When it comes to the adage about avoiding meeting one's heroes, Jason Sudeikis said his late uncle, actor George Wendt, was one you'd absolutely want to know. Sudeikis paid tribute over the weekend to his late uncle and Cheers star who died on May 20 at age 76.

Jason Sudeikis is speaking from the heart about his late uncle, Cheers star George Wendt, following his passing on May 20 at age 76. The Ted Lasso actor opened up during the Big Slick

It was almost game over for Jason Sudeikis on Laurel Canyon. Years before his uncle George Wendt’s death at age 76 on Tuesday, the actor, 49, recalled a childhood memory that involved a fast, new BMW — and the narrow roads of Los Angeles.