Editing Norman Bates (section)

==Portrayals==
Norman Bates was portrayed by [[Anthony Perkins]] in Hitchcock's seminal [[Psycho (1960 film)|1960 film adaptation]] of [[Psycho (novel)|Bloch's novel]] and its three sequels.<ref>{{Cite news|first=David|last=Ferrell|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-13-mn-1407-story.html|title=Anthony Perkins, 60, Dies; Star of 'Psycho' Had AIDS|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 13, 1992|access-date=August 9, 2017|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> Perkins hosted an episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in 1976 in which he performed numerous sketches portraying Norman, including the instructional video "The Norman Bates School of Motel Management". He also portrayed Norman, albeit more lightheartedly, in a 1990 commercial for [[Oatmeal Crisp]] cereal. [[Vince Vaughn]] portrayed Norman in [[Gus Van Sant]]'s [[Psycho (1998 film)|1998 version of ''Psycho'']], while [[Kurt Paul]], Perkins' "Mother" stunt double in ''[[Psycho II (film)|Psycho II]]'' and ''[[Psycho III]]'', took on the role in the [[Bates Motel (film)|made-for-TV film spin-off]] ''Bates Motel''. Perkins' son [[Oz Perkins|Oz]] portrayed a younger version of Norman in ''Psycho II''. [[Henry Thomas]] played a younger version of the character in ''[[Psycho IV: The Beginning]]''. [[Freddie Highmore]] portrayed Norman in the TV series ''[[Bates Motel (TV series)|Bates Motel]]'', with [[Vera Farmiga]] portraying both Norman's mother Norma and his murderous split personality "Mother". For his performance, Highmore was nominated twice for a [[Critic's Choice Award]], a [[Saturn Award]], and won a [[43rd People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Award]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |first=Andy|last=Swift|url=http://tvline.com/2017/01/18/peoples-choice-awards-winners-2017-full-list/ |title=People's Choice Awards 2017 Winners: Priyanka Chopra, Outlander and More |website=[[TVLine]]|date=January 21, 2017 |access-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref>