Jason Sudeikis#Charity work

Daniel Jason Sudeikis was born to Kathryn Sudeikis (née Wendt), a travel agent at Brennco and president of the American Society of Travel Agents,{{cite web |last=Terrero |first=Ruthanne |title=Courage and Commitment |date=October 11, 2010 |url=http://www.travelagentcentral.com/agent-profiles/courage-and-commitment |website=TravelAgent Central |access-date=February 8, 2011 |archive-date=May 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520113146/http://www.travelagentcentral.com/agent-profiles/courage-and-commitment |url-status=live}} and Daniel Joseph Sudeikis.{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/jason-sudeikis-reveals-first-name-isnt-actually-jason-rcna3194|first=Drew|last=Weisholtz|title=Wait, what? Jason Sudeikis reveals his first name isn't really Jason|work=Today|date=October 18, 2021|access-date=November 1, 2021|archive-date=November 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102035332/https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/jason-sudeikis-reveals-first-name-isnt-actually-jason-rcna3194|url-status=live}} His father is of Irish and Lithuanian descent, while his mother has German and Irish ancestry.{{cite news |url=http://www.nbc.com/news/2012/01/06/nbc-announces-the-celebrities-tracing-their-family-trees-on-season-three-of-who-do-you-think-you-are/ |title=NBC Announces The Celebrities Tracing Their Family Trees On Season Three Of 'Who Do You Think You Are?' Premiering February 3 |agency=NBC News|date=January 6, 2012 |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-date=January 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108230856/http://www.nbc.com/news/2012/01/06/nbc-announces-the-celebrities-tracing-their-family-trees-on-season-three-of-who-do-you-think-you-are/}}{{cite web |url=http://www.albionseed.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1&tree=sudeikis |title=Daniel Jason "Suds" Sudeikis |website=Sudeikis Genealogy Pages |via=Albionseed.org |access-date=August 8, 2013 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031029/http://www.albionseed.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1&tree=sudeikis |url-status=dead}} Jason's maternal uncle was actor George Wendt, known for his role as Norm Peterson on Cheers,{{cite news |last=France |first=Lisa |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/02/entertainment/jason-sudeikis-george-wendt-tribute |title=Jason Sudeikis pays tribute to his late uncle, 'Cheers' star George Wendt |work=CNN |date=June 2, 2025 |access-date=June 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604234507/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/02/entertainment/jason-sudeikis-george-wendt-tribute |archive-date=June 4, 2025}} and Jason's matrilineal great-grandfather was photographer Tom Howard.{{cite news |title=Loretta Wendt: Mother of actor George Wendt |date=July 29, 2010 |first=Mike |last=Thomas |url=http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/0009902a966de11e |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |via=Google Groups alt.obituaries |access-date=February 8, 2011 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110145821/http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/0009902a966de11e |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/07/28/loretta-m-wendt-1922-2010/ |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |first=Rick |last=Kogan |title=Loretta M. Wendt, 1922–2010 |date=July 28, 2010 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084202/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-07-28/features/ct-met-wendt-obit-0729-20100728_1_mrs-wendt-loretta-howard-george-wendt |url-status=live}}{{cite book |last=Wendt |first=George |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dGFGK2E4fMMC&q=My+father%27s+people&pg=PAPT13 |title=Drinking with George: A Barstool Professional's Guide to Beer |date=October 20, 2009 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=9781439158159 |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411152728/https://books.google.com/books?id=dGFGK2E4fMMC&pg=PAPT13&q=My+father%27s+people |url-status=live }}

Sudeikis was born with anosmia, leaving him with no sense of smell.{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/article/olivia-wilde-answers-one-last-thing |title=Why Does Olivia Wilde's Fiancé Jason Sudeikis Think Her Cooking Always Tastes Good? |work=People |date=February 27, 2015 |access-date=April 25, 2016 |quote=My fiancé [Jason Sudeikis] has no sense of smell — he was born without it.... |archive-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125183619/http://www.people.com/article/olivia-wilde-answers-one-last-thing |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2013/08/08/jason-sudeikis-has-no-sense-of-smell/ |title=Jason Sudeikis has no sense of smell |agency=SFGATE |date=August 8, 2013 |access-date=April 25, 2016 |archive-date=May 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528155306/http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2013/08/08/jason-sudeikis-has-no-sense-of-smell/ |url-status=dead}}

