stool warm on Cheers and drinking beer.
Wendt died in his sleep at home which I suppose is the best anyone can really hope for.
Wendt is survived by his wife and 5 children. And here's a tidbit I did not know until yesterday: George Wendt was the the uncle of actor and Saturday Night Live alum Jason Sudeikis.
Speaking of SNL, here is a clip of George Wendt as a recurring character he did, Bob Swerski of Chicago, hanging out with his fellow Super Fans as they celebrated the glories of the world's greatest coach Mike Dikta and "DA BEARS!"
The next clip does not feature George Wendt but I included it here because damn, his name come up a lot in this bit from Animaniacs.
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