An actor who is 12 years younger than Chevy Chase has been cast as his dad on NBC’s "Community," reports TVLine.com.

The actor is Larry Cedar, who played Leon on HBO’s "Deadwood.” He will portray Cornelius, the father of Chase’s character Pierce, in an early episode during the show’s third season, the story says.

"Pierce is going to have an encounter with his father — who we may have thought was dead, but it turns out is still very much alive and very much a force in Pierce’s life — after he makes a decision with the Hawthorne Moist Towelettes company that his dad doesn’t approve of," said executive producer Dan Harmon of the show’s upcoming season.

Larry Cedar