Sudeikis moved with his family to Overland Park within Johnson County, Kansas, which he has described as his hometown.{{cite news |url=http://www.saturday-night-live.com/snl/news/2005/november/11-15_sudeikisinterview.html |title=How do you get to 'SNL'? How do you get to 'SNL'? |first=Aaron |last=Barnhart |newspaper=Kansas City Star |via=Saturday-Night-Live.com |date=October 22, 2005 |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220119/http://www.saturday-night-live.com/snl/news/2005/november/11-15_sudeikisinterview.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://www.dailynews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20110224/owen-wilson-jason-sudeikis-on-the-suburban-hunt-in-hall-pass |title=Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis on the suburban hunt in 'Hall Pass' |newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News |first=Bob |last=Strauss |date=February 23, 2011 |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-date=February 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211101619/http://www.dailynews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20110224/owen-wilson-jason-sudeikis-on-the-suburban-hunt-in-hall-pass |url-status=live}} He graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park{{cite web |last1=Curtis |first1=Charles |title=How Good Is Jason Sudeikis At Hoops? |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/18254/undefined |website=ESPN |access-date=January 1, 2018 |archive-date=January 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101140026/http://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/18254/undefined |url-status=live }} and attended Fort Scott Community College{{cite magazine |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jason-sudeikis/bio/196550 |title=Jason Sudeikis |access-date=October 21, 2009 |magazine=TV Guide |archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516211527/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jason-sudeikis/bio/3030057324/ |url-status=dead }} on a basketball scholarship, but left before finishing.{{Cite web|date=February 15, 2013|title=How good was Jason Sudeikis at hoops?|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/18254/how-good-was-jason-sudeikis-at-hoops|access-date=October 25, 2021|website=ESPN.com|language=en|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024203323/https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/18254/how-good-was-jason-sudeikis-at-hoops|url-status=live}}

In the 1990s, Sudeikis began his career in improv comedy. He began performing at ComedySportz (now called Comedy City) in Kansas City, Missouri. He moved to Chicago, where he studied at the Annoyance Theatre in the North Side of Chicago and IO Theater (formerly known as ImprovOlympic) in the Near North Side and was one of the founding members of the long form team, J.T.S. Brown. He performed with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Sudeikis was later cast in The Second City Touring Company. In the early 2000s, he became a founding member of The Second City Las Vegas, where he performed at the Flamingo.{{cite web |title=Jason Sudeikis: The Second City Biography |url=https://www.secondcity.com/people/other/jason-sudeikis/ |website=The Second City |access-date=February 14, 2018 |archive-date=March 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305000012/https://www.secondcity.com/people/other/jason-sudeikis/ |url-status=live }}

In 2003, while a regular performer at The Second City Las Vegas, Sudeikis was hired as a sketch writer for Saturday Night Live (SNL) after being recommended by his uncle George Wendt to Marci Klein.{{cite web | last=Spencer | first=Laura | title=Comedian Jason Sudeikis Brings Home Fellow Celebs To Help Out An Old Friend | website=KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR | date=2018-11-02 | url=https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2018-11-02/comedian-jason-sudeikis-brings-home-fellow-celebs-to-help-out-an-old-friend | access-date=2025-01-17}}Peacock. (2025, January 16). Five Minutes. SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night. episode. In May 2005, he became a featured player on the show, and was upgraded to repertory status at the beginning of the show's 32nd season on September 30, 2006. In July 2013, Sudeikis announced that he was leaving SNL.{{cite news |last=Ng |first=Philiana |title=Jason Sudeikis Not Returning to 'SNL' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jason-sudeikis-not-returning-snl-592498 |access-date=August 28, 2013 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 24, 2013 |archive-date=August 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823025412/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jason-sudeikis-not-returning-snl-592498 |url-status=live }} In 2015, 2016, and 2019 he made occasional appearances on the show. On October 23, 2021, Sudeikis made his hosting debut with musical guest Brandi Carlile.

