{"id":2104994,"date":"2025-10-21T05:21:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T05:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2104994"},"modified":"2025-10-21T05:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T05:21:17","slug":"the-second-city-hosts-memorial-for-cheers-star-george-wendt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-second-city-hosts-memorial-for-cheers-star-george-wendt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Second City hosts memorial for \u201cCheers\u201d star George Wendt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">CHICAGO (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WGN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">WGN<\/a>) \u2014 Chicago continues to remember beloved \u201cCheers\u201d star and hometown treasure George Wendt, the late sitcom legend who got his start in comedy at the famous Second City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The theater is hosting a memorial Monday night in honor of Wendt, who died in May at the age of 76. The celebration comes one day after locals in the Chicago\u2019s Beverly neighborhood gathered with city officials to officially dedicate a stretch of Bell Avenue between 91st Street and 92nd Place as \u201cGeorge Wendt Way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/part-beverly-bell-avenue-renamed-224428437.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Part of Beverly\u2019s Bell Avenue renamed \u2018George Wendt Way\u2019 in honor of renowned Chicago sitcom star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\"> Part of Beverly\u2019s Bell Avenue renamed \u2018George Wendt Way\u2019 in honor of renowned Chicago sitcom star <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_l1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_l1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_l1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_151p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_151p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_151p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">WGN\u2019s Dean Richards spoke with former Saturday Night Live stars Tim Kazurinsky and Jim Belushi about Wendt\u2019s legacy and more. 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