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George Wendt
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- #001
George Wendt is one of three actors who appeared in all 273 episodes of Cheers (1982), alongside Ted Danson and Rhea Perlman.
- #002
George Wendt played Norm Peterson in seven different shows: Cheers (1982), St. Elsewhere (1982), The Tortellis (1987), The Simpsons (1989), Wings (1990), Frasier (1993) and Family Guy (1999).
- #003
George Wendt is the uncle of Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Sudeikis and Lindsay Sudeikis.
- #004
George Wendt is one of four actors who played the same character (Hilary Norman 'Norm' Peterson) in six different series, along with John Ratzenberger, Richard Belzer and Paul Fusco: Cheers (1982), Frasier (1993), Wings (1990), St. Elsewhere (1982), Tortellis (1987) and The Simpsons (1989). He appeared in every episode of all six series alongside John Ratzenberger.
- #005
George Wendt died on the 32nd anniversary of the Cheers series finale.
- #006
George Wendt attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, for two years. He is a passionate Notre Dame football fan and attends the annual USC-Notre Dame football game between the two intense rival schools.
- #007
George Wendt played Edna Turnblad in Hairspray on Broadway.
- #008
George Wendt played Macaulay Culkin's angry father in Michael Jackson's Michael Jackson: Black or White (1991) video.
- #009
George Wendt is a passionate Notre Dame football fan. He always attends the Notre Dame-USC game, held every other year in Pasadena, California.
- #010
George Wendt has three children with Bernadette Birkett: Hilary Wendt (b. 1985), Joe Wendt (b. 1987) and Daniel Wendt (b. 1990).
- #011
George Wendt is of German (through his paternal grandfather) and Irish descent.
- #012
George Wendt opened in the play "12 Angry Men" in Dallas, sharing the lead with Richard Thomas.
- #013
George Wendt's surname is pronounced "Went".
- #014
George Wendt is a graduate of Rockhurst College in Kansas City, MO (now known as Rockhurst University).
- #015
George Wendt comes from a family of 10 children. His sister Kathryn is Jason Sudeikis's mother. George is the great-uncle of Jason's children Otis and Daisy.
- #016
George Wendt was buried at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Evergreen, Illinois, alongside his parents and his brother.
- #017
George Wendt was survived by his wife, his siblings Kathy Sudeikis, Nancy Healy, Loretta Jolivette, Marti Doherty and Paul Wendt, his three children Hilary, Joe and Donny Wendt, his stepchildren Josh and Andrew, and one grandchild.
- #018
George Wendt was born on exactly the same date as Margot Kidder (Lois Lane in the "Superman" films).
- #019
George Wendt is Joe Birkett's brother-in-law.
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