George Wendt

George Robert Wendt (born October 17, 1948) is an American actor best known for the role of Norm Peterson on the long-running television show Cheers.

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October 17 - 1948 - American - Actor - Norm Peterson - Television - Cheers

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He was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin (the same school attended by Vicente Fox). He was kicked out of University of Notre Dame after a lack of studying resulted in a semester with a 0.00 GPA. He was more successful at the Jesuit Rockhurst College, where after applying himself, he graduated with a B.A. in Economics.

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Chicago, Illinois - Jesuit - High School - Prairie du Chien - Wisconsin - Vicente Fox - University of Notre Dame - GPA - Rockhurst College - B.A. - Economics

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He is also an alumnus of The Second City, where he met his future wife, Bernadette Birkett, who was to later play the voice of Norm's wife Vera on Cheers.

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The Second City - Bernadette Birkett

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In 1989 Wendt appeared as the eponymous protagonist in a BBC TV dramatization of Ivan Goncharov's novel Oblomov. He has also appeared several times on the British edition of Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

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1989 - BBC - Ivan Goncharov - Oblomov - Whose Line Is It Anyway?

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In January 2006, Wendt will be seen again on television screens as part of the cast of Modern Men.

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January - 2006 - Modern Men

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