'The Goldbergs' pays tribute to cast member George Segal
Segal's final episode of "The Goldbergs" is set to air April 7.
ABC's hit sitcom "The Goldbergs" paid tribute Wednesday night to co-star George Segal, who died Tuesday at 87 following complications from bypass surgery.
The veteran actor played Albert "Pops" Solomon, the WWII vet and ladies man father of Wendi McLendon-Covey's Beverly Goldberg, and grandad and pal to Sean Giambrone's Adam.
Wednesday night's episode ended with a photo of a smiling Segal, wearing a baseball shirt decorated with "Pops" on it.
A title card read "In Memoriam 1934-2021."
Segal's final episode of "The Goldbergs" is set to air April 7. Because he played such an integral role on the 80s-set sitcom, it's possible his death will be addressed in the show, but that has yet to be confirmed.
In a statement released Wednesday, the show's "devastated" cast noted of Segal, "He was kind, sweet, beyond talented and funny," and that the "national treasure" and Oscar-nominated actor "was the true epitome of class and he touched all of our lives so deeply."
Their tribute said it was "an honor and a privilege to have him as a colleague and friend all of these years."