American actor and humorist George Wendt, nominated six times consecutively to the Emmy Awards for their role in the series HealthHe died on Tuesday, May 20 at the age of 76.
“George was a dedicated father, a very dear friend and a confidant for all those who had the opportunity to meet him. We will still miss,” Nathan Press fixation wrote in a press release.
George Wendt, who had made his debut with the company The second city In Chicago, he was also a regular in Saturday Night Live, The NBC emblematic program in the 1990s.
But it is because of its role as Norm Peterson, a client of the Cheers bar in the series of the same name, which George Wendt received six consecutive nominations at the Emmy Awards as best actor on a secondary role in a comic series.
The actor had played in several films, including Is there a pilot on the plane? (1982), after the first film Is there a pilot on the plane? either Young forever (1992). It also appeared in successful series such as Seinfeld, Simpsons, Columbo, Sabrina La Bruja del A apprentice but Ghost Whisperer. He died while he slept on Tuesday, May 20, 32 years after the day after the end of the series Health.
Source: BFM TV
