From the archives: Beyond the Norm
• Dec 8th, 2009 • Category: From the archives
In DRAFT’s Nov./Dec. 2009 issue, Rachel Deahl talks to George Wendt about beer, his new book, and his life as Norm Peterson.
Would you say there’s more Norm Peterson in you or more you in Norm Peterson?
Well [Norm] is kind of me, except for amazing writing. I used to joke that I gained 100 pounds for the role, and I’d take it off and put it back on every time I had to go back to Norm. But, no, it’s not like I put on a fake nose or affected some sort of physical characteristic or anything. I was just put there and got to play with awesome dialogue.
