Goldberg wrote. “By pure fate, I ended up casting the perfect person to play Pops. Just like my grandfather, George was a kid at heart with a magical spark.”Actress Wendi McLendon-Covey, who plays family matriarch Beverly Goldberg on the show, also remembered Segal, posting a photo of the co-stars hugging on Instagram. “Didn’t know the last time I saw you would be the last time I’d see you,” she wrote.A lifelong banjo lover, Segal performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 1981 with his group, the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band.He leaves behind his wife and two daughters from a previous marriage.With Post wires.
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