George Wendt - best known for his role as Norm in the hit 1980s TV comedy Cheers - died of cardiac arrest. The actor and comedian appeared in all 275 episodes of the sitcom - earning six consecutive Emmy nominations. He also had a number of film and Broadway roles. The 76-year-old died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles on May 20.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released George Wendt's official cause of death two weeks after his passing.

Jason Sudeikis paid tribute at the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend in Kansas City, Missouri, to uncle and "Cheers" star George Wendt, who died in May.