GEORGE WENDT  is best known to television audiences as Norm Peterson from “Cheers.” The role earned Wendt six Emmy nominations. George began his career with The Second City, Chicago’s famed improvisational company. His feature film credits include Forever Young, Guilty by Suspicion, Fletch, Gung Ho, Rupert’s Land and Outside Providence. Wendt recently starred in the national tour of Twelve Angry Men and starred in London’s West End and on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning play Art. He appeared in the critically acclaimed stage production of David Mamet’s Lakeboat, which was directed by Joe Mantegna, and frequently performs onstage in New York, Los Angeles and his native Chicago. In the summer of 1989, Wendt traveled to the USSR to portray the title role of Oblomov in a BBC adaptation of Ivan Goncharov’s novel. Wendt is married to Bernadette Birkett, who co-starred on the comedy series “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show.” They currently live in Los Angeles with their four sons and one daughter.

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