Carmen Anthony Berzatto, typically called Carmy, Carm, Bear, Chef, or Jeff, is a fictional character on the FX Network television series The Bear. Created by Christopher Storer and played by Jeremy Allen White since the show's premiere in 2022, Carmy is a nationally acclaimed chef who returns home to Chicago to run his family's failing Italian beef sandwich restaurant after the death of his older brother. White has received multiple Emmy and Golden Globe awards for his portrayal of the sometimes-troubled cook, who attempts to salvage the family business while simultaneously reconstructing long-neglected family relationships with his sister and their "cousin", all with help from a talented young chef who joins the restaurant crew in the pilot episode. Carmy is plagued by the conflicting demands of his trauma and his talent, all while trying to launch a business that will save his sister Sugar from losing her house to the tax man and keep his "found family" off of the proverbial unemployment line.