{{Short description|American actor}} {{use mdy dates|date=August 2025}} {{use American English|date=August 2025}} '''Corey Hendrix''' is an American actor who has had recurring roles on the television programs ''The Bear'' and ''Fargo''. His character on ''The Bear'', Gary "Sweeps" Woods, is a former professional baseball player turned sommelier.
== Biography == Hendrix is a native of Chicago, Illinois,<ref>{{Cite web |title='The Bear' star Corey Hendrix talks Chicago roots, premiere of season 4 |url=https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/the-bear-season-4-corey-hendrix-chicago.amp |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=FOX 32 Chicago}}</ref> and grew up in the K-Town section of the North Lawndale neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-11 |title=Actor Corey Hendrix Talks Latest Projects |url=https://wgntv.com/daytime-chicago/actor-corey-hendrix-talks-latest-projects/ |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=WGN-TV |language=en-US}}</ref> He had a recurring role as Curtis on ''The Chi.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2019-09-10 |title='Fargo' Adds New Series Regulars Corey Hendrix & Matthew Elam For Season 4 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/fargo-new-series-regulars-corey-hendrix-matthew-elam-season-4-1202729647/ |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=September 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911001552/https://deadline.com/2019/09/fargo-new-series-regulars-corey-hendrix-matthew-elam-season-4-1202729647/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hendrix played Omie Sparkman on season four of ''Fargo'', which was set in Kansas City, Missouri, in the 1950s.<ref name=":0" /> Hendrix began playing professional baseball player turned sandwich-shop runner turned sommelier Gary "Sweeps" Woods on ''The Bear'' in 2022. Hendrix shared a Screen Actors Guild Award with the rest of ''The Bear'' cast in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Film And Television Performances Honored at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/outstanding-film-and-television-performances-honored-30th-annual-screen-actors |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=www.sagawards.org}}</ref>
Hendrix shared his personal insights on Chicago's African-American community and culture for ''The Bear'' season four episode "Worms." Castmates and co-writers Ayo Edebiri and Lionel Boyce talked with Hendrix about the vibe and setting of Sydney Adamu's cousin's Chantel's house and nearby hair salon on the South Side of Chicago. Edebiri enquired with Hendrix about potential neighborhood settings: "...Bronzeville? Or do you think it's more Englewood or Chatham? We're talking about the looming gentrification, so we want it to be close to a shop that's nice and shiny—maybe that's East Garfield." Edebiri also included something that Hendrix said to her during the filming of season one, turning it into a line for Chantel (Danielle Deadwyler): "That's in the north, right? You know their beefs be different. Put some cheese on it!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=2025-07-10 |title='The Bear' Stars Ayo Edebiri and Lionel Boyce on Sydney Getting Humbled by an 11-Year-Old and Viewers' 'Unconscious Assumptions' About Danielle Deadwyler's Character: 'She's Not a Single Mom' |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-bear-ayo-edebiri-lionel-boyce-sydney-episode-1236451642/ |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
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