Boston's original Cheers location will be holding a special tribute next week to honor "Cheers" star George Wendt, who died on Tuesday.Wendt played Norm Peterson on the iconic sitcom, which took place at a Boston bar and ran from 1982 to 1993.

Sudeikis recalled the story in September 2017 while speaking to The A.V. Club on the red carpet of the “Second City’s Roast Of George Wendt” event he hosted in honor of his uncle, who died May 20 at age 76, NBC News has confirmed.

The death of affable Cheers stalwart George Wendt on Tuesday at age 76 sounded a somber note heading into the holiday weekend. The creators of the iconic sitcom Cheers — Glen Charles, Les Charles and James Burrows — reached out to Deadline to raise a final glass to their longtime cast member and

George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers,” has died. He was 76.

George Wendt, the iconic actor who played Norm on Cheers, passed away at 76. Fans gathered to pay tribute at the Boston bar that inspired the show.

Late 'Cheers' actor George Wendt's legacy includes iconic TV moments and unforgettable stories with co-stars like Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson, John Ratzenberger and Kirstie Alley.

In his Wednesday monologue, Jimmy Kimmel enjoyed the rare opportunity to deliver an inside scoop at Fox & Friends’ expense. “This is an exclusive,“ Kimmel bragged. ”This is an e-mail I obtained from a source.