Following his demise, Wendt’s household mentioned in a press release: “George was a doting household man, a well-loved good friend and confidant to all of these fortunate sufficient to have recognized him.
“He will likely be missed without end. The household has requested privateness throughout this time.”
In a separate assertion, his Cheers co-star Ted Danson, 77, who performed bartender Sam Malone, paid tribute to his “Georgie.”
In a press release to Folks, he mentioned: “I’m sending all my like to Bernadette and the youngsters. It’ll take me a very long time to get used to this. I like you, Georgie.”
One other co-star, Rhea Perlman, referred to as Wendt the “sweetest” and “kindest” man earlier than including: “It was not possible to not like him. As Carla, I used to be typically standing subsequent to him, as Norm at all times took the identical seat on the finish of the bar, which made it simple to seize him and beat the crap out of him at the very least as soon as per week.
“I liked doing it, and he liked pretending it didn’t damage. What a man! I’ll miss him greater than phrases can say.”