Is Richie actually Carmy’s cousin in ‘The Bear’?
nme.comThe Bear season two well and truly upped the ante for the kitchen-based drama, treating audiences to multiple Emmy-worthy performances.
But it was Ebon Moss-Bacharach who arguably stole the show as the fiery cousin Richie.The series, which aired on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK, follows chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (played by Jeremy Allen White) as he swaps fine dining restaurants for his family’s sandwich shop – The Original Beef of Chicagoland – after the death of his brother.In the second season, Carmy, his sous-chef Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and cousin Richie strive for something bigger as they transform The Beef into a fine dining restaurant.
But as the pressure mounts and old family wounds re-open, the team struggle to hold themselves, and the business, together.Even though Carmy and Richie refer to each other as ‘cousin’, they’re not actually related.
In season one, Sydney asks Richie about their connection and he confirms that there’s no relation.Richie was the best friend of Mikey (Jon Bernthal), Carmy’s older brother who tragically took his own life.
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