The “Cheers” star died from cardiac arrest that resulted from other underlying causes such as congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease and hypertension, according to a death certificate from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, obtained by PEOPLE.

A cause of death has been confirmed for “Cheers” star George Wendt, who died on May 20 at the age of 76. The beloved actor died from cardiac arrest, according to a death certificate released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and obtained by TMZ.

When George Wendt, the actor who played Norm, died recently, people of a certain generation remembered a comfortable, if not inspiring, presence. Norm had a job he didn’t like (accounting) and a wife he avoided (Vera), but he did have friends in a neighborhood pub (Cheers) in Boston where everybody did know his name.