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

Two weeks after the death of Cheers alum George Wendt, the actor's cause of death has been revealed. According to a death certificate from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which was obtained by People,

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.