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George Wendt
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October 17, 1948 in Chicago, IL
Biography:There's no mystery concerning the hometown of "George Wendt". The heavyset, curly haired actor never misses a talk show opportunity to cheer on his beloved Chicago "Cubbies" or "Da Bears." After theater work in Chicago and New York and a handful of TV appearances on sitcoms like "M*A*S*H" and "Alice", Wendt inaugurated his signature role of burly, unemployed barfly Norm Peterson on TV's long-running Cheers (1983-1993); so far as it can be determined, he still hasn't paid his bar tab, which according to "TV Guide" totalled up to 64,218 dollars at the end of 11 seasons. In 1994, "George Wendt" starred in "The George Wendt Show", a lampoon of the NPR radio series Car Talk, which lasted about as long as it takes to read this sentence. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Mark McGrath and Jaime Pressly, hosts, with George Wendt as Santa Claus (center)
George Wendt as Santa Claus and Jaime Pressly
Mark McGrath and Jaime Pressly, hosts, with George Wendt as Santa Claus (center)
Mark McGrath and Jaime Pressly, hosts, with George Wendt as Santa Claus (center)
George Wendt and Jaime Pressly
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George Wendt
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