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Emmy Winner Who Appeared On Northern Exposure, Desperate Housewives, Young Sheldon Dies Emmy Winner Who Appeared On Northern Exposure, Desperate Housewives, Young Sheldon Dies
Emmy Winner Who Appeared On Northern Exposure, Desperate Housewives, Young Sheldon Dies An Emmy Award-winning actress known for her roles in several popular TV series has died. Valerie Mahaffey was 71 years old, and had been battling cancer, her publicist told The Hollywood Reporter. She died on Friday, May 30 in Los Angeles.  Mahaffey was known for playing eccentric characters on Desperate Housewives, Young Sheldon, Northern Exposure, and Big Sky. In 1992, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance on the CBS series Northern Exposure in 1992. She also was cast on The West Wing, L.A. Law, Ally McBeal, …

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George Wendt, Who Played Norm On Cheers, Dies George Wendt, Who Played Norm On Cheers, Dies
George Wendt, Who Played Norm On Cheers, Dies Actor and comedian George Wendt who played the beer-loving character Norm Peterson on NBC's iconic Cheers sitcom has died. He was 76. A cause of death has not been released. Wendt was nominated six times for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series during Cheers' 11-year run from 1982 to 1993. He also appeared in a slew of movies, including The Little Rascals (1994), Sandy Wexler (2017), No Small Affair (1984), Fletch (1985), Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), and Outside Providence (1999). He was an alumnus of The Second City improv comed…

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Viva Margarita Replacing Hackensack Sports Bar Viva Margarita Replacing Hackensack Sports Bar
Viva Margarita Replacing Hackensack Sports Bar Viva Margarita is opening a fourth location. The popular Bergen County Mexican restaurant chain will open an outpost on Main Street in Hackensack, BoozyBurbs reports. The restaurant will replace sports bar Cheers, at 774 Main St. Viva Margarita has locations in Wallington and Edgewater, and last summer relocated its Cliffside Park restaurant to Anderson Avenue. The Lawton Avenue spot in Cliffside Park is open for to-go orders. The Hackensack location is expected to open in late July or early August.

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by Cecilia Levine