George Wendt
Born
10/17/1948, Chicago, Illinois, USABirth Name
Gender
MaleAlso Known As
George R. Wendt
Biography
EDITGeorge Wendt was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He attended a strict Jesuit prep school and then dropped out of Notre Dame University after a few uneventful years. He worked with the Windy City's famed Second City comedy troupe from 1974-1980. He is best known for
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Opposite Day
Star2010
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The Search For Santa Paws
Star2010
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Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws
Star2009
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Bryan Loves You
Star2008
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Saturday Morning
Star2007
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Santa Baby
Santa Claus2006
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Modern Men
Tug Clarke
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S 1:
Ep 7
Give 'Til You Learn
4/28/06
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Ep 6
The Homewrecker
4/21/06
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Ep 4
Timmy, Can You Hear Me?
4/7/06
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S 1:
Ep 3
Sexual Healing
3/31/06
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S 1:
Ep 2
The Breakup
3/24/06
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Ep 7
Give 'Til You Learn
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Masters of Horror: Family: John Landis
Star2006
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Situation: Comedy
Himself
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Kids in America
Star2005
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House of Dreams
Host
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S 1:
Ep 13
Episode #13
3/29/04
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Ep 12
Episode #12
3/22/04
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Ep 11
Episode #11
3/17/04
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Ep 10
Episode #10
3/10/04
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Ep 9
Episode #9
3/1/04
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Episode #13
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Guilty By Suspicion
Bunny Baxter2004
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King of the Ants
Star2003
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Outside Providence
Joey2000
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Lakeboat
Star2000
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Alice In Wonderland
Fred Tweedledee1999
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Spice World
Film Producer1998
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Dennis the Menace Strikes Again
Star1998
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The Naked Truth
Les Polonsky
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Ep 13
The Source
5/14/97
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Ep 12
The Spa (2)
4/3/97
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Ep 11
The Parents (1)
4/3/97
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Ep 10
The Debt
3/28/97
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Ep 9
The Birds
3/21/97
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Ep 13
The Source
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Space Truckers
Star1997
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The Naked Truth
Les Polonsky (Season 2)
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The George Wendt Show
George Coleman
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Ep 6
A River Runs Through His Head
4/12/95
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Ep 5
Prom Night: The Return
4/5/95
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Ep 4
Rash Behavior
3/29/95
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Ep 3
Grave Concerns
3/22/95
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Ep 2
A Need for a Seed
3/15/95
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A River Runs Through His Head
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Man Of The House
Star1995
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Cheers
Hilary Norman "Norm" Peterson
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S 11:
Ep 26
Last Call! A Cheers Celebration
5/20/93
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Ep 27
One for the Road
5/20/93
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Ep 25
The Guy Can't Help It
5/13/93
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S 11:
Ep 23
Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses (1)
5/6/93
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Ep 22
It's Lonely on the Top
4/29/93
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Ep 26
Last Call! A Cheers Celebration
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Cheers
Norm Peterson
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Ep 24
Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses (2)
5/6/93
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Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses (2)
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Forever Young
Harry Finley1992
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Plain Clothes
Star1988
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Gung Ho
Buster1986
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House
Star1986
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Fletch
Fat Sam1985
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Dreamscape
Charlie Prince1984
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Dreamscape: Special Edition
Star1984
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No Small Affair
Star1984
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Thief Of Hearts
Star1984
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Making the Grade
Gus Bertoia
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Ep 6
Enter Miss Right
5/10/82
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Ep 5
Guess Who's Coming to Class
5/3/82
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Ep 4
Shepherd's Pie Syndrome
4/26/82
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Ep 3
Teach Me Tonight
4/19/82
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Ep 2
Marriage, Dave Style
4/12/82
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Ep 6
Enter Miss Right
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Modern Men
Tug
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Opposite Day
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Recurring Role (6)
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Saturday Night Live
Bob Swerski
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S 33:
Ep 5
SNL Family Thanksgiving Leftovers
11/24/07
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S 29:
Ep 3
Halle Berry/Britney Spears
10/18/03
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Ep 14
SNL Remembers Chris Farley
2/21/98
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Ep 5
SNL Family Thanksgiving Leftovers
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Mike Shebly
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Ep 12
Sabrina and the Candidate
2/1/02
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Ep 11
Cloud Ten
1/25/02
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Ep 12
