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

Two weeks after “Cheers” actor George Wendt passed away, his cause of death has now been revealed. Wendt’s immediate cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest on his death certificate, which was released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Thursday.

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