Recurring characters

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• George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States.
• Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States and 46th president of the United States.
• Mitt Romney, 70th governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican Party nominee for president of the United States
• Male A-hole of the Two A-Holes with actress Kristen Wiig
• Ocean Billy, a parody of the 1980s singer Billy Ocean and his hit "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFlIUUMzlz8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/CFlIUUMzlz8 |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Ocean Billy |author=royalbluecosby |date=March 5, 2011 |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
• One half of the Bon Jovi "opposite band" Jon Bovi, appearing on Weekend Update (with Will Forte)
• Gil, a news anchor who treats his field correspondent Michelle Dison's (Kristen Wiig) misfortunes as amusement
• One of the guys from the "Song Memories" sketches who is the first to tell strange stories about where he was when he first heard a song
• Ed Mahoney, a brash man who often makes a fool of himself in public
• Officer Sikorsky, a police officer who brings in convict Lorenzo McIntosh (Kenan Thompson) in an attempt to "scare straight" the three delinquent teens (Bill Hader, Bobby Moynihan, Andy Samberg, and occasionally the week's guest host) that he often arrests
• Vance on "What Up with That?", an overzealous background dancer often dressed in an Adidas tracksuit with a 1980s perm
• DJ Supersoak, spoof on DJ Clay
• Pete Twinkle, ESPN Classic host of obscure women's sports with dim-witted Greg Stink (Will Forte) as his co-host
• Jeff, a disgruntled film and theatre technician who starts unprovoked arguments with the star of the piece
• The Devil, who often comes on Weekend Update to point out religious and moral hypocrisy on Earth
• Jack Rizzoli, an anchor at WXPD News who always tells veteran reporter Herb Welch (Bill Hader) to do his job
• Tommy, a strip club emcee for Bongo's Clown Room
• Sensei Mark Hoffman, the faculty adviser and Japanese Studies teacher to Jonathan Cavanaugh-san and Rebecca Stern-Markowitz-san (Taran Killam and Vanessa Bayer, respectively), hosts of "J-Pop America Fun Time Now"
• Marshall T. Boudreaux, host of the courtroom reality show Maine Justice

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Sudeikis had a recurring role on the series 30 Rock (2007–2010), appearing in a total of 12 episodes. He played Floyd DeBarber, a love interest of Tina Fey's character Liz Lemon. Sudeikis last appeared in four episodes towards the end of the show's fourth season in 2010.

Sudeikis began his film career with supporting roles in Watching the Detectives (2007), The Ten (2007), Meet Bill (2007), What Happens in Vegas (2008) and The Rocker (2008). He did voice work for the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV (2008), playing the role of right-wing radio host Richard Bastion. In July 2008, he co-starred with Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio in the web series The Line on Crackle.{{cite web |title=And the newest cast member of SNL is ... |website=TV Squad |url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/21/and-the-newest-cast-member-of-snl-is/ |date=August 21, 2008 |access-date=February 27, 2009 |archive-date=January 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123105420/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/21/and-the-newest-cast-member-of-snl-is |url-status=live }} He had supporting roles in the movies The Bounty Hunter (2010) and Going the Distance (2010). On August 16, 2010, Sudeikis co-hosted WWE Raw with Going the Distance co-stars Charlie Day and Justin Long at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/special/allspecialguesthosts/upcomingguesthosts |title=Upcoming Raw guest stars |website=WWE.com |date=November 29, 2010 |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609135209/https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/special/allspecialguesthosts/upcomingguesthosts |url-status=live }}

Sudeikis was a voice actor on the animated-comedy series The Cleveland Show (2009–2013). He provided the voices for Holt Richter, Cleveland's wannabe hipster neighbor, and Terry Kimple, Cleveland's hard-partying high school buddy, who now works with Cleveland at the cable company. After being credited as a recurring guest in season one, Sudeikis was bumped up to a series regular beginning in season two.

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In 2011, Sudeikis appeared in the Seth Gordon comedy Horrible Bosses.{{cite web |url=https://www.collider.com/2010/05/26/jason-sudeikis-horrible-bosses-jason-bateman-charlie-day |title=Jason Sudeikis Joins 'Horrible Bosses' Starring Jason Bateman and Charlie Day |first=Jackson |last=Cresswell |website=Collider.com |date=May 26, 2010 |archive-date=December 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206114922/http://www.collider.com/2010/05/26/jason-sudeikis-horrible-bosses-jason-bateman-charlie-day |url-status=live}} He had previously worked with co-star Charlie Day when he played the role of Schmitty on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and reprised the role on that show's seventh season finale. Sudeikis played his first lead film role in the Farrelly brothers comedy Hall Pass (2011).

