00:00General Hospital. Star Chris McKenna pays emotional tribute to George Wendt. I miss you already.
00:08The daytime veteran pays respect to his former co-star. General Hospital star Chris McKenna
00:14has taken to social media to pay tribute to his friend and co-star George Wendt after the actor
00:19passed away. McKenna took to his ex, formerly Twitter account, to remember his late co-star,
00:26sharing, I've spent so much time with George on screen, on stage, in Stuart Gordon's long
00:32rehearsals, in Scottish pubs drinking Cascales, in late-night venues watching live music which he
00:38loved. And it'll never have been enough. His dry humor and his hearty chuckle will be with me forever
00:44as it will the rest of us. I miss you already, George. Take a rest. You've earned it.
00:50Rip George Wendt. The actor shared multiple photos of the two actors spending time together.
00:57The actor finished his thread, saying,
00:59Not remotely the tribute he deserves. I'll say more once I got my head around it.
01:04McKenna added on Instagram,
01:06This isn't remotely the tribute he deserves. I knew him for 25 years and he optioned the book
01:12that gave me my first lead in a film. I'll say more once I've gathered myself.
01:16A fan asked McKenna what projects the photos were, from which he responded,
01:21I did many projects with him, among them King of the Ants that he also produced and helped give
01:27me my first starring role in. We also did Re-Animator the musical together on and off for six years in
01:33L.A., New York, and Scotland. Among many more, McKenna and Wendt stared together in King of the Ants.
01:40The Stuart Gordon directed film is described as,
01:44A young drifter discovers his true calling when he's hired by a mobster to stalk and kill a prominent
01:50accountant, and then decides to seek revenge when the stingy thugs try to kill him rather than pay him.
01:57Wendt passed away Tuesday, May 20th in his sleep at the age of 76.
02:02Wendt's best known for portraying the role of Norm Peterson on the sitcom Cheers,
02:06for which he was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the
02:11Primetime Emmys consecutively from 1984-1989. General Hospital airs weekdays at 2 p.m. ET on ABC
02:20and streams weekdays on Hulu.
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