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'Norm!' 'Cheers' stars pay tribute to George Wendt: 'He will be missed by millions'

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George Wendt , 76 , died peacefully in his sleep at home on Tuesday morning .

Wendt played barfly Norm Peterson for 11 seasons on the NBC sitcom Cheers .

Ted Danson , who played Sam Malone on the show, said he was “devastated” by Wendt ’s death.

Rhea Perlman and John Ratzenberger among his co-stars are paying tribute to Wendt .

Wendt is survived by his wife Bernadette , their three children and two stepchildren.

Wendt would wait until he had a scene with a lot of dialogue and I would just pelt him while the cameras were rolling, Wendt said.

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