Two weeks after “Cheers” actor George Wendt passed away, his cause of death has now been revealed.
Wendt’s immediate cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest on his death certificate, which was released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Thursday.
The document was obtained by TMZ.
Congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and hypertension are also listed as underlying causes. Contributing conditions that affected Wendt were end-stage renal disease, which is known as kidney failure and hyperlipidemia, which is high cholesterol.
“Hyperlipidemia means your blood has too many lipids, or fats, such as cholesterol and triglycerides. One type of hyperlipidemia is hypercholesterolemia, which means you have too much non-HDL cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol in your blood. This condition increases fatty deposits in arteries and the risk of blockages,” according to the American Heart Association.
The Chicago native passed away on May 20 in his sleep while at home. He was 76 years old.
He is survived by his wife and three children. He’s also the uncle of “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis. His sister Kathryn is Sudeikis’s mother.
KTLA 5 has reached out to the LADPH and is awaiting a response.
