Ted Lasso is one of Apple TV's most popular shows, prompting the streamer to greenlight a fourth season despite already finishing the series. One of the show's greatest strengths is how it focused ...

to which Coach Beard smirks and also opens up. Beard: After a brief pause, “I’m from Peoria.” Peoria is located along the Illinois River in central Illinois. The city was founded in 1845 and ...

Hunt also mentioned Peoria during a 2021 interview published online with Vanity Fair, hinting that Beard's history could include the River City. "My sort of backstory that I have for him is ...