For 11 years, fans watched George Wendt saunter onto the screen and into Cheers bar as his friends and its patrons shouted ...

Norm was the everyman, literally always at the ready with a joke. And nowhere was that more evident than when he walked into the bar. As Cheers’ most frequent and dedicated customer, Norm was always ...

George Wendt of “Cheers,” who died on Tuesday, could walk into a bar and imply his character’s entire life outside it.