Sudeikis hosted the 2011 MTV Movie Awards on June 5, 2011, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.{{cite web |title=MTV Announces Dates For Movie Awards, VMAs And Woodies |website=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652893/mtv-announces-dates-movie-awards-vmas-woodies.jhtml |date=November 23, 2010 |access-date=March 23, 2011 |archive-date=March 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320131027/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652893/mtv-announces-dates-movie-awards-vmas-woodies.jhtml |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/06/mtv-movie-awards-schwarzeneggers-good-for-a-few-laughs.html?cid=6a00d8341c630a53ef014e88f1aac0970d |title=MTV Movie Awards: Schwarzenegger's good for a few laughs |date=June 5, 2011 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 7, 2011 |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609180608/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/06/mtv-movie-awards-schwarzeneggers-good-for-a-few-laughs.html?cid=6a00d8341c630a53ef014e88f1aac0970d |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/twilight-sweeps-mtv-movie-awards-2293700.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610152742/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/twilight-sweeps-mtv-movie-awards-2293700.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 10, 2011 |title='Twilight' sweeps MTV Movie Awards |date=June 6, 2011 |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=June 7, 2011 |location=London, UK}} He was the voice for a line of advertisements of Applebee's which began running in 2012.{{cite web |title=Buzz for Applebee's Inflates in Light of Jokey 'Lunch Decoy' Campaign |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brandindex/2012/08/15/buzz-for-applebees-inflates-in-light-of-jokey-lunch-decoy-campaign/ |date=August 15, 2012 |website=Forbes |access-date=December 1, 2012 |archive-date=September 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918083826/http://www.forbes.com/sites/brandindex/2012/08/15/buzz-for-applebees-inflates-in-light-of-jokey-lunch-decoy-campaign/ |url-status=live }} He made appearances in six episodes on the series Eastbound & Down (2012–2013).{{cite news |last1=Sneider |first1=Jeff |first2=Stuart |last2=Levine |url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/sudeikis-set-for-eastbound-down-1118039571/ |title=Sudeikis set for 'Eastbound & Down' |work=Variety |date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711082451/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118039571?refCatId=14 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=live}} He starred as David Clark, a drug dealer, in We're the Millers (2013), alongside Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts and Will Poulter. He reprised his role of Kurt Buckman in Horrible Bosses 2 (2014).

Sudeikis starred as Jake in the romantic-comedy film Sleeping with Other People (2015). He starred alongside Rebecca Hall in the romantic-drama film Tumbledown (2015). He voices the character of Red in the animated-comedy film The Angry Birds Movie (2016), based on the video game series of the same name. He starred alongside Anne Hathaway in Colossal (2016).{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/anne-hathaway-jason-sudeikis-colossal-neon-specialty-preview-1202063715/ |title=Anne Hathaway & Jason Sudeikis Star in Genre-Defying 'Colossal' from Newcomer Neon – Specialty B.O. Preview |first=Brian |last=Brooks |date=April 6, 2017 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=June 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611120552/http://deadline.com/2017/04/anne-hathaway-jason-sudeikis-colossal-neon-specialty-preview-1202063715/ |url-status=live }} He starred in Masterminds (2016). He portrayed Larry Snyder in Race (2016), Henry in The Book of Love (2016), and Bradley in Mother's Day (2016).

From November to December 2016, Sudeikis played the lead role of John Keating in the Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway production of Dead Poets Society.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/theater/dead-poets-society-review-jason-sudeikis.html |title=Review: 'Dead Poets Society,' Starring Jason Sudeikis as the Idealistic Teacher |first=Ben |last=Brantley |date=December 18, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=August 11, 2017 |archive-date=December 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208071505/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/theater/dead-poets-society-review-jason-sudeikis.html |url-status=live }} In 2017, he executive produced the comedy series Detroiters, and appeared in two episodes.

