"bartending job in Cancún, Mexico. One of his patrons, Pepe, greatly resembles Norm in appearance and mannerisms. George Wendt guest starred as Norm Peterson on ""St. Elsewhere"", ""Cheers""’ first spinoff ""The Tortellis"", ""Wings"", and ""The Simpsons"" episode ""Fear of Flying"", which also guest starred Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, Woody Harrelson, and John Ratzenberger as their respective characters. Years after ""Cheers"" ended, Wendt played Norm in a 2002 episode of its spinoff ""Frasier"", where he got along famously with Martin Crane. (Martin: ""Wow, that's some mug callus you've got there."" Norm: ""Judging from your grip, I'd say you were a can"
"George Wendt George Robert Wendt III (born October 17, 1948) is an American actor and comedian. He played Norm Peterson on the television sitcom ""Cheers"" (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations. Wendt was born in the Beverly neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, the son of Loretta Mary (née Howard) and George Robert Wendt, a navy officer and realtor. His maternal grandfather was photographer Tom Howard. Wendt is of German and three quarters Irish descent. He attended Campion High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. He"
"refined ""Norman""). Norm is also greeted by everyone at Gary's Olde Towne Tavern, Cheers' rival bar, with the customary ""Norm!"" shout in ""Bar Wars VI"" (season 10, episode 23). When Sam asks why the people at Gary's know him by name, Norm replies that he goes there on Christmas when Cheers is closed. A recurring gag in the series is, following a commercial, for the bartender to ask Norm if he wants another beer; Norm replies ""one quick one,"" after which he inevitably stays a lot longer. ""Norm"" is actually the first word of Frederick Crane, son of Frasier Crane"
"Wendt starred as Willy Loman in ""Death of a Salesman"" at St. Jacob's Country Playhouse in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada from October 18 to November 4, 2017. Wendt has been married to Bernadette Birkett since July 8, 1978. They have three children: Hilary (b. 1985), Joe (b. 1987), and Daniel (b. 1990). George Wendt George Robert Wendt III (born October 17, 1948) is an American actor and comedian. He played Norm Peterson on the television sitcom ""Cheers"" (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations. Wendt was born in the Beverly"
"demand an immediate cash payment instead of a tab. Nevertheless, Norm annually received a complimentary beer on his birthday. Norm's best friend is postman and fellow barfly Cliff Clavin. Norm has a wife named Vera who is often mentioned but her face is never seen. When she is finally shown, her face is covered in pie thrown by Diane (season 5, episode 9 ""Thanksgiving Orphans,"") and the actress is uncredited. The only other times she is seen, viewers can see only her legs and at one time her waving from a car which drives past Cheers on her 15th wedding"
"Norm Peterson, the first onscreen customer to enter the bar and who ""[badgered] Diane rather than the other way around."" Show co-creator Les Charles stated that the character was based on a frequent customer he met in a bar when Charles was its bartender during college. Meanwhile, Ratzenberger suggested to the producers that a know-it-all character should be added, resulting in Cliff Clavin. Norm's entrance into the bar is a running gag on ""Cheers"", typically beginning with a greeting by Norm. This is followed by the bar crowd yelling his name (except Diane Chambers, who would follow with a more"
"anniversary. Vera is the butt of many of Norm's jokes, but on many occasions, Norm has professed secretly an undying love for his wife or defended her honor. He also refused to cheat on her in the episode ""Norm's Big Audit"" where a female IRS agent was prepared to overlook his tax evasion if he did. He explained in this instance that he felt he was a bad husband but would not cheat on his wife as it would make him a bad person. Norm and Vera separated during the second season of ""Cheers"" but reconciled in the last episode"
"killed a man for laughing at his first name and Norm replies, ""Not exactly. He was a surgeon and he sort of botched an operation."" When not sipping beer at Cheers, Norm satisfies his hunger at an eatery called The Hungry Heifer, whose emblem is a young cow smacking her chops. The customers there greet him just the same as the Cheers patrons do. He knows the waitresses by name, and usually orders a meal called a Feeding Frenzy, a monstrous supply of corn and beef. He denigrated the eatery when he first visited it in season 2, but when"
"calm down, and they discuss Tom. Moments later, Sam publicly accepts and supports Tom and his sexuality, which local newspapers report on their front pages. The next day, as they read the newspaper, the bar's regular patronsincluding Norm (George Wendt)express their disdain toward homosexuals and their worries that Sam's support for his old friend will turn Cheers into a gay bar. Diane criticizes their homophobia telling them that gays are normal people and says that there are actually two gay men in the bar. The regulars conclude that three male newcomers are homosexual and try to persuade Sam to escort"
"and Lilith Sternin. (However, Lilith joyously believes that he said ""Mommy!"") Prior to the show, Norm was born in Chicago, and moved to Boston to become an accountant, and is a lifelong Boston Celtics fan who went to Boston Garden as a child. Norm previously served in the United States Coast Guard (Army? Made reference to being in the motor pool.) He loses his job in an accounting firm by defending Diane from his boss, and after struggling for few years as an independent accountant, eventually becomes a housepainter. Norm was also revealed to be an accomplished interior decorator and"
"born on September 18, 1975 in Fairfax, Virginia to Daniel Joseph Sudeikis, who was Vice President of business development, and, Kathryn (née Wendt), a travel agent at Brennco and President of the American Society of Travel Agents. His father is of Irish and Lithuanian ancestry, while his mother has German and Irish descent. His maternal uncle is actor George Wendt, known for his role as Norm Peterson on ""Cheers"", and his maternal great-grandfather was photographer Tom Howard. Sudeikis was born with anosmia, leaving him with virtually no sense of taste or smell. He has two sisters, Lindsay and Kristen. As"
"to as ""Norm"". The title ""The Norm"" implies that he is a typical everyman. In one strip he states that ""Actually my full name is 'Theodore Norman', but I use the first 3 and 4 letters because 3 plus 4 is seven and that's my lucky number."" It was later revealed that his full name is actually Theodore Norman Miller. Norm is a graphic designer who is ""twenty-something"" and single, taking a casual approach to life. While he is not very socially adept, most people find him likable. His relaxed attitude and impulsiveness are the main source of interpersonal conflict"
"of the season, contrasting the romance between Sam and Diane, who enjoyed a romance then bitterly broke up in that last episode. When Vera got a job at Melville's, however, he was deeply disturbed by her proximity to him during his bar time. Vera was played by George Wendt's real-life wife, Bernadette Birkett. In the ""Cheers"" episode ""It's a Wonderful Wife"" (season 9, episode 20) Vera tells Rebecca off-camera that Norm's real first name is Hilary. He explains that he was named after his grandfather who ""once killed a man for laughing at him."" Cliff asks if his grandfather really"
"The Norm Show The Norm Show is an American television sitcom that ran from 1999 through 2001 on the ABC television network. Originally titled ""The Norm Show"", the show simply became Norm from September 1999 through the remainder of the show's run. The show focused on the life of Norm Henderson (Norm Macdonald), a former NHL hockey player who is banned for life from the league because of gambling and tax evasion. To avoid jail time for these crimes, Norm must perform five years of community service as a full-time social worker. Other characters in the show included fellow social"
"academics considered Sam an example of satirizing masculinity. For his performance as Sam, Ted Danson won two respective Emmy Awards as an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 1990 and 1993 and two Golden Globe Awards as a Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series. At the time the series debuted in 1982, Sam has been the bartender and owner of Cheers for five years. Chronologically within the series, Sam, who is Irish Catholic, dropped out of high school in his senior year to play professional baseball. Sam began his career in the minor leagues, where he"
"after Norm Peterson (George Wendt), a character from the sitcom ""Cheers"". In some early first season episodes, Barney had yellow hair. Later in the production of that season, the producers had it changed to brown, because they thought that his hair looked like his skin; as well, during an artistic convention of the show, Groening stated that he wanted only the Simpsons to have yellow hair. Animation director Rich Moore modeled Barney's apartment on one he and several other animators who worked on the show shared, particularly the Farrah Fawcett poster and the cable spool table. The writers originally intended"
"tensions between Harry ""Rabbit"" Angstrom and his son Nelson. Cheers (season 11) The eleventh and final season of Cheers, an American television sitcom, originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 24, 1992, and May 20, 1993. In Episode 8, Norm brings a Barcalounger into the bar for thanksgiving dinner. Joey and Chandler from the hit NBC sitcom ""Friends"" owned a set of Barcalounger recliners, which were often used as a plot device within the show. Elaine and Jerry from the hit NBC sitcom ""Seinfeld"" made love on a Barcalounger recliner. In the ""Call Me Irresponsible"" episode of"
"Sam's offer to be the bar's waitress to start over. In the original script the employees were the principal characters, and Norm and Cliff were not included. Later revisions added Norm and Cliff, and scenes were restructured and rewritten. Originally, ""Cheers"" set would be a hotel, but it was ultimately changed to a bar. Ratings were low when the episode first aired, but were moderately successful in reruns. It has been critically praised over the years, and earned its writers awards for Best Writing in 1983. As owner Sam Malone opens the Cheers bar, a professor Sumner Sloane (Michael McGuire)"
"Sam Malone Samuel ""Sam"" ""Mayday"" Malone is a fictional character on the American television show ""Cheers"", portrayed by Ted Danson and created by Glen and Les Charles. The central character of the series, Sam, a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox baseball team, is the owner and bartender of the bar called ""Cheers"". He is also a recovering alcoholic and a notorious womanizer. Although his celebrity status was short-lived, Sam retains that standing within the confines of Cheers, where he is beloved by the regular patrons. Along with Carla Tortelli and Norm Peterson, he is one of only"
"of Carla, who tries to kill him with a spear gun. Norm Peterson attends the retirement party of Cliff Clavin in ""Cheerful Goodbyes"". He meets up with Frasier at the party, and gets along famously with Martin as a fellow beer drinker. Frasier telephones Norm in the episode ""Three Dates and a Break Up"". Carla Tortelli was a waitress at Cheers. She appears in the episode ""Cheerful Goodbyes"" at Cliff Clavin's retirement party, ecstatic that Cliff is finally leaving Boston. She flies into a psychotic rage when Cliff announces he has decided to stay, thanks in part to Frasier. She"
"in New York City; they lived on Gay Street. Other guests include Norm's Minnesotan lumberjack cousin Sean (Duffy) and his conservative-but-open-minded wife Rachel (Campos,) who is 8 months pregnant, promiscuous stripper Cory (Murphy), Norm's college buddy Syrus (Yarbrough), and opinionated eurotrash DJ Lars (Schlichting). The group ultimately converge in Norm's castle in Los Angeles where pre-wedding festivities unfold. Crises unfold when the wedding planner Norm has hired discovers he is gay and backs out; when her assistant secretly continues the gig, the planner cancels all of their catering and florists. Additionally it becomes evident to everyone at the wedding that"
"shows with a reminder about personal safety, specifically highlighting the importance of wearing safety glasses. Abram lives with his wife, Elise, in a custom modified-classic two-story Colonial, timber-framed, home that he built in Carlisle, Massachusetts. His fondness of plaid shirts is well-known and at times parodied, a prime example being the character Al Borland on the 1991–1999 ABC sitcom ""Home Improvement"", portrayed by Richard Karn. Abram was previously married to Laura Cone (divorced in 1996), with whom he has a daughter, Lindsey. Norm Abram Norman L. ""Norm"" Abram (born October 3, 1949) is an American carpenter known for his work"
"beer taster, capable of spotting a bad vat in a factory by drinking a single bottle. Even when unemployed, Norm is the bar's best customer. A running gag throughout the series are the numerous jokes made about the enormous size of Norm's tab at ""Cheers"" (e.g., several large binders are shown as being just a portion of it – in the episode ""Home Malone"" (season 9, episode 25), when Woody's rich, naïve girlfriend Kelly waitresses at Cheers to gain ""real-life experience,"" Norm convinces her that the tab is a record of the beers for which he has already paid, and"
"Norman suffered as a child, results in his developing an alternate personality, ""Mother"", who kills anyone whom she believes poses a threat to him or gets in the way of their relationship. On the show, Norma's middle name is Louise. Her parents' names are revealed to be Ray and Francine ""Frannie"" Calhoun, and she describes her life with them as having been unhappy; her father was an abusive alcoholic while her mother was ""sedated all the time."" She was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. As an adult, Norma owns and drives around in a light-green Mercedes-Benz W116 as her"
"workers Laurie Freeman (Laurie Metcalf), Danny Sanchez (Ian Gomez), and Danny's sometime girlfriend and former prostitute Taylor Clayton (Nikki Cox). Norm's boss on the program for the first several episodes was named Anthony Curtis and played by Bruce Jarchow. This character was quickly replaced by a new boss, Max Denby, played by Max Wright. The second season of the show added Artie Lange as Norm's half-brother. It also brought about the shortening of the show’s title to ""Norm"" to avoid a legal conflict with Michael Jantze's comic strip ""The Norm"". Originally airing on Wednesday nights, the series was one of"
"gay men are still present. The two men in question kiss Norm on his cheeks. ""The Boys in the Bar"" was co-written by Ken Levine and David Isaacs, and was directed by James Burrows. It was inspired by the coming out story of former Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player Glenn Burke. Levine wanted to explore homophobia in a sports bar in this episode. However, NBC deemed the story ""too risky"" for ""Cheers"", whose Nielsen ratings were low during its first season in 1982–83. Nevertheless, the production of this episode went ahead for five days; rehearsals were problem-free and some minor"
"of Nancy (née Dare) and Chan Tom, Jr., who worked in the frozen food business. She has a brother named Chip. Their parents were born in Chicago, and their grandparents came from Kaiping, Guangdong, China. Raised in Highland Park, Tom was bullied as a child about her Chinese heritage, making her introverted and eventually inspiring her to study dance. At the age of 17, Tom landed a spot with a touring company of ""A Chorus Line"" and was cast in the Broadway production of the show less than a year later in the role of Connie. She won an Obie"
"""Norm"" between takes. The theatrical play ""Cheers: Live On Stage"" reenacts a condensed version of the first two seasons of the show. One episode of ""Cheers"" has a crossover reference to """" (a Cheers bartender has a cameo appearance as an unspeaking extra). In ""Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"", Peter Quill makes numerous references to the show ""Cheers."" In the season 2 finale of the NBC sitcom ""The Good Place"", Ted Danson's character Michael appears as a bartender while wearing a blue plaid button-down, in a clear homage to Danson's character in ""Cheers"". In A Night at the Roxbury,"
"Cheers Cheers is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes for eleven seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association with Paramount Network Television. The show was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. The show is set in a bar named Cheers in Boston, Massachusetts, where a group of locals meet to drink, relax, and socialize. The show's main theme song, co-written and performed by Gary Portnoy, lent its refrain ""Where Everybody Knows Your Name"" as the"
"the feature film ""Different Flowers""..Shelley also appeared in the film Holiday Engagement in 2011. Long's first marriage ended in divorce. In 1979, Long met her second husband, securities broker Bruce Tyson. They married in 1981 and had a daughter, Juliana, on March 27, 1985. Long and Tyson separated in 2003 and divorced in 2004. Shelley Long Shelley Lee Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Diane Chambers on the hit sitcom ""Cheers"", for which she received five Emmy nominations, winning in 1983 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a"
"potato chips. When Wiener Dog returns with a bag of corn chips, Norm angrily says, """"Potato"" chips!"") Nonetheless, Norm has often used Wiener Dog in an attempt to make decisions (such as barking if he should do one thing or not). Also, Norm once tricked Mr. Denby into hiring Wiener Dog at the office. Played by Patricia Belcher (recurring, seasons 2–3). Norm's frequently angry landlady, though she is usually angry because Norm consistently fails to pay the rent. Her attempts to get Norm to pay have included removing his door and moving in with him. She is also certified to"
"took a big job offer out of town and broke up with Norm. She returned a year later and the season saw Norm constantly trying to get back together with her. She continued to resist his advances, but she later admitted that she did love him. A Dachshund, Wiener Dog lives in Norm's apartment and is a devoted pet. A running gag throughout the series is that Wiener Dog is quite smart for a dog, which Norm does not truly appreciate. (One example sees Norm asking for chips. Wiener Dog brings in some poker chips, but Norm says he wanted"
"man."") Also, in the first part of a two-part episode on ""Frasier"" entitled ""Three Dates and a Breakup,"" Frasier calls Norm to brag that he has three dates for the weekend. Frasier specifically says ""Norm Peterson,"" though Norm is not actually seen or heard. Norm was most recently seen in animated form, voiced by Wendt, on ""Family Guy"" in the episodes ""Road to Rupert"" and ""Three Kings"". In 1993, George Wendt and John Ratzenberger filed a lawsuit against Host International, Inc., on account of infringing copyrights and trademarks and of violating actors' personality rights. In this court case, the company"