Andrew Garfield has been very open about dealing with the grief of losing his mom to cancer in 2019. He discussed her death on The Late Show, calling it “unexpressed love,” and the topic came up again during a recent episode of Sesame Street.

Andrew Garfield has inspired renewed discussion online about grief and emotion after a video of him opening up to “Sesame Street’s” Elmo drew millions of views on social media and an influx of support.

The loss of a parent is one of the most heartbreaking life events someone can go through. Andrew Garfield shared his journey of grief with Elmo on the Friday, Oct. 18 episode of Sesame Street and the clip went viral for all the right reasons.

Andrew Garfield teared up while talking about his mother’s death during a Friday, October 18 appearance with Elmo on ‘Sesame Street’

Andrew Garfield appeared on Sesame Street to discuss memories of his late mother with Elmo in a video posted to Twitter.

Garfield made a surprise Friday appearance with Elmo to discuss grief, love and his late mother Lynne, who died of pancreatic cancer.

Andrew Garfield spoke to Elmo about his late mother Lynn Garfield and the “joy” she brought to loved ones in her lifetime in a viral, heartfelt clip shared by the “Sesame Street” character on Friday.

"It's kind of a lovely thing to feel, in a way, because it means you really loved somebody when you miss them," the actor explained on "Sesame Street."

Andrew Garfield spoke from the heart about his late mother in a video with Elmo for the Sesame Workshop. In the video, Elmo asks Garfield how he is doing, to which he replies, “I'm just thinking about my mom today.