Sudeikis starred in Kodachrome (2017), alongside Ed Harris and Elizabeth Olsen. He made appearances as Glenn in Permission (2017) and as Dave Johnson in Downsizing (2017). He starred as a side-role/reference in the Derren Brown shows Derren Brown: Secret and Derren Brown Underground, where he performed on a screen during the credits, and his name was used as a reference during the show in 2017 and 2018.

Sudeikis starred in the thriller Driven.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/jason-sudeikis-timothy-olyphant-lee-pace-john-delorean-pic-cannes-driven-embankment-films-nick-hamm-1202079065/ |title=Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace & Timothy Olyphant Gear Up For John DeLorean Pic 'Driven' — Cannes |first1=Diana |last1=Lodderhose |date=April 28, 2017 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 27, 2019 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125033534/https://deadline.com/2017/04/jason-sudeikis-timothy-olyphant-lee-pace-john-delorean-pic-cannes-driven-embankment-films-nick-hamm-1202079065/ |url-status=live }} Sudeikis voices the character of Justin Pin in the animated action comedy film Next Gen. He played Red again in the 2019 animated-comedy The Angry Birds Movie 2. In 2019, he appeared on the Star Wars series The Mandalorian as a Speeder Bike trooper.{{cite web |title=Mandalorian: Punching Baby Yoda Added To Jason Sudeikis' Wikipedia Page |url=https://screenrant.com/mandalorian-punching-baby-yoda-jason-sudeikis-wikipedia/ |website=ScreenRant |access-date=January 4, 2020 |date=January 3, 2020 |archive-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103181720/https://screenrant.com/mandalorian-punching-baby-yoda-jason-sudeikis-wikipedia/ |url-status=live }}

Sudeikis had portrayed Ted Lasso, a hapless American football coach brought to England to coach Tottenham Hotspur F.C. as part of two promotional videos for NBC Sports in 2013 and 2014.{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=May 31, 2023 |title='Ted Lasso' Finale: This Might Be All That We Get |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ted-lasso-series-finale-recap-season-3-1235504047/ |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531075624/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ted-lasso-series-finale-recap-season-3-1235504047/ |url-status=live }} In late 2019, Sudeikis co-wrote and starred in Ted Lasso about an American football coach who is hired to coach a fictional English football club, AFC Richmond. The series was released in August 2020 on Apple TV+ to a positive reception.{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/coach-ted-lasso-comedy-series-jason-sudeikis-bill-lawrence-apple-1202759894/ |title=Coach Ted Lasso Comedy Series Starring Jason Sudeikis from Bill Lawrence Officially a Go at Apple |first1=Nellie |last1=Andreeva |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=April 2, 2020 |archive-date=December 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226165345/https://deadline.com/2019/10/coach-ted-lasso-comedy-series-jason-sudeikis-bill-lawrence-apple-1202759894/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=March 7, 2023 |title=Jason Sudeikis Says 'Ted Lasso' Season 3 "Is The End Of This Story We Wanted To Tell," Addresses Potential Spinoffs |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/jason-sudeikis-ted-lasso-season-3-spoilers-series-finale-spinoffs-1235280998/ |access-date=June 2, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307010357/https://deadline.com/2023/03/jason-sudeikis-ted-lasso-season-3-spoilers-series-finale-spinoffs-1235280998/ |url-status=live }} It has earned him a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.{{Cite web|title=2021 Golden Globe Winners & Nominees|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees|website=Golden Globe Awards|access-date=March 6, 2021|archive-date=January 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111081107/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees|url-status=live}} At the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, he was nominated for and won Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/jason-sudeikis|title=Jason Sudeikis|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 14, 2021|archive-date=July 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714171707/https://www.emmys.com/bios/jason-sudeikis|url-status=live}} In 2021, he appeared on the Time 100 (Time{{'}}s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world) and Bloomberg's 50 Most Influential list.{{cite web |last1=Sachdeva |first1=Maanya |title=Britney Spears, Scarlett Johansson and Jason Sudeikis among Time 100 most influential |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/time-100-most-influential-celebrities-b1921324.html |website=The Independent |access-date=November 13, 2021 |language=en |date=September 16, 2021 |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113222135/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/time-100-most-influential-celebrities-b1921324.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=The Bloomberg 50 (2021) |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-bloomberg-50/ |website=Bloomberg |access-date=December 11, 2022 |date=December 1, 2021 |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426105243/https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-bloomberg-50/ |url-status=live }} In 2023, Sudeikis said in an interview with The Guardian that the personality of the original main character was revised to be kinder because of the culture surrounding Donald Trump's presidency.{{Cite web |last=France |first=Lisa Respers |date=May 15, 2023 |title=Jason Sudeikis says he changed his Ted Lasso character because of Donald Trump |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/entertainment/jason-sudeikis-ted-lasso/index.html |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516050356/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/entertainment/jason-sudeikis-ted-lasso/index.html |url-status=live }} After Ted Lasso was initially planned to end after its third season, a fourth season was announced by Sudeikis in March 2025.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/ted-lasso-season-4-a-go-jason-sudeikis-juno-temple-1236325043/ |title='Ted Lasso' Season 4 Officially A Go With Jason Sudeikis; Juno Temple In Negotiations To Join Returning Cast As Apple Series Heads To Kansas |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=March 14, 2025 |access-date=March 14, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6203604/2025/03/14/ted-lasso-season-four/|title=Ted Lasso to return for season 4: 'Ted's coaching a women's team'|publisher=The Athletic|last=Rampling|first=Ali|date=March 14, 2025|access-date=March 14, 2024|language=en}}

