GEORGE WENDT – 71 YEARS OLD

Our next Cheers alumni cast member is George Wendt, who played the role of Norm Peterson. Although Wendt can boast a very impressive career in Hollywood, it did not really start off as glamorous as some people might think. In fact, the Emmy winner’s first job in the acting industry involved sweeping up The Second City’s theater flooring. However, it was also there that Wendt met his wife Bernadette Birkett. A string of successful projects then followed for George Wendt both on stage and in film. Today, George Wendt continues to be active and even has an upcoming film in the post-production phase.

George Wendt’s acting career is step by step from a small role. At first, he played the role of a handyman in the movie My Bodyguard, and later appeared in the TV series Soap as a counter waiter in a restaurant and so on. Later, he was lucky to get the role of Norm Peterson in Cheers, which enabled him to win the Emmy Award for Best Actor, which opened his path to acting.