Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman and George Wendt in ‘Cheers' There's hardly an episode of Cheers where Norm doesn't have a beer mug in his hand, which is what makes this quote such a funny one.

Ted Danson, 77, has broken his silence on the death of his former Cheers co-star George Wendt. Wendt “died peacefully in his sleep” on May 20 at 76, his family confirmed.

George Wendt as Norm Peterson in Cheers: so many of his best lines conveyed the great and ordinary tragedy that was his life. Photograph: Paul Drinkwater/NBCU via Getty Images ...

Cheers stars Ted Danson, John Ratzenberger, Rhea Perlman, and Kelsey Grammer paid tribute to the late George Wendt, who played Norm Peterson.

As former Red Sox pitcher turned charming bartender Sam Malone, Ted Danson anchored Cheers from its first episode to its final toast.

Wendt with Cheers co-creator Glen Charles and Ted Danson. Photo: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Cheers ’s opening theme song said the eponymous bar was where everybody knows your ...

The tributes from his Cheers castmates paint a portrait of a man who was just as warm, funny, and beloved off-screen as he was on. Ted Danson, who played bartender Sam Malone throughout the series, ...

Ted Danson and George Wendt starred on "Cheers" for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993.

'Cheers' premiered on Sept. 30 way back in 1982. The beloved show remains one of the best TV comedies ever. See Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Kirstie Alley, and more then and now.

George Wendt, Chicago actor who starred as Norm on 'Cheers,' dies at 76 Born and raised in Chicago, Mr. Wendt joined the Second City mainstage in 1975.

More than 30 years after Cheers ended, its stars have stayed in the public eye. Ted Danson, who played Sam Malone, continued his success on TV with popular series like CSI and The Good Place.

George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers,” has died.