He died from the age of 76 from George Wendt, a comic book fans star and six times named Emmy Awards

George Wendt, who is known for playing a normal role in cult comics across the NBC Atlantic, cheers, died peacefully sleeping this Tuesday, May 20, while he was home on Tuesday morning, according to his family spokesman. He was 76 years old.

His death was confirmed by his press office Melissa Nathan. “George was a man of faithful family, a beloved friend and confident for anyone who had the opportunity to get to know you. He said.

Wendt appeared in the 275 episode of the popular Sitcom, which is held in the Boston Bar, which passes through the NBC channel in 1982 and 1993. His character, Norm Peterson, was a lover of jaw beer who was sitting on the same feces in a bar that had the same name as a series. The composition worshiped by the community, which also praised Emmy Awards for six consecutive. But he will never win the reward.

The beginning of improvisation

Born in Chicago on October 17, 1948, George Wendt began acting career on the boards, within the framework of the famous actors’ troops The Comedian Theater of the Second City; Specialized in improvisation and which is a collective of the ancient theater in the city created in 1959. Shortly thereafter, it will resume research with an economy diploma issued by Rockhour’s College in Kansa City.

He began on a small and big screen by making an unspecified appearance, as Clono Eastwood in Bronco Billy, somewhere over time; Series for love for risk in 1981 at the time of episode; Or ultra -popular Mash, adapted from Robert Altman’s film in 1982.

If George Wendt has performed a large part of his career on TV, he is based on more or less consistent roles in the films, such as a solid black list with Robert de Niro in 1991, forever young melodrama Mel Gibson, or in the opposite spectrum, in the world of spices and his acidic poppy.

“From its beginning to the second city, before performing the emblem role of the norms, George Wendt’s work has shown how comedy can create lasting characters that look like a family.” Said the executive director National Comedy CenterThe trip to Gunderson, after the death of the actor. He added: “We respect his legacy and the joy he brought to the fans’ generations.”