Hilary Norman "Norm" Peterson is a regular fictional character on the
American television show Cheers. The character was portrayed by George
Wendt and is named Hilary after his grandfather.Norm appeared in all
275 episodes of Cheers between 1982â€"1993 and was initially the only
customer featured in the 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.In the original script of the 1982 pilot, "Give
Me a Ring Sometime," there was no Norm Peterson (contrary to beliefs
that Norm is one of the original characters). George Wendt and John
Ratzenberger auditioned for the same role, originally named George,
and Wendt was hired for that role. George was Diane Chambers's first
customer, appeared at the end of this episode, could not bear her long
explanation of becoming a waitress, and had only one line consisting
of one word: "Beer!" The writers expanded Wendt's role, and the
character evolved into Norm Peterson, the first onscreen customer to
enter the bar and who "[badgered] Diane rather than the other way
around." Show co-creator Les Charles stated that the character was
based on a frequent customer he met in a bar when Charles was its
bartender during college. Norm Peterson Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter