In the “Cheers” theme song, the singer describes the titular bar as “a place where everyone knows your name.”

For Chicago native and “Cheers” star George Wendt, the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field was another place where everyone knew his name and he always was glad he came.

Wendt, who died at age 76 on Wednesday in his sleep, recalled his first trip to Wrigley on an episode of Marquee Sports Network’s “Hollywood and Ivy.”

[Watch the full episode with George Wendt on “Hollywood and Ivy”]

“Freezing my a– off,” Wendt said with his trademark humor, when asked how he felt on that April day. “Just so cold. I’ve never been so cold in my life.”

Wendt, who portrayed the iconic Norm Peterson on “Cheers” and earned six consecutive Emmy nominations for his performance between 1984 and 1989, grew up as one of seven kids on the South Side of Chicago. His first Cubs game actually was an exhibition against the White Sox, and Wendt held affection for both teams.

“I think Cubs fans need to worry about becoming entitled,” Wendt said. “I think one title every 108 years suits us better. It’s unseemly to be an entitled Chicago fan.”

While his baseball fandom was divided, Wendt no doubt was a Chicago Bears fan, and that inspired one of his most beloved characters — Superfan Bob Swerski on “Saturday Night Live.”

Bob Swerski was the host of “Bill Swerski’s Superfans,” filling in for his brother (portrayed by Chicagoan Joe Mantegna in the first SNL sketch), and the show featured four Chicago sports fans who predicted “Da Bears” would beat their next opponent by a hilariously lopsided score.

Wendt never was an SNL cast member, but he appeared on the show eight different times to play the character, alongside Chicago sports legends Mike Ditka and Michael Jordan, both of whom made appearances as themselves in the sketches.

Whether you knew him as Norm or Bob, George Wendt was a beloved Chicago figure whose legacy as a comedian crossed over into the world of sports, and fans always were glad he had come onto their screens.