George Wendt

George Robert Wendt Jr. is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the television sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), which earned him 6 consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After Cheers, he starred in his own sitcom, The George Wendt Show, but it was cancelled after only a few episodes. His numerous film roles include Fletch, Gung Ho, Dreamscape, House, Forever Young, Hostage for a Day, Man of the House, and Lakeboat.

17 October 1948

Born on the same birth date (17 October 1948): Margot Kidder • Robert Jordan

Born on the same birth day (17 October): Albertus van Raalte • Alonso de Orozco Mena • Angel Parker • Bryan Bertino • Eileen Sedgwick • Isaak Khalatnikov • Jared Tallent • Jay Humphries • Junichi Miyashita • Maica García Godoy • Martin Donnelly (sportsman) • Martin Heinrich • Michael Hossack • Rob Marshall • Robert Post (law professor)

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