All 11 Berzatto family members

After introducing only a few members of Carmi Berzatto’s family in season 1, The bear Season 2 dedicates an entire episode to explaining these Berzatto Family dynamics and relationships, with season 3 pushing things even further. In season 1, The bear Uses the culinary arts as a narrative device to portray how Carmi deals with grief after his older brother Mikey dies by suicide and leaves him his small sandwich shop. however, The bear As a whole, it is about Carmi’s psyche, with the various members of the Berzatto family tree playing a huge role in this.

The bear is all about how family ties can extend far beyond blood relationships. For example, Carmi calls Richie “Cousin“In The bear Although they are not actually related and even runs his kitchen as a whole family unit where everyone depends on one another. A similar complex dynamic is reflected in Karmi’s blood relations when The bear Harkens back to his time with his family. Unfortunately, since the flashbacks are a short part of The bearAt runtime, it can be difficult to understand who is who. So, here’s a full breakdown.

Carmen “Carmi” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White)

The bear’s main character in the Berzatto family

Carmen “Carmi” Berzatto is one of Donna’s three children. When he comes home for Christmas in The bear Season 2, episode 6, he takes off like a fish out of water, often looked down on by his family for settling in a different city and working as a big-time chef. in many ways, Carmi also contrasts his older brother, Mikey. While Mikey is loud and aggressive, Carmi carries a calm demeanor, always trying to ignore the troubling behavior of his dysfunctional family.

Because of the way he carries himself, it seems that Carmi got along well with Natalie, who, like him, is trying her best to minimize the family drama. To their horror, their voices are buried under the loud arguments and bitterness of their family members. The bear Season 2, episode 6 establishes how, despite being the younger siblings, Carmi and Natalie try to be the adults. Although Carmi still struggles to come to terms with his brother’s death and his family’s tumultuous past in The bear In season 2, he finds temporary peace with his restaurant family and new-age love interest Claire (played by Molly Gordon).

Donna “Don” Berzatto (Jimmy Lee Curtis)

Carmi’s mother

The bears Donna “Don” Brazzatto is the matriarch of the Brazzattos Family. Although she was referred to several times over The bearEspecially when Carmi and Sugar recall their troubled childhood, she first appeared in The bear Season 2, Episode 6, which flashes back to a Christmas evening at the Berzattos. Although everything initially seems fine as Donna works hard in the kitchen to prepare the Feast of the Seven Fishes for the family, things turn ugly as the evening progresses. The episode highlights how Donna tries her best to make the evening worthwhile for her family.

However, she can’t help but despair about how no one appreciates her. In a final blowout, after her daughter asks if she’s okay, Dawn loses her temper and crashes her car Through the living room wall. The way things escalate over The bear Season 2, Episode 6 clearly shows why Carmi and Sugar bear deep emotional scars rooted in their troubled relationship with their mother, Donna Berzatto. By perfectly portraying Don’s mental illness and struggles with alcohol, Jamie Lee Curtis makes the family drama feel incredibly authentic and disturbing.

Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto (Abby Elliott)

Carmi’s sister

After making only a few brief appearances in The bear Season 1 Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto becomes a primary character in the series when she joins forces with Carmi on his new restaurant business endeavors. Although she is doing well, She struggles to deal with the immense pressure And anxiety of starting a restaurant. The flashback of The bear Season 2, episode 6 also shows Natalie’s perspective on the whole family argument, emphasizing how she tries to make the evening better by forcing Mikey to calm down when he picks a fight with Uncle Lee. Unfortunately, things escalate anyway.

As Carmi’s sister, the duo’s childhood experiences explain how they work together in the new restaurant without tying their relationship. Since they have always been the “facilitators” in their family and never the “initiators”, they navigate their personal conflicts with patience, even when things get a little too heated (as they always do) in the kitchen. For example, Natalie vocalizes how she felt bad when Carmi moved to New York and lost touch with her but embraces working with him in The bear.

Michael “Mikey” Berzatto (Jon Berthall)

Carmi’s brother

in The bear Season 1 Jon Bernthal’s Mikey only appears in flashbacks, however His death serves as the trigger that sets off the events of the show. After he died by suicide and abandoned his restaurant, “The original Chicagoland beef,“To his younger brother, Carmi returns to the South Side of Chicago. The bear The flashbacks from season 1 don’t reveal much about Mikey’s characterization, but portray how he was a charismatic person that everyone looked up to. Even Carmi wanted to work in his brother’s restaurant at first, but Mikey wouldn’t let him. Mikey’s rejection is what inspired Carmi to move to New York and become a master chef.

