births
October 17, 1948
George Wendt, American actor and comedian (died 2025)
George Wendt
George Robert Wendt Jr. was an American actor. He played Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers from 1982 to 1993, which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After Cheers ended, he starred in his own short-lived CBS sitcom, The George Wendt Show (1995).
October 17
October 17 is the 290th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 75 days remain until the end of the year.