Sudeikis played on basketball teams at the 2011 and 2016 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

He and other Kansas City celebrities have hosted the Big Slick for many years. The event raises money for the Cancer Center at Children's Mercy Hospital.{{cite news |url=https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article211958674.html |title=Big Slick Celebrity Weekend 2018: What you need to know |first=Aaron |last=Randle |date=May 30, 2018 |newspaper=Kansas City Star |access-date=May 27, 2019 |archive-date=May 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527001757/https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article211958674.html |url-status=live }} As of 2023, the event had raised more than $21 million for the cause.{{cite web |last1=Swartz |first1=Gabe |title=Big Slick sets new fundraising record |url=https://www.kctv5.com/2023/06/04/big-slick-sets-new-fundraising-record/#:~:text=In%20the%2014%20years%20it,has%20raised%20over%20%2421%20million. |website=KCTV5.com |access-date=June 12, 2023 |language=en |date=June 4, 2023 |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612204159/https://www.kctv5.com/2023/06/04/big-slick-sets-new-fundraising-record/#:~:text=In%20the%2014%20years%20it,has%20raised%20over%20%2421%20million. |url-status=live }}

Sudeikis hosted the benefit concert Thundergong! at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City on November 3, 2018, for the charity foundation Steps of Faith which helps provide prosthetic legs and arms.{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Matt |title=Jason Sudeikis to host Thundergong! benefit concert for charity |url=https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article220563755.html |website=The Kansas City Star |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-date=October 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031052409/https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article220563755.html |url-status=live }}

In June 2004, Sudeikis married American screenwriter Kay Cannon after five years together. The two were on The Second City Las Vegas cast together.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/286719167|title=Blue Man get 'terminated'|date=July 4, 2003|work=The Daily Spectrum (UT)|access-date=August 3, 2021|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107232737/http://www.newspapers.com/image/286719167/|url-status=live}} They separated in 2008 and divorced in February 2010.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jasonsudeikis/a-minute-with-jason-sudeikis-getting-a-hall-pass-idUSTRE71M56M20110223 |title=A Minute With: Jason Sudeikis getting a 'Hall Pass' |first=Zorianna |last=Kit |date=February 23, 2011 |work=Reuters |access-date=January 8, 2018 |archive-date=January 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108232825/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jasonsudeikis/a-minute-with-jason-sudeikis-getting-a-hall-pass-idUSTRE71M56M20110223/ |url-status=live}} Additional on January 8, 2018.

