Wendt, who died Tuesday, recalled in 2024 the way he got cast for the iconic role in such a fitting way.

Wendt became a household name in 1982 playing the lovable, beer-drinking Norm Patterson on "Cheers."

George Wendt, best known as Norm on "Cheers," died Tuesday in his sleep at age 76.

Wendt, who died Tuesday, recalled in 2024 the way he got cast for the iconic role in such a fitting way.