Wendt's publicist, Melissa Nathan, confirmed that he had died earlier that morning in a statement shared with PEOPLE

Jason Sudeikis has broken his silence to say some lovely things about his late uncle, actor George Wendt. The “Cheers” star died last month at age 76. Sudeikis made an appearance over the weekend at a fundraiser for Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was asked about Wendt.

The cause of Cheers star George Wendt’s death has been revealed, two weeks after his family announced his passing. According to TMZ, which obtained a copy of the actor’s death certificate from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health,