Obituaries
Remembering George Wendt, Who Grew Up In Chicago's Beverly Neighborhood And Trained At The Second City
Born Oct. 17, 1948, Wendt grew up in the South Side's Beverly neighborhood — at 92nd Street and Bell Avenue.
May 21, 2025
Norm Peterson the "Cheers" character may have seemed as Bostonian as the Red Sox and the Freedom Trail, but the man who portrayed him, the late George Wendt, was a native Chicagoan who was forever proud of his hometown.
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Wendt died at his home early Tuesday morning, according to his family. He was 76.
Born Oct. 17, 1948, Wendt grew up in the South Side's Beverly neighborhood — at 92nd Street and Bell Avenue.
