Jason Sudeikis was hard at work when he learned his uncle George Wendt died at age 76 last month. Brett Goldstein appeared on Wendt’s former “Cheers” co-star Ted Danson’s “Where ...

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“Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis was Wendt’s nephew. George Wendt and Rhea Pearlman of “Cheers” arrive for NBC’s 75th Anniversary Special May 5, 2002 at Rockefeller Center. Getty Images ...

Brett Goldstein also spoke about learning of the actor's death alongside Wendt's nephew, Jason Sudeikis. Wendt died on May 20 at the age of 76.

Wendt, as Swerski, appeared alongside Robert Smigel, who frequently appeared in the “SNL” skit; Sudeikis; and Kansas City Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.