Norm Peterson | |
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Cheers character | |
First appearance | Cheers: "Give Me a Ring Sometime" (season 1, episode 1) |
Last appearance | Frasier: "Cheerful Goodbyes" (season 9, episode 21) |
Portrayed by | George Wendt |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Hilary Norman Peterson |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | U.S. Army(Fort Dix) U.S. Coast Guard Accountant Painter & decorator Barfly Brewery Beer Taster |
Family | Mervyn Peterson (father) Hilary Peterson (grandfather) |
Spouse | Vera Kreitzer (1972–)[1] |
Relatives | Donna Kreitzer (sister-in-law) |
Nationality | American |
Hilary Norman Peterson is a regular fictional character on the American television show Cheers. The character was portrayed by actor George Wendt and is named Hilary after his paternal grandfather.[2]
Norm appeared in all 275 episodes of Cheers from 1982 to 1993 and was initially the only customer featured in the show's main cast, later joined by best friend Cliff Clavin, Frasier Crane, and Lilith Sternin. Along with Sam Malone and Carla Tortelli, Norm is one of only three characters to appear in every episode of Cheers. He also made one guest appearance each in the three other sitcoms set in the Cheers universe: the Frasier episode "Cheerful Goodbyes," the Wings episode "The Story of Joe" and the spin-off The Tortellis.