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Jason Sudeikis pays tribute to his late uncle, 'Cheers' star George Wendt


Jason Sudeikis has broken his silence to say some lovely things about his late uncle, actor George Wendt.

"With regard to my uncle George, I mean, there's that old saying of like, 'Don't meet your heroes,' usually 'cause 'they let you down,' I assume, is the back half of that statement," Sudeikis said in a video captured and posted by KSHB 41. Jason Sudeikis has broken his silence to say some lovely things about his late uncle, actor George Wendt.The "Cheers" star died last month at age 76.Sudeikis made an appearance over the weekend at a fundraiser for Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was asked about Wendt. "With regard to my uncle George, I mean, there's that old saying of like, 'Don't meet your heroes,' usually 'cause 'they let you down,' I assume, is the back half of that statement," Sudeikis said in a video captured and posted by KSHB 41.

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