Wendt's publicist, Melissa Nathan, confirmed that he had died earlier that morning in a statement shared with PEOPLE

Two weeks after the death of Cheers alum George Wendt, the actor’s cause of death has been revealed. According to a death certificate from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which was obtained by People,

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released George Wendt's official cause of death two weeks after his passing.