Overview

• A death certificate from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health lists cardiac arrest as the immediate cause and cites congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease and hypertension as underlying factors.
• Contributing conditions on the certificate include end-stage renal disease and hyperlipidemia, reflecting Wendt’s kidney failure and high cholesterol issues.
• Wendt died peacefully in his sleep at home on May 20, his publicist confirmed, and he was cremated on May 28.
• Former Cheers co-stars Ted Danson and Rhea Perlman and nephew Jason Sudeikis paid tribute to Wendt’s warmth, kindness and enduring comedic legacy.
• He portrayed Norm Peterson in all 275 episodes of Cheers from 1982 to 1993, earning six consecutive Emmy nominations and cementing his status as a sitcom icon.