The Bear is known for surprise cameos with Jamie Lee Curtis , John Mulaney , Olivia Colman and more major actors making appearances, but still, John Cena ’s casting as a new Fak brother in season 3 of the hit FX show shocked viewers in the best way. “That was a big thing,” Matty Matheson — who executive produces the show and plays Neil Fak, one of three of the brothers who are family friends of the Berzattos — told Us Weekly exclusively while promoting his partnership with Pacific Foods . “We were thinking about who could be our brother and we were floating around names.
Then Cena’s name [came up].” Matheson, 42, continued: “We were all like, ‘For sure.’ And then the fact that he was down was crazy.
He was a legend. He showed up prepared and didn’t even have to look at his script. Fully memorized, fully ready, so professional, so nice.
It was a beautiful experience.” Cena, 47, is introduced as Neil and Ted’s (played by Ricky Staffieri ) older brother, Sammy Fak, in the fifth episode of The Bear season 3. Cena plays a major role in the “haunting” storyline between the Faks, in which the brothers aim to scare each other when they least expect it.
Sammy ends up playing a more pivotal role in the restaurant’s success when the team learns the restaurant is being photographed following a secret review, and he is tasked with buffing the floor and securing a duck to cook. “I loved working with him,” Matheson added. “He was only there for two da.