The character played by George Wendt, who died this week, brought his authentic self to what could have been superficial exchanges.

Sure, “Cheers” billed itself as a place where everybody knows your name. But there was really only one name everyone in that famous TV bar knew. It belonged, of course, to Norm (né Hilary ...

Which is a comment that there will never be another Norm Peterson not just because George Wendt played him so perfectly. More optimistically, there will never be another Norm because the Norms of the past are more likely to be found happily working than escaping it at the bar.

Kelsey Grammer is paying tribute to his former "Cheers" co-star George Wendt, remembering the Norm Peterson actor as "hysterical."