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Kelsey Grammer Remembers ‘Cheers’ Co-Star George Wendt: “He Was Extraordinary”


Kelsey Grammer shares his thoughts on his Cheers co-star George Wendt after hearing the news of his death.

He’d sort of just lope across that floor and sit down at that stool and order that beer and say something that set the world on fire.” Other Cheers co-stars who reacted to news of Wendt included Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman and John Ratzenberger. Ratzenberger said he was “heartbroken to hear about the passing of my friend,” recalling that they “shared a stage, a lot of laughs, and a front-row seat to one of television’s most beloved friendships,” on the set of Cheers.

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