George Wendt leaves play after chest pains

FILE - This Oct. 20, 2009 file photo shows actor George Wendt posing for a portrait in New York. The Northlight Theatre in Skokie, Ill., announced Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, that Wendt checked into a hospital Sunday and is receiving medical attention. Northlight Theatre executive director Timothy Evans says Wendt "will eventually make a full recovery." The 64-year-old Wendt was to perform in the show from Nov. 2 through Dec. 9 in the Chicago suburb of Skokie. He will be replaced by actor Marc Grapey, who previously performed in "The Odd Couple" on Broadway with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)

FILE - This Oct. 20, 2009 file photo shows actor George Wendt posing for a portrait in New York. The Northlight Theatre in Skokie, Ill., announced Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, that Wendt checked into a hospital Sunday and is receiving medical attention. Northlight Theatre executive director Timothy Evans says Wendt "will eventually make a full recovery." The 64-year-old Wendt was to perform in the show from Nov. 2 through Dec. 9 in the Chicago suburb of Skokie. He will be replaced by actor Marc Grapey, who previously performed in "The Odd Couple" on Broadway with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)

SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) ? Chest pains will keep actor George Wendt from performing as Oscar Madison in a Chicago-area production of "The Odd Couple."

Northlight Theatre announced Tuesday that the actor famous for playing Norm Peterson on the TV show "Cheers" checked into a hospital Sunday and is receiving medical attention. Northlight Theatre executive director Timothy Evans says Wendt "will eventually make a full recovery."

The 64-year-old Wendt was to perform in the show from Nov. 2 through Dec. 9 in the Chicago suburb of Skokie. He will be replaced by actor Marc Grapey, who previously performed in "The Odd Couple" on Broadway with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick.

Associated Press

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