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\"We just started doing the look and then I had the really long hair and it's different enough when you see it,\" he said. \"And I'm a New Hampshire guy. I had to do a whole dialect coach, it was horrifying. It was like actual acting, which I'm not used to. I usually breeze through it.\"

Today marks Spade's first visit to \"GMA\" since the heartbreaking death of his sister-in-law, renowned fashion designer Kate Spade, who died after an apparent suicide in June.

Kate Spade was married to Spade's brother, Andy Spade. The two created the designer's fashion line together, along with parenting a 13-year-old daughter.

\"PHOTO:
David Spade/Twitter
PHOTO: David Spade posted a photo of Kate Spade on Twitter, June 5, 2018.
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\"She was such a beautiful, lovely, great spirit...\"

David Spade remembers his late sister-in-law Kate Spade: https://t.co/hOA4cYZxGS pic.twitter.com/NAusA7mobf

— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 18, 2018

When Robin Roberts asked David Spade how his family was holding up, he replied, \"as good as we can.\"

\"It's been very tough, obviously,\" he said. \"It is very sweet that everyone came out of the woodwork. She really made an impact. I remember when we used to hang out and it's funny because every girl I was with or anyone that knew they would see Katy, would dress differently. They would bring their A-game. It was very sweet. They'd be like... 'Are Andy and Katy going to be there?' And if they were, it was a whole, new wardrobe.\"

\"PHOTO:
Stephen Trupp/STAR MAX/AP, FILE
PHOTO: In this file photo, Kate and David Spade at the 20th annual CFDA "American Fashion Awards," June 14, 2001, in New York City.
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Fuzzy picture but i love it. Kate and I during Christmas family photos. We had so much fun that day. She was so sharp and quick on her feet. She could make me laugh so hard. I still cant believe it. Its a rough world out there people, try to hang on.

A post shared by David Spade (@davidspade) on Jun 5, 2018 at 5:27pm PDT

\"Katy was very sweet,\" he added. \"She would know that they were doing that and she would say some compliment... but she was such a beautiful, lovely, great spirit that will obviously be missed. I'll start bawling.\"

\"Father of the Year\" hits Netflix on Friday. \"A Polaroid Guy in a Snapchat World\" will be available Thursday exclusively on Audible.

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