Cheers star George Wendt, 76, looks frail in wheelchair during rare outing

Cheers prima George Wendt looked frail arsenic helium was seen being wheeled retired of a attraction centre during a uncommon nationalist outing successful the San Fernando Valley.

The actor, 76, made his sanction successful the 80s sitcom Cheers successful which helium played the cheerful bargoer Norm.

In caller years, the histrion has seldom been seen retired and astir and helium appeared to beryllium successful ill-health arsenic helium was seen visiting the health centre.

George was seen utilizing a wheelchair arsenic helium was assisted into a dialysis session and spent clip successful the facility.

The reclusive histrion was picked up aft 3 hours by his woman of 45 years, histrion Bernadette Birkett, 78.

It’s unclear what is specifically ailing the actor, arsenic George has kept his wellness issues private.

It is known that the histrion past had a nationalist wellness scare successful 2012 erstwhile it was reported that helium was hospitalised with thorax pains.

At the time, the histrion was performing successful a section accumulation successful Chicago. It was aboriginal reported that helium had undergone coronary bypass country aft doctors recovered a constricted artery. 

The histrion was past seen successful nationalist earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile helium teamed up with his TV colleagues including Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Rhea Perlman and John Ratzenberger for the Emmy Awards successful January.

Before the Emmy Awards, the histrion was past seen retired and astir successful September 2022.

Cheers was a hugely palmy drama bid successful the 1980s and ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993.

The amusement was astir cancelled aft the archetypal play owed to debased ratings but went connected to go 1 of the most-watched TV shows connected the network.

After Cheers ended successful 1993, George starred successful his ain sitcom, The George Wendt Show which debuted successful 1995 but was cancelled aft conscionable a fewer episodes.

The histrion went connected to look successful Santa Buddies, The Little Rascals, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Columbo and Wings.

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