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Sudeikis dated actress January Jones in 2010 and People reported in January 2011 that they had split.{{cite web|first=Isabel|last=Jines|url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/tbt-jason-sudeikis-january-jones-relationship|title=January Jones Joked That Then-Boyfriend Jason Sudeikis Would Never See Her Naked|website=InStyle|date=July 22, 2021|access-date=July 7, 2023|archive-date=June 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606052421/https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/tbt-jason-sudeikis-january-jones-relationship|url-status=live}} He was in a relationship with American actress and filmmaker Olivia Wilde from 2011 to 2020, and became engaged in January 2013 but never married.Following an unconfirmed claim in {{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/jason-sudeikis-and-olivia-wilde-engaged/ |title=Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde Are Engaged |magazine=People |first=Julie |last=Jordan |date=January 12, 2013 |access-date=February 11, 2019 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428050509/https://people.com/celebrity/jason-sudeikis-and-olivia-wilde-engaged/ |url-status=live }}, Wilde confirmed the following day in {{cite tweet |number=290474122952196096 |title=Thanks for all the sweet congratulatory love, friends! ...|user=oliviawilde |first=Olivia |last=Wilde |date=January 13, 2013 |access-date=April 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822021407/https://twitter.com/oliviawilde/status/290474122952196096 |archive-date=August 22, 2013 |url-status=live}} They have a son, born in April 2014{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/parents/olivia-wilde-jason-sudeikis-welcome-son-otis-alexander/ |title=Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde Welcome Son Otis Alexander|first1=K.C.|last1=Blumm |first2=Julie |last2=Jordan |magazine=People |date=April 23, 2014 |access-date=April 24, 2014 |archive-date=April 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415203534/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2014/04/23/olivia-wilde-jason-sudeikis-welcome-son-otis-alexander/ |url-status=live |quote=the couple's rep confirms to People.}} and a daughter, born in October 2016.{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/jason-sudeikis-olivia-wilde-welcome-daughter-daisy-josephine/ |title=Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde Welcome Daughter Daisy Josephine |last=Juneau |first=Jen |magazine=People |date=October 15, 2016 |access-date=February 11, 2019 |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925190529/https://people.com/parents/jason-sudeikis-olivia-wilde-welcome-daughter-daisy-josephine/ |url-status=live }} After their breakup, Wilde was publicly served with court documents regarding child custody while she was on stage presenting her film Don't Worry Darling at CinemaCon 2022.{{Cite web |first1=Anthony|last1= D'Alessandro |last2=Patten |first2=Dominic |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Olivia Wilde CinemaCon Envelope Mystery: It Was Jason Sudeikis Legal Documents |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/olivia-wilde-cinemacon-jason-sudeikis-legal-documents-ted-lasso-1235011446/ |access-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=April 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427215720/https://deadline.com/2022/04/olivia-wilde-cinemacon-jason-sudeikis-legal-documents-ted-lasso-1235011446/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Olivia Wilde says being served custody papers from Jason Sudeikis on stage was 'vicious' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62670696 |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409131033/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62670696 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2022 |title=Olivia Wilde files motion to dismiss Jason Sudeikis' custody papers served at CinemaCon |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-08-10/olivia-wilde-harry-styles-jason-sudeikis-court-documents-custody |access-date=April 9, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409131033/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-08-10/olivia-wilde-harry-styles-jason-sudeikis-court-documents-custody |url-status=live }} Additionally, Sudeikis and Wilde were both sued by their former nanny for wrongful termination.{{Cite web |title=Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde's former nanny sues alleging wrongful termination |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/jason-sudeikis-olivia-wildes-former-nanny-sues-wrongful-termination-rcna70609 |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=NBC News |date=February 14, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515191654/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/jason-sudeikis-olivia-wildes-former-nanny-sues-wrongful-termination-rcna70609 |url-status=live }}

Sudeikis is a WNBA fan and New York Liberty season ticket holder, as well as a Brooklyn Nets fan as he lives near the arena where both teams play.{{cite news|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article283538368.html|title='Hey stop. Oh my gosh!' Jason Sudeikis' kids take over Christmas Day interview|work=Kansas City Star|date=December 26, 2023|last=Gutierrez|first=Lisa}} He is a supporter of Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark. He has attended many of her college and professional games, even canceling a scheduled speaking appearance to attend a game.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/jason-sudeikis-ditched-scheduled-appearance-to-watch-caitlin-clark-sunday/ar-BB1oKEqf?ocid=BingNewsSerp|title=Jason Sudeikis Ditched Scheduled Appearance To Watch Caitlin Clark Sunday|work=MSN.com|via=The Spun|last=Holleran|first=Andrew|date=}}

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