Cheers icon George Wendt, who played beer-swilling Norm Peterson in the hit show, died last month at the age of 76 and his cause of death has now been released George Wendt starred as Norm in Cheers (Image: NBCUniversal via Getty Images )

Cheers actor George Wendt’s cause of death has been revealed.

The Cheers star passed away in May at the age of 76, and now TMZ has released his official cause of death as per the certificate obtained from Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. ‌

It lists the actor’s cause of death as “cardiac arrest with congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and hypertension as underlying causes” and adds that “end-stage renal disease - kidney failure - and hyperlipidemia” were also contributing factors. ‌

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