George Wendt, well-known for his starring function within the long-running NBC sitcom “Cheers,” is lifeless.

Household sources inform TMZ … he died early Tuesday morning, passing peacefully in his sleep at his house.

The official explanation for dying is unclear.

George’s household is remembering him as “a doting household man, a well-loved pal and confidant to all of these fortunate sufficient to have identified him” … they usually say he can be missed perpetually.

Wendt starred as Norm Peterson in all 275 episodes of “Cheers” and earned six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for excellent supporting actor in a comedy sequence.

When “Cheers” went off the air in 1993, George obtained his personal sitcom “The George Wendt Present.”

George additionally acted on the large display screen … with roles in “Airplane II: The Sequel,” “No Small Affair,” “Fletch,” “The Little Rascals,” “Spice World,” “Exterior Windfall,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Santa Buddies” and “Sandy Wexler.”

He was born in Chicago as considered one of 9 kids and went to highschool in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin earlier than enrolling on the College of Notre Dame. After school, he obtained into sketch comedy improv and landed a number of small roles on TV reveals like “Taxi,” “Cleaning soap,” and “M*A*S*H” earlier than getting his huge break on “Cheers.”

George was 76.