Celebrities pay tribute to George Segal following 'The Goldbergs' star's death at age 87

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ABC and "The Goldbergs" paid tribute to late actor George Segal on Wednesday following the airing of his final episode on the hit sitcom.  Segal’s wife, Sonia, confirmed that he died in March due to complications from bypass surgery.

Farewell to a legend! After playing Albert “Pops” Solomon on “The Goldbergs” for the past eight seasons, the late George Segal was honoured with a special tribute on Wednesday’s new episode.

George Segal‘s final episode of The Goldbergs aired tonight and many fans had tears at the end, when the series aired a tribute to the late star.

for the past eight seasons, the late George Segal was honored with a special tribute on Wednesday's new episode.Segal died on March 23 at the age of 87, and portrayed the beloved grandfather of household for all 179 episodes of the show's run.Wednesday's episode, «Couple Off,» marked Segal's final appearance, concluded with a heartfelt montage tribute to the actor and his beloved character.The video memorial featured scenes from the past eight seasons of Pops giving meaningful and profound life

ABC’s The Goldbergs will bid its final farewell to George Segal as Pops when late actor’s final appearance on the family comedy airs next week.

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Segal sparred with Richard Burton in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? - which won him an Oscar nomination - romanced Glenda Jackson in A Touch Of Class and won laughs in nostalgic TV sitcom The Goldbergs. Announcing his death, his wife Sonia said: "The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery.

ABC’s The Goldbergs aired an original episode tonight, which was dedicated to series’ star George Segal who died yesterday in Santa Rosa, CA, of complications from bypass surgery. He was 87.

The Goldbergs cast and crew have paid tribute to George Segal, who passed away on Tuesday following bypass surgery.

In the wake of George Segal's death on Tuesday, Hollywood stars took to social media to share memories and tributes to the Oscar-nominated film and television actor. He died of complications from bypass surgery, his wife, Sonia, said.

Segal died due to complications from bypass surgery, according to his wife SoniaHollywood legend George Segal has passed away, aged 87, his wife Sonia reported in a statement. The Oscar nominated actor was best known for his roles in films Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and A Touch Of Class (1973), while he recently played Pops in TV series, The Goldbergs.

The Goldbergs cast and crew including Wendi McLendon-Covey have paid tribute to George Segal, following his death on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the actor's wife, Sonia, confirmed her husband had passed away aged 87 due to "complications from bypass surgery".

The Goldbergs star George Segal, who became popular in the 1960s and 1970s, has died at the age of 87, his wife said. Segal, who was Oscar-nominated for 1966 black comedy-drama ‘Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’, died on Tuesday in Santa Rosa, California.

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and in ABC sitcom The Goldbergs, died on Tuesday (23 March) in Santa Rosa, California. “The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery,” his wife Sonia Segal said in a statement.

READ MORE: Ben Shephard turns into Piers Morgan in probe on Helen WhatelyThe actor rose to fame in the 1960s and has numerous film and TV credits to his name. For the past eight years, Segal had starred in ABC's 1980s sitcom The Goldbergs, playing Albert "Pops" Solomon since 2013.

Hollywood lost a beloved star, because George Segal has passed away. The death of the 87-year-old star on The Goldbergs was announced by his wife of 24 years, Sonia Schultz Greenbaum, in a heartbreaking statement on March 23. You can read on to learn the cause of the actor’s death — and the legacy he left behind in Hollywood — below: