Daniel Jason Sudeikis is an American actor and comedian currently starring as a cast member on Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...

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Sudeikis was born Daniel Jason Sudeikis in Fairfax, Virginia

Fairfax, Virginia

The City of Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City is nevertheless the county seat....

, the son of Kathryn (née Wendt), a travel agent who was president of the American Society of Travel Agents

American Society of Travel Agents

The American Society of Travel Agents is a business improvement organization which represents and defends the business and regulatory public policy interests of travel intermediaries including travel agencies and tour providers The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) is a business...

, and Dan Sudeikis, a vice president of business development. His uncle is actor George Wendt

George Wendt

George Robert Wendt III is an American actor, best known for the roles of Norm Peterson and Tug Clarke on the television shows Cheers and Modern Men.-Early life:...

, who is best known for his role as Norm Peterson

Norm Peterson

Hillary Norman "Norm" Peterson is a character on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by George Wendt. Norm's real first name was revealed to be Hillary, named after his grandfather....

 from Cheers

Cheers

Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles...

. His maternal grandmother's father was photographer Tom Howard

Tom Howard (photographer)

Thomas James "Tom" Howard was an American photographer who worked at the Washington bureau of P. & A. Photographs during the 1920s...

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