The bear Season 2 delves deeper into Mikey’s past by showing how his drug addiction possibly changed him and made him more erratic and impatient. He steps up to help his mother when she crashes her car in the living room, but seems a little too confrontational moments earlier when he picks a fight with Uncle Lee. Mikey is not a primary character in The bearBut his shadow and influence loom over the show’s storyline and characters. Not to mention, Jon Bernthal’s performance makes Mikey’s characterization more memorable, despite his limited screen time.

Michelle Berzatto (Sarah Paulson)

Carmi’s cousin

The bearSeason 2 Family Christmas Dinner episode also introduces Michelle Berzatto, who is Carmi, Mikey, and Sugar’s cousin. She attends the family gathering with her friend, Steven, who plays a crucial role in subduing the conflict of the Berzatto family. Although Michelle doesn’t get a lot of screen time, she seems to have played a significant role in Carmi’s past, as she reaches out to him and insists that he stay at her place to relax before he can go back to work. Flashbacks in The bear‘s future seasons could further explore her characterization and her bigger role in Carmi’s life.

Pete (Chris Wittask)

Carmi’s brother-in-law

Natalie Berzatto’s husband, Pete, is another recurring character who appears in every season of The bear. As seen in The bear Season 2’s Christmas Flashback, Pete’s relationship with the Berzattos is contentious. He shows up with tuna at the Brazzattos’ traditional seven-fish dinner, which gives the family yet another reason to dislike him. Natalie even gets mad at him for showing up with the eighth fish and throws his food package out of the house. Throughout the rest of the episode, Pete disappeared tightly behind all the Brazzatto family woes, showing that he is an outsider in the family despite being a part of it.

Cicero “Uncle Jimmy” (Oliver Platt)

Carmi’s unofficial uncle

As shown in The bear Season 1 Cicero, usually called “Uncle Jimmy,” helped Mikey sustain his business by lending him a lot of money. Mikey never paid him back but stored all the money in tomato cans, hoping that Carmi would eventually find it. Carmi finds the money in The bear Season 1’s final moments, but instead of keeping it a secret, he confides in Jimmy and tells him that he found the money he loaned to his brother. With his truth, Carmi also makes him his business partner and convinces him to invest even more in his new restaurant.

Despite being referred to as an uncle, Uncle Jimmy is actually unrelated to the Berzatto family. Cicero is another character who received his surname due to his closeness with the Berzatto, With him even at their family dinner in “Fish”.

Richard “Richie” Jerimowitz (Ebon Moss-Bachrach)

Carmi’s unofficial cousin

throughout The bearEbon Moss-Bachrach’s Richie is constantly referred to as a cousin and refers to Carmi as a cousin. However, Richie is not related to the Berzattos by blood at all. instead, Richie was close friends with Mikey before his deathWith the strength of their relationship making him an unofficial member of the Bersatto family tree. Richie’s cousin status stuck around even after Mikey’s tragic death, with him still treated as family by Carmi, Sugar, and the rest of the Bersatto.

Other unofficial Bersatto family members in the bear

• Bob Odenkirk’s Uncle Lee: In an episode 1 scene of The bear Season 2, Carmi scoffs when Sugar calls me “uncle”. He claims that Lee is not their real uncle, even though all the Bersatto siblings refer to him as “Uncle” during the flashback Christmas dinner. Sugar responds by saying that even Richie isn’t their cousin with that logic. The bear Season 2 does not explain Uncle Lee’s role in the Berzatto family. Carmi’s reaction to Sugar calling him Uncle confirms that he, like Richie, is not related to them by blood, but is still close enough to be called “Uncle”.
• Gillian Jacobs’s Tiffany: She is Richie’s wife, who is also part of the family Christmas dinner The bear Season 2’s Episode 6.
• John Mulaney’s Steven: He is portrayed as Michele’s friend who often joins the Berzatto family for their annual Christmas dinner, making him an unofficial member of the family in The bear.