Anyone who misses Sheldon’s dad will be able to get a quick fix this season on Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. Lance Barber, who played George Sr.
for seven seasons on Young Sheldon, is expected to reprise his role sometime this season. At a press conference Thursday for the comedy, Georgie & Mandy co-creator Steve Holland confirmed that George Sr.
will visit his son (Montana Jordan) in a dream. Barber is the latest Young Sheldon actor to appear in the CBS spinoff; others have included Zoe Perry, Raegan Revord, and Annie Potts. “George is thinking about his dad, and he’s worried that his dad might be disappointed in him,” Holland told reporters about how they will incorporate Barber. “When we were breaking this episode, it just seemed like a great opportunity to bring George back.” Co-creator Steven Molaro also teased Barber’s return on his Instagram page.
A post shared by stevemolaro (@stevemolaro) Fans of Young Sheldon last saw Barber in Young Sheldon‘s penultimate episode May 16, 2024, when his character suffered a fatal heart attack off-screen.
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