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Calgary Herald
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
'Cheers' star George Wendt dead at 76: 'He will be missed forever'
Article content George Wendt, who was best known for playing Norm Peterson on NBC's long-running sitcom Cheers, died Tuesday at the age of 76. Article content Article content Wendt's publicist Melissa Nathan and family confirmed his death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, telling the outlets he died early Tuesday morning, peacefully in his sleep while at home. Article content 'George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him,' the family said in a statement. 'He will be missed forever.' Article content Article content After getting his start with Chicago's Second City troupe in the 1970s, the father of three caught his big break as Norm on Cheers in 1982. Article content Article content The role earned him six Emmy nominations, from 1984-89, and ran for 11 seasons, from 1982 to 1993. It was a character he played in other NBC shows during its run, including Wings and St. Elsewhere. He later reprised the role opposite Kelsey Grammer in his Frasier spinoff. Article content Wendt, who was uncle to Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis, also had a recurring part on Saturday Night Live as Bob Swerski, a Chicago Bears superfan. Article content Following Cheers' end, Wendt landed his own short-lived sitcom, The George Wendt Show, which cast him as a co-owner of a garage shop in Wisconsin. But despite his much-ballyhooed return to TV, the show was a flop, lasting only six episodes. Article content Article content He later found a renewed career onstage, appearing in Broadway productions of Art, Hairspray and Elf. Article content Article content In 2017, he checked off a bucket-list part when he took on the tragic Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse in Waterloo, Ont. Article content 'If I can manage to pull this off it should be quite a capper in a career in the theatre,' Wendt told Postmedia in an interview. 'It's considered one of the classics and I'd say that's spot-on. It's got classic themes — fathers and sons, big picture operatic themes.' Article content Initially when he auditioned for Cheers, Wendt said Norm only had one line — 'Beer.' Article content 'The casting director, the late Stephen Kolzak, I was in his office and he said, 'There's this role, but it's too small. You can't just say beer.' So he handed me the part of Norm,' Wendt recalled in a 2017 interview. 'It wasn't that big, but it was the guy who always wanted another beer and didn't want to leave. So I read for that and they were interested but I wasn't available, oddly. I was doing a different show. So they had me on the pilot as a guest star and then my other show got cancelled, so then they made Norm a regular role.'
UPI
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
'Cheers' star George Wendt dies at 76
May 20 (UPI) -- George Wendt died Tuesday in his sleep, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed with the actor's family and People with his publicist. Wendt was 76. Wendt was best known as Boston bar patron Norm Peterson, which he played for 11 seasons on Cheers. Norm was such a regular that the entire bar called out his name when he arrived, though he ran up an unpaid bar tab that was a recurring joke. He reprised the role on episodes of the spinoff Frasier, and a St. Elsewhere episode from 1985 in which the doctors from that show visit the bar. Wendt frequently appeared on Saturday Night Live as a Chicago bears superfan who talked about "da Bears" with other fans.. Prior to Cheers, Wendt had appeared on episodes of Taxi, Soap, Hart to Hart and more shows. During the run of Cheers, he appeared in movies such as Fletch, Gung Ho and House, and the music video for Ghostbusters. Other music videos in which Wendt appeared include Michael Jackson's "Black or White" and MxPx's "Responsibility." Following Cheers, Wendt got a chance for his own short-lived sitcom The George Wendt Show. Then he appeared on The Naked Truth, Clipped and many other single episodes. On stage, Wendt had appeared in Hairspray, Elf, Breakfast at Tiffany's and more on Broadway, and in a Los Angeles production of Re-Animator: The Musical. The film's director, Stuart Gordon, directed the adaptation, having cast Wendt in many films such as Space Truckers, King of the Ants and Edmond. Notable deaths of 2025 Jill Sobule Jill Sobule attends the GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 30, 2023. Sobule, the Jill Sobule attends the GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 30, 2023. Sobule, the singer-songwriter behind "I Kissed a Girl," "Living Color" and "Supermodel," died at the age of 66 on May 2 from a house fire. Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI | License Photo
Boston Globe
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
On TV, the doctor is in. Always.
In the Pittsburgh-set series on the streaming platform Max, Wyle is playing perpetually-under-the-gun emergency room physician Michael (Robby) Robinavitch. Now comes word from Advertisement So what accounts for the enduring popularity of medical shows? Perhaps what draws viewers is the juxtaposition of the familiar with the dramatic. Most people are unlikely to interact much, if at all, with judges, cops, or firefighters. But everyone has contact with doctors and nurses at some point in their lives. The medical professionals of your typical hospital series bring a combination of competence and commitment to situations where the stakes can be literally life-or-death. (While also finding time for romantic entanglements galore.) Yes, they're fictional. Yes, it's an idealized portrait. But it doesn't hurt, brand-wise. Advertisement Can the American TV audience's appetite for all things medical be slaked? Doubtful. Even a partial list of series that have been set in hospitals or other medical-care environments would have to include 'St. Elsewhere,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' ' And that list is apparently about to grow by one. Don Aucoin is the Globe's chief theater critic and an Arts critic-at-large. He was formerly a TV critic-reporter at the Globe, and writes periodically about television. Don Aucoin can be reached at
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Child actress Sophie Nyweide dead at 24, police investigating 'untimely death'
Sophie Nyweide, a child actress known for her roles in "Law & Order," "Noah," and "Mammoth," has died. She was 24. According to the Bennington Police Department in Vermont, law enforcement was dispatched to a wooded area along the banks of the Roaring Branch River on April 14 after receiving a report of an unresponsive female. First responders arrived at the scene and attempted life-saving measures. However, Nyweide was pronounced dead around 5 a.m. Bennington Police told Fox News Digital that an investigation has been opened due to the "untimely death." An individual was present with Nyweide at the time of her death, police said, and they are cooperating with investigators. Investigators suspect a possible unintentional overdose, but "as with any untimely death, Bennington Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) will conduct a thorough and compressive investigation leading up to, as well as the cause of, Nyweide's death." Authorities noted that the "investigation remains open." Hollywood Stars Who Died In 2025: Photos Read On The Fox News App According to her death certificate, Nyweide was pregnant at the time of her death, People magazine reported. It is unclear how far along she was. Nyweide mom, Shelly Gibson — a former actress who starred in various television shows, including "All My Children" and "St. Elsewhere" — paid tribute to her late daughter on social media. "RIP, my Sophie," she wrote on Instagram. "She graced us for far too short a time. My daughter was a light for all who met her. For those us of who were truly close with Sophie, we are gutted and will need a long time to get over her passing. I know I never will. God I love my daughter. I want her back. Fly high sweetheart - you always could." According to Nyweide's obituary, the former actress "was a beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, friend and new aunt," the family wrote. "Creative, athletic and wise beyond her years, Sophie accomplished so much in the time she danced upon earth (literally - she danced as she moved!)." Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter The family wrote that Nyweide "seemed happiest on a movie set, becoming someone else." "It was a safe place for her and she relished from the casts and crews who nourished her talent and her well being," the family wrote. "She was an eager adventurer and picked up the customs and even languages of any place she visited." "She wrote and drew voraciously and much of this art depicts the depth she had and it also represents the pain she suffered. Many of her writings and artwork are roadmaps of her struggles and traumas," the obit continued. "Even with those roadmaps, diagnoses, and her own revelations, those closest to her, plus therapists, law enforcement officers and others who tried to help her are heartbroken their efforts couldn't save her from her fate." "She dreamed (more like demanded!) to be an actor, without ever knowing her mother was an actor, so she did that too with an ease we all marveled about," the family added, per the article source: Child actress Sophie Nyweide dead at 24, police investigating 'untimely death'
Fox News
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Child actress Sophie Nyweide dead at 24, police investigating 'untimely death'
Sophie Nyweide, a child actress known for her roles in "Law & Order," "Noah," and "Mammoth," has died. She was 24. According to the Bennington Police Department in Vermont, law enforcement was dispatched to a wooded area along the banks of the Roaring Branch River on April 14 after receiving a report of an unresponsive female. First responders arrived at the scene and attempted life-saving measures. However, Nyweide was pronounced dead around 5 a.m. Bennington Police told Fox News Digital that an investigation has been opened due to the "untimely death." An individual was present with Nyweide at the time of her death, police said, and they are cooperating with investigators. Investigators suspect a possible unintentional overdose, but "as with any untimely death, Bennington Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) will conduct a thorough and compressive investigation leading up to, as well as the cause of, Nyweide's death." Authorities noted that the "investigation remains open." According to her death certificate, Nyweide was pregnant at the time of her death, People magazine reported. It is unclear how far along she was. Nyweide mom, Shelly Gibson — a former actress who starred in various television shows, including "All My Children" and "St. Elsewhere" — paid tribute to her late daughter on social media. "RIP, my Sophie," she wrote on Instagram. "She graced us for far too short a time. My daughter was a light for all who met her. For those us of who were truly close with Sophie, we are gutted and will need a long time to get over her passing. I know I never will. God I love my daughter. I want her back. Fly high sweetheart - you always could." According to Nyweide's obituary, the former actress "was a beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, friend and new aunt," the family wrote. "Creative, athletic and wise beyond her years, Sophie accomplished so much in the time she danced upon earth (literally - she danced as she moved!)." The family wrote that Nyweide "seemed happiest on a movie set, becoming someone else." "It was a safe place for her and she relished from the casts and crews who nourished her talent and her well being," the family wrote. "She was an eager adventurer and picked up the customs and even languages of any place she visited." "She wrote and drew voraciously and much of this art depicts the depth she had and it also represents the pain she suffered. Many of her writings and artwork are roadmaps of her struggles and traumas," the obit continued. "Even with those roadmaps, diagnoses, and her own revelations, those closest to her, plus therapists, law enforcement officers and others who tried to help her are heartbroken their efforts couldn't save her from her fate." "She dreamed (more like demanded!) to be an actor, without ever knowing her mother was an actor, so she did that too with an ease we all marveled about," the family added, per the obit.
