George Wendt grew up on Chicago's Bell Street. Members of his extended family still own and live in what used to be his house today. And on Sunday afternoon, a celebration brought out what, at times, ...
George Wendt, a Chicago-born actor most known for his role as Norm Peterson on "Cheers," has died at 76, according to his family. Wendt died Tuesday morning at his family home, his publicist said.
The late comedy legend George Wendt will soon be commemorated in Chicago with an honorary street name. Wendt died in May at the age of 78. Born Oct. 17, 1948, Wendt grew up in the South Side's Beverly ...
Actor George Wendt, producer Paul Libin, director Mark Brokaw and Take Me Out playwright Richard Greenberg will be among the luminaries honored with Broadway‘s second group light-dimming next week.
CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago continues to remember beloved “Cheers” star and hometown treasure George Wendt, the late sitcom legend who got his start in comedy at the famous Second City. The theater is ...
A street in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood on the Far Southwest Side now has a very funny name. 92nd and Bell is now "Honorary George Wendt Way." About a thousand people gathered at that spot on ...
Maybe all those glasses of beer caught up to the "Cheers" regular. Actor George Wendt checked into a local hospital on Sunday night after complaining of chest pains, according to The Chicago Sun-Times ...