Cheers star George Wendt dies
Digest more
The Bears Super Fans were joined last year by a couple of Chiefs stars: quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce. Robert Smigel and Shawnee Mission West graduate Jason Sudeikis, a nephew of Wendt’s, poked fun at Kansas City and Kelce’s relationship with superstar singer Taylor Swift.
For the first time since Chris Farley's death, Wendt and Robert Smigel reprised their legendary roles of Bob Swerski and Carl Wollarski as crass sports fans in the bit "Super Fans," allowing Sudeikis to step in for Farley's character, Todd O'Conner.
He’s the uncle of fellow comedic actor and Kansas City-area native Jason Sudeikis. Wendt was born and raised in Chicago and later attended Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a ...
The prolific comic actor was also renowned for his Saturday Night Live cameos playing Chicago sports superfan Bob Swerski