Norman Baffrey, a city parks official before his 1994 death, was sometimes identified as the real-life inspiration for the ...

For 11 years, fans watched George Wendt saunter onto the screen and into Cheers bar as his friends and its patrons shouted out “Norm!” to which he always responded with a sarcastic one-liner that had ...

We sadly lost actor George Wendt at the age of 76 this week. Wendt famously portrayed Norman Peterson, better known as just “Norm,” on the iconic ’80s/’90s sitcom Cheers. He passed away on May 20, ...

In a California bar where everybody knows your name, there was a friendly tippler parked at the rail. And just like in the ...

I was never a fan of pleasantries because they seemed like a waste of time. Something that two people said to each other before they could say real things to each other. As years go by, more and more ...

With the passing of George Wendt, who famously played Norm Peterson on Cheers, now’s the perfect time to toast the unforgettable cast of the Boston bar where everybody knows your name. From sarcastic ...

COMMENTARY: There are millions of people out there like the lovable character portrayed on TV by George Wendt, looking for places where at least some people know your name. L to R: Ted Danson, Woody ...

George Wendt died this week at the age of 76. I first met him at The Second City in Chicago, where he was already being typecast in bits as paunchy cops and roly-poly city council members. But he was ...

We sadly lost actor George Wendt at the age of 76 this week. Wendt famously portrayed Norman Peterson, better known as just “Norm,” on the iconic ’80s/’90s sitcom Cheers. He passed away on May 20, ...