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Kelsey Grammar Pays Tribute to 'Cheers' Costar George Wendt
Kelsey Grammer paid tribute to 'Cheers' costar George Wendt after his passing at age 76, reflecting on his humor, legacy and beloved role as Norm
Grammar admitted to host Gayle King that Wendt’s passing was “a bit of a surprise,” so much so that he found it difficult to speak of his costar “in the past tense.” Rhea Perlman, who played cocktail waitress Carla Tortelli on Cheers, described Wendt as “the sweetest, kindest man [she] ever met” in a statement to Us Weekly on Tuesday. His movie credits include Airplane II: The Sequel in 1982, the 1985 Chevy Chase comedy Fletch, 1997’s Spice World and Christopher Reeve ’s 1980 fantasy drama Somewhere in Time.
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