Sabrina and the Candidate
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Mike Shelby
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Ep 10
Deliver Us from E-mail
1/18/02
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Ep 7
Hex, Lies & No Videotape
11/16/01
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Ep 3
What's News
10/19/01
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Ep 10
Deliver Us from E-mail
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Saturday Night Live
Himself
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The Best of Dana Carvey
10/10/98
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Ep 4
Chris Farley/The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
10/25/97
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Ep 16
John Goodman/Tragically Hip
3/25/95
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Ep 11
Danny DeVito/Bon Jovi
1/9/93
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Tom Arnold/Neil Young
12/5/92
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The Best of Dana Carvey
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Late Night With David Letterman
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Show #1744
2/3/93
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Show #1437
3/1/91
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Ep 35
Show #1302
5/9/90
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Show #0519
2/25/85
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Show #1744
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Late Night With David Letterman
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8th Anniversary Special
2/1/90
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8th Anniversary Special
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Saturday Night Live
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Guest Star (64)
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Portlandia
George Healy
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Off the Grid
1/25/13
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Off the Grid
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Harry's Law
Mayor Franklin Chickory
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American Girl
11/9/11
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American Girl
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Hot in Cleveland
Yoder
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Ep 11
Where Is Elka
6/15/11
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Where Is Elka
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Ghost Whisperer
George the Plumber
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The Children's Parade
5/21/10
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The Children's Parade
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Less Than Kind
Tiny
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Road Trip
4/16/10
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Road Trip
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Family Guy
Norm
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Three Kings
5/10/09
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Three Kings
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The Colbert Report
Santa Claus
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A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
11/23/08
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A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
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Last Comic Standing
Self/Talent Scout
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Ep 4
Auditions 4
6/12/08
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Auditions 4
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Masters of Horror
Harold
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Family
11/3/06
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Family
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Lingo
Himself
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Ep 46
#196 George & George vs. Rachel & Trista
9/26/05
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Ep 46
#196 George & George vs. Rachel & Trista
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George Lopez
Boss
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Trouble in Paradise
11/23/04
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The Simple Life
11/16/04
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Trouble in Paradise
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Rock Me Baby
Monty Dix
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Not So Grand Parents
4/6/04
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Not So Grand Parents
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Dweezil and Lisa
Himself
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Chicago Tour
2/20/04
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Chicago Tour
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The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated)
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January 19, 2004
1/19/04
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January 19, 2004
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Himself
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S 11:
Ep 53
Ethan Hawke, George Wendt, Natalie MacMaster
1/2/04
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Ep 53
Ethan Hawke, George Wendt, Natalie MacMaster
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The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
Himself/Talk Show Host
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Show 16
5/5/02
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Show 16
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Frasier
Norm Peterson
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S 9:
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Cheerful Goodbyes
4/30/02
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Ep 21
Cheerful Goodbyes
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Mike Shelby
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I, Busybody
4/12/02
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I, Busybody
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Becker
Frank
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Ep 14
V-Day
2/4/02
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Ep 14
V-Day
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Primetime Glick
Himself
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Ep 10
George Wendt / Chevy Chase
8/22/01
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Ep 10
George Wendt / Chevy Chase
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The Weakest Link (US)
Himself
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Ep 9
Comedians Edition
5/21/01
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Ep 9
Comedians Edition
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TV Funhouse
Himself
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Ep 8
Chinese New Year's Day
1/24/01
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Chinese New Year's Day
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Madigan Men
Carl [Gradowski]
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Ep 9
Meet the Wolfes (a.k.a. Neighbors)
12/15/00
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Meet the Wolfes (a.k.a. Neighbors)
