India, June 6 -- 'Cheers' starGeorge Wendt's cause of death has been revealed weeks afterhe suddenly died. Wendt, famous for playing barfly Norm Peterson in all 11 seasons of the NBC show, died from cardiac arrest, a death certificate obtained by TMZ reported.

The death certificate reportedly also listed congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and hypertension as underlying causes. Other contributing factors that were listed were end-stage renal disease (kidney failure) and hyperlipidemia.

Wendt's loved ones told the New York Post that he died "peacefully in his sleep" on Tuesday, May 17, aged 76. "George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him," the family rep...