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Hello fans,
George Wendt...everyone knows his name...it's Norm
Peterson from Cheers! Since he climbed off the bar
stool and Cheers closed its doors in 1993 (well, on
TV, anyway), what has Mr. Wendt been doing with his
time? Find out right now!
Take care,
Melissa
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a
visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Lori Singer: She co-starred in the movie "Footloose" and
the TV series "Fame", among other roles
Mercedes Ruehl: Played station manager Kate Costas on the
TV series "Frasier", appeared in the movies "The Fisher
King" and "Lost in Yonkers"
McLean Stevenson: He played Lt. Col Henry Blake in the TV
series "M*A*S*H" and starred in the series "Hello, Larry"
(Answer at the bottom)
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George Wendt
http://www.celebritynooz.com/george_wendt.aspx
BIRTH DATE: October 17, 1948, Chicago, Illinois
CLAIM TO FAME: He is best known for the role of Norm
Peterson on the television show Cheers.
FAMILY LIFE: He has been married to Bernadette Birkett
since 1978. They have three children: Hilary Wendt (b.
1985), Joe Wendt (b. 1987) and Daniel Wendt (b. 1990).
INFO: Wendt got his start with The Second City sweeping
the floors. His first day on the job, a woman working
there handed him a broom and said "Welcome to the theater,
kid." This is also where he met his future wife, Bernadette
Birkett, who later played the voice of Norm's never-seen
wife, Vera, on Cheers. He made his film debut in the 1980
movie My Bodyguard.
He appeared on NBC's Saturday Night Live for the first time
in a Season 11 episode where he hosted alongside director
Francis Ford Coppola. In the early 1990s, he appeared on
SNL in several episodes as one of the Chicago Superfans
(along with castmembers Chris Farley, Mike Myers, Robert
Smigel, and one-time host, Joe Mantegna).
Wendt is one of three original cast members to have
appeared in all 273 episodes of Cheers (1982-1993),
playing the role of Norm Peterson. Since then, he has made
numerous appearances on television, including reprising his
Cheers character on The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Frasier,
and playing the title character's boss on several episodes
of The WB's Sabrina, The Teenage Witch in 2001.
Continued below....
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TRIVIA: Is of German and Irish descent.
Was expelled from the University of Notre Dame after a
semester with a 0.00 GPA
Attended the Jesuit Rockhurst College in Kansas City, where
he graduated with a B.A. in economics.
Appeared in the Soul Asylum music video for the song "Black
Gold" in the 1990s.
Appeared as the loudmouthed father of Macaulay Culkin's
character, in Michael Jackson's "Black or White" music video.
Is among the thespians who participated in a poster campaign
touting live theatre in Chicago. Other celebrities included
John Mahoney, John Malkovich, Terry Kinney and Martha
Plimpton.
His Grandfather Tom Howard, a news photographer, snapped the
infamous 1928 picture of murderer Ruth Snyder at the moment
she was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison.
It appeared on the New York Daily News' front page.
Is an avid Notre Dame football fan.
Is the uncle of current SNL writer and cast member Jason
Sudeikis.
WHERE IS HE NOW: In 2006, Wendt was part of the cast of the
telvision show Modern Men. That year, he appeared numerous
times on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, where he performed
a bunch of short skits.
He played Santa Claus in the ABC Family original movie
Santa Baby. He performed in the play Twelve Angry Men in
Washington D.C., in 2006, and again in Los Angeles in
spring of 2007.
Wendt starred as Edna Turnblad in the Broadway play
Hairspray until November 2008, appeared as a talent scout
on Last Comic Standing during Season 6, and had a brief
appearance as Santa Claus in A Colbert Christmas: The
Greatest Gift of All!.
In 2009, he appeared on The Colbert Report the day before
the IOC announced which city will host the 2016 Summer
Olympics. He and Colbert supported Chicago's bid and
jokingly insulted the other three bidding cities - Rio de
Janeiro, Madrid, and Tokyo. Also in 2009, he starred as
Santa Claus in Santa Buddies.
George is currently playing Santa in Elf the Musical on
Broadway. The show opened November 14, 2010 and is expected
to run through January 2, 2011.
WRITE TO GEORGE WENDT:
George Wendt
c/o Brillstein Entertainment
9150 Wilshire Blvd., #350
Beverly Hills, CA 90212-3427
Video Clips of George Wendt
Cheers - Theme Song
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum#18
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CREDITS:
2010 Ghost Whisperer (TV series)...George the Plumber
The Children's Parade
2010 Cubed (TV series)...George Wendt
Episode #1.20
2009 Santa Buddies (video)...Santa Claus
2009 Opposite Day...Corporate Exec #1
2007-2009 Family Guy (TV series)...Norm Peterson
Three Kings
Road to Rupert
2008 A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! (TV movie)...Santa
2008 Bryan Loves You...Mr. Flynn
2008 Clean Break...Chuck
2007 The Green Green Grass (TV series)...Cliff Cooper
The Special Relationship
2007 Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular (TV movie)...Santa Claus
2007 Saturday Morning...Harold
2007 LA Blues...Mickey
2007 Imperfect Union (TV movie)...Duke
2006 Santa Baby (TV movie)...Santa Claus
2006 Masters of Horror (TV series)...Harold Thompson
Family
2006 Modern Men (TV series)...Tug / Tug Clarke
Give 'Til You Learn
Timmy Can You Hear Me?
Pilot
2006 Guy Walks Into a Bar (TV movie)
2005 Kids in America...Coach Thompson
2005 Edmond...Pawn Shop Owner
2005 As Seen on TV (short)...Donald
2005 The Life Coach...George
2004 The Gift of the Magi (short)...Shopkeeper
2004 Rock Me, Baby (TV series)...Monty
Not-So-Grand Parents
2004 House of Dreams (TV series)...Host
1991-2003 Saturday Night Live (TV series)...Bob Swerski
2003/I King of the Ants...Duke Wayne
2003 My Dinner with Jimi...Bill Uttley
2002 Frasier (TV series)...Norm Peterson
Cheerful Goodbyes
2001-2002 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)...Mike Shelby
2002 Teddy Bears' Picnic...General Edison 'Pete' Gerberding
2002 Becker (TV series)...Frank
V-Day
2001 Strange Relations (TV movie)...Howard
2001 Odessa or Bust (short)...The Chef
2001 Prairie Dogs (short)...Actor
2001 Robertson's Greatest Hits (TV movie)...Tom Robertson
2000 Madigan Men (TV series)...Carl
2000 Wild About Harry...Frankie
2000 The Prime Gig...Archie
2000 The Pooch and the Pauper (TV movie)...Sheldon Sparks
2000 The List (TV series)...Guest Host
Episode dated 22 June 2000
2000 Lakeboat...First Mate Collins
2000 Garage: A Rock Saga...Pitching Coach
1999 Outside Providence...Joey
1999 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)...Fred Tweedledee
1998 Rupert's Land...Ivan Bloat
1998 Alien Avengers II (TV movie)...Charlie
1998 Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (video)...Policeman (uncredited)
1998 Anarchy TV...Abbey Archer
1997 The Naked Truth (TV series)...Les Polonsky
1997 Spice World...Film Producer
1997 Alien Avengers (TV movie)...Charlie
1997 The Lovemaster...Therapist
1997 The Price of Heaven (TV movie)...Sam
1996 Spin City (TV series)...Dan Donaldson
The High and the Mighty
1996 Space Truckers...Keller
1995 Bye Bye Birdie (TV movie)...Harry MacAfee
1995 Shame II: The Secret (TV movie)
1995 Columbo (TV series)...Graham McVeigh
Strange Bedfellows
1995 The George Wendt Show (TV series)...George Coleman
1995 Man of the House...Chet Bronski (Chief Running Horse)
1994 The Simpsons (TV series)...Norm Peterson
Fear of Flying
1994 The Little Rascals...Lumberyard Clerk
1994 Hostage for a Day (TV movie)...Warren Kooey
1993 The Building (TV series)...Cappucino Guy
The Waiting Game
1982-1993 Cheers (TV series)...Norm Peterson
1993 Dangerous: The Short Films (video short)...Father ('Black or White' video)
1992 Forever Young...Harry Finley
1992 Seinfeld (TV series)...George Wendt
The Trip: Part 1
1992 Roc (TV series)...Stan Mason
The Stan Who Came to Dinner
1991 Black or White (video short)...Father
1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)...Mr. Crosswhite
The Reluctant Vampire
1991 Guilty by Suspicion...Bunny Baxter
1990 Wings (TV series)...Norm Peterson
The Story of Joe
1990 Masters of Menace...Dr. Jack Erheart
1990 Never Say Die...Mr. Witten
1989 Cranium Command (short)...Stomach
1989 Day by Day (TV series)...Stan
Fraternity
1988 The 40th Annual Emmy Awards (TV movie)...Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday (TV movie)...Norm Peterson
1988 Plain Clothes...Chet Butler
1987 The Tortellis (TV series)...Norm Peterson
Frankie Comes to Dinner
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)...Barney Schlesinger
The World Next Door
1986 Gung Ho...Buster
1986 House...Harold Gorton
1985 Fletch...Fat Sam
1985 St. Elsewhere (TV series)...Norm Peterson
Cheers
1985 The Romance of Betty Boop (TV movie) (voice / as George R. Wendt)
1984 The Ratings Game (TV movie)...Mr. Sweeney
1984 No Small Affair...Jake
1984 Garfield in the Rough (TV short)...Ranger #2 (voice)
1984 Thief of Hearts...Marty Morrison
1984 Dreamscape...Charlie Prince
1983 Garfield on the Town (TV short)...Raoul (voice)
1983 Super Bowl XVII Pre-Game Show (TV movie)...Norm Peterson (uncredited)
1983 Journey's End (TV movie)
1983 Likely Stories, Vol. 4 (TV movie)
1982 Airplane II: The Sequel...Ticket Agent (uncredited)
1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again...Injured Man
1982 M*A*S*H (TV series)...Pvt. La Roche
Trick or Treatment
1982 Making the Grade (TV series)...Gus Bertoia
1982 Alice (TV series)...Monty
Monty Falls for Alice
1981 Taxi (TV series)...The Exterminator
Latka the Playboy
1981 Soap (TV series)...Counterman
Episode #4.15
1981 Hart to Hart (TV series)...Sergeant Tate
Murder Is a Drag
1980 Somewhere in Time...Student
1980 My Bodyguard...Engineer
1980 Bronco Billy...Bartender (uncredited)
1980 Avery Schreiber Live from the Second City (TV movie)
1978 A Wedding...Caterer (uncredited)
To see Then & Now pictures of George Wendt, visit:
http://www.celebritynooz.com/george_wendt.aspx
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE
Lori Singer - ALIVE
Born: 11/06/1957
Mercedes Ruehl - ALIVE
Born: 02/28/1948
McLean Stevenson - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 11/14/1927 Died: 02/15/1996
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
4/14
Rami Reddy, 52, Indian actor, kidney failure.
Wilton Wynn, 90, American journalist and foreign
correspondent, after long illness.
4/13
Princess Seeta bint Abdul Aziz, 80, Saudi Arabian royal,
sister of King Addullah.
Danny Fiszman, 66, British football director (Arsenal),
cancer.
Buster Martin, 104, French-born British longevity claimant.
4/12
Luis Benedit, 73, Argentine painter and architect,
complications from pneumonia.
Sachin Bhowmick, 80, Indian screenwriter, heart attack.
Clarence Carter, 49, American murderer, execution by
lethal injection.
Ronnie Coyle, 46, Scottish football player (Celtic, Raith
Rovers), leukemia.
John D'Orazio, 55, Australian politician, member of the
Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Ballajura
(2001?2008), heart attack during surgery.
Sidney Harman, 92, American businessman and publisher
(Newsweek).
Eddie Joost, 94, American baseball player and manager
(Philadelphia Athletics).
Serginho Leite, 55, Brazilian comedian and radio host,
heart attack.
Janis Polis, 72, Latvian pharmacologist, discovered
rimantadine.
Ioan Sisestean, 74, Romanian Catholic hierarch, Bishop of
Maramures (since 1994).
Desire Tagro, Ivorian politician, former Interior Minister.
Miroslav Tichy, 84, Czech photographer.
4/11
Billy Bang, 63, American jazz violinist, lung cancer.
Lewis Binford, 80, American archaeologist, heart failure.
Lacy Gibson, 74, American blues musician, heart attack.
Billy Gray, 83, English football player (Nottingham Forest).
Murtaza Hassan, Pakistani stage comedian, hepatitis.
Juan Lobos Krause, 50, Chilean deputy, road accident.
Simon Milton, 49, British politician, London Deputy Mayor
for Policy and Planning, after short illness.
Andrei Mutulescu, 23, Romanian footballer, cardiac arrest.
Peter Ruehl, 64, American-born Australian columnist.
Angela Scoular, 65, British actress.
Larry Sweeney, 30, American professional wrestler and
manager, suicide by hanging.
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