Stranger Things actor Joe Keery, who portrays Steve Harrington on the show, discussed the iconic show, his early life, music career and more on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, July 18. He also talked about his sister’s influence on his life and how she inspired him to pursue an acting career. Joe Keery’s portrayal of Steve Harrington has received significant critical acclaim and his character has a substantial fan base. Keep reading to learn more about the actor and what he revealed about his childhood during an interview with Jimmy Fallon.
3 things we learned about Joe Keery after his appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s show
1) Joe Keery started his career as a waiter.
Joe Keery revealed to Jimmy Fallon that he worked as a waiter before landing the role of Steve Harrington in Stranger Things. He described himself as a “very charming” waiter and said he auditioned for Stranger Things at the time but didn’t get a response.
Three months later he got the call to play Steve Harrington. He remembered telling his friend, Matt Williams, who worked with him at the restaurant, about his wonderful news that he had been cast in the show. He also said that he did not expect to survive the first season of the program.
2) Keery’s sister encouraged him to pursue acting.
Keery spoke at length about how his sister Caroline