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Madigan Men
Carl
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The Kid's Alright
12/8/00
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Three Guys, a Girl and a Conversation Nook
12/1/00
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The Kid's Alright
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Himself
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Ep 120
Show #744
3/15/00
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Ep 120
Show #744
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Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK)
Himself
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S 9:
Ep 16
Greg Proops, George Wendt, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
10/23/97
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Ep 12
Series 9 Compilation 2
9/25/97
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Ep 7
Greg Proops, George Wendt, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
8/14/97
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Ep 16
Greg Proops, George Wendt, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles
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Spin City
Dan Donaldson
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Ep 8
The High and the Mighty
11/12/96
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The High and the Mighty
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Mike Shebly
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Good Company
Himself
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Day 1346: Friendship
3/18/96
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Ep 3
Day 1346: Friendship
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Columbo
Graham McVeigh
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S 10:
Ep 10
Strange Bedfellows
5/8/95
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Ep 10
Strange Bedfellows
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Late Show with David Letterman
Guest
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Ep 119
Show #0338
3/3/95
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Ep 119
Show #0338
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The Simpsons
Norm Peterson
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S 6:
Ep 11
Fear of Flying
12/18/94
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Ep 11
Fear of Flying
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The Martin Short Show
Guest Star
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A Hippo Never Forgets
9/27/94
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A Hippo Never Forgets
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The Larry Sanders Show
Himself
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Hank's Night in the Sun
7/27/94
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Hank's Night in the Sun
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Birds of a Feather
Himself
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It Happened In Hollywood
12/25/93
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Ep 14
It Happened In Hollywood
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The Primetime Emmy Awards
Himself - Presenter
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S 45:
Ep 1
The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
9/19/93
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Ep 1
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
8/30/92
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S 45:
Ep 1
The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Guest
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self
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The Building
Guest Star
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Ep 3
The Waiting Game
9/3/93
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Ep 3
The Waiting Game
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Guest
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Ep 194
Cast of Cheers
5/20/93
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Ep 194
Cast of Cheers
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Live! with Kelly and Michael
Himself
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S 5:
Ep 160
April 20, 1993
4/20/93
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Ep 160
April 20, 1993
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The Edge
Guest Star
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Ep 15
115
3/7/93
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S 1:
Ep 15
115
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Bob
Himself
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S 1:
Ep 16
Da Game
2/4/93
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S 1:
Ep 16
Da Game
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Seinfeld
Himself
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S 4:
Ep 1
The Trip (1)
8/12/92
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S 4:
Ep 1
The Trip (1)
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The Dennis Miller Show
Himself
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S 1:
Ep 25
February 21, 1992
2/21/92
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S 1:
Ep 25
February 21, 1992
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Roc
Stan Mason
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S 1:
Ep 17
The Stan Who Came to Dinner
1/18/92
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Ep 17
The Stan Who Came to Dinner
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Tales from the Crypt (1996)
Mr. Crosswhite
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S 3:
Ep 7
The Reluctant Vampire
7/10/91
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Ep 7
The Reluctant Vampire
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The Arsenio Hall Show
Himself
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S 3:
Ep 119
March 14, 1991
3/14/91
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Ep 57
March 22, 1989
3/22/89
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Ep 119
March 14, 1991
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Wings
Norm Peterson
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Ep 2
The Story of Joe
10/5/90
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Ep 2
The Story of Joe
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Disneyland
Norm Peterson
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S 34:
Ep 15
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
2/4/90
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Ep 15
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
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People's Choice Awards
Himself
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S 16:
Ep 1
The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards
1/1/90
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Ep 1
The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards
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The Jim Henson Hour
Himself
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S 1:
Ep 5
The Ratings Game
5/14/89
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Ep 5
The Ratings Game
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Day by Day
Stan
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Ep 13
Fraternity
2/19/89
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Ep 13
Fraternity
