Ted Danson, who played bar boss Sam Malone, said he was "devastated to hear that Georgie is no longer with us". Kelsey Grammer, who played Frasier Crane before starring in his own spin-off, said in a statement to Deadline: "I believe mourning is a private matter. Wendt starred as Norm in all 275 episodes of Cheers, which ran from 1982 to 93. 'Sweetest, kindest man'Alamy Wendt pictured with co-stars (left-right) John Ratzenberger, Kelsey Grammer, Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman and Kirstie Alley in 1999"I am sending all my love to Bernadette and the children," Danson added. Wendt had reunited with some of the cast, including Danson, Grammer, Rhea Perlman and John Ratzenberger, at the Emmy Awards in 2024.