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George Wendt

George Wendt TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
WGNAMESun, Nov 8, 11:00 PMCheersBuy
WGNAMEMon, Nov 9, 5:00 PMCheersBuy
WGNAMEMon, Nov 9, 5:30 PMCheersBuy
IFCTue, Nov 10, 12:30 AMEdmondBuy
HALMRKTue, Nov 10, 2:00 AMCheersBuy
HALMRKTue, Nov 10, 2:30 AMCheersBuy
WGNAMETue, Nov 10, 5:00 PMCheersBuy
WGNAMETue, Nov 10, 5:30 PMCheersBuy
HALMRKWed, Nov 11, 2:00 AMCheersBuy
WGNAMEWed, Nov 11, 5:00 PMCheersBuy
WGNAMEWed, Nov 11, 5:30 PMCheersBuy
ENCWed, Nov 11, 8:00 PMFletchBuy
ENCThu, Nov 12, 5:40 AMFletchBuy
WGNAMEThu, Nov 12, 5:00 PMCheersBuy
WGNAMEThu, Nov 12, 5:30 PMCheersBuy
HALMRKFri, Nov 13, 2:30 AMCheersBuy
WGNAMEFri, Nov 13, 5:00 PMCheersBuy
WGNAMEFri, Nov 13, 5:30 PMCheersBuy
HALMRKSat, Nov 14, 2:00 AMCheersBuy
HALMRKSat, Nov 14, 2:30 AMCheersBuy
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George Wendt Biography

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  • Birth Name: George Robert Wendt
  • Birth Place: Chicago, IL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/17/1948, Libra
  • Profession: Actor
George Wendt Fast Facts:
  • 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.
  • Met his wife while both were members of Chicago's Second City comedy troupe.
  • Made his film debut in 1980's My Bodyguard.
  • Also played his beer-swilling Cheers character, Norm, on St. Elsewhere, The Tortellis, The Simpsons, Wings and Frasier.
  • Is one of three original cast members to have appeared in all 273 episodes of Cheers; Ted Danson and Rhea Perlman are the other two.
  • Played Macaulay Culkin's father in Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video. Also appeared in videos for Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" and Soul Asylum's "Black Gold."
    George Wendt Relationships:
  • Andrew - Stepson
  • Bernadette Birkett - Wife
  • Daniel Wendt - Son
  • Hilary Wendt - Daughter
  • Jason Sudeikis - Nephew
  • Joe Wendt - Son
  • Joshua - Stepson
  • Tom Howard - Grandfather

  • George Wendt Awards:
  • 1984 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1986 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1988 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1989 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee

  • College:
  • Attended University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN; Rockhurst College, Kansas City, MO (BA in Economics, 1971)
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