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The Tortellis
Norm Peterson
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Ep 3
Frankie Comes To Dinner
2/4/87
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Ep 3
Frankie Comes To Dinner
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The Twilight Zone
Barney Schlesinger
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S 2:
Ep 9
The World Next Door
10/18/86
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Ep 9
The World Next Door
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St. Elsewhere
Norm
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Ep 24
Cheers
3/27/85
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Ep 24
Cheers
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M*A*S*H
Pt. La Roche
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S 11:
Ep 2
Trick or Treatment
11/1/82
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Ep 2
Trick or Treatment
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Alice (1985)
Monty
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S 6:
Ep 22
Monty Falls for Alice
4/18/82
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S 6:
Ep 22
Monty Falls for Alice
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Late Night With David Letterman
Guest
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Taxi
exterminator
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Ep 20
Latka the Playboy
5/21/81
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Ep 20
Latka the Playboy
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Soap
Counterman
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Ep 15
Episode 84
4/13/81
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Ep 15
Episode 84
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Hart to Hart
Sgt. Tate
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Ep 9
Murder is a Drag
2/3/81
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Murder is a Drag
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Saturday Night Live
Bob Swerski
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ET In TV Land
Himself
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Portlandia
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Cameo (1)
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Family Guy
Norm (from Cheers)
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Road to Rupert
1/28/07
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Road to Rupert
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Family Guy
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King of the Ants
Producer2003
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King of the Ants
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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George is 5'8" tall.
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George's favorite movies are The Godfather and The Godfather II. His favorite line from a movie is "Take the gun, leave the cannoli." He loves the book Grapes of Wrath and the TV show The Honeymooners.
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George Wendt played a character named Norm Peterson on 6 shows: Cheers (1982), St. Elsewhere (1982), The Tortellis (1987), The Simpsons (1989), Wings (1990), and Frasier (1993).
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George is an avid Notre Dame football fan and Chicago Cub fan.
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George is one of three original actors that played in all 273 episodes of Cheers. Rhea Perlman and Ted Danson are the other two.
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George is only one of 4 different actors who has played his character in six different shows.
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George grandfather was Tom Howard who was the most famous new reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
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George graduated from Rockfurst College, in Kansas City, Missouri.
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George played Macaulay Culkins father in the Michael Jackson video Black and White.
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George is married to Bernadette Birkell and they have 3 children together.
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George was born George Wendt I.
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George appeared on the game show Lingo in 2005. He was playing to win money for his favorite charity.
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George was the producer of several episodes on Cheers.
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George was the co producer of the production of a film titled King of the Ants.
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George revived his character of Norm for appearances on St. Elsewhere.
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George was the policeman in the movie Dennis the Menace Strikes Again.
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Madigan Men the TV series, is where George called home for many episodes.
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On the TV series Becker George can also be found doing his comedy.
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George has made many appearances on Saturday Night Live throughout his career.
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George was the Pawn shop guy in the movie Edmond in 2005.
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George can be seen as playing Coach Thompson in the movie Kids in America.
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George is in the movie titled Saturday Morning.
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George is filming a TV series titled Modern Men where he will play Tug.
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George was born on October 17, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois.
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George is the uncle of SNL writer/cast member Jason Sudeikis.
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George has also named Norm on The Simpsons.
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George's catchphrase on Cheers was when he entered the bar, and everyone greeted him with, "Norm!"
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George attended Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana for 2 years.
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George Wendt: (about his favorite comedian George Carlin) He's so outrageous. He doens't hit on all the cylinders all the time for me, but he's just so courageous.
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George Wendt: My look hasn't changed in 30 years.
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George Wendt: Improvising is best left to those who really love it. Improvising itself is kind of fun, but the apprehension before the improv is not. I don't think that fast; I can't write that fast. Some people can look at a bunch of suggestions and can come up with a premise, but that was never my long suit.
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George Wendt: It's really an honor to help raise a memorial for the guys who fell in the line of duty.
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George Wendt: I not only get recognized - I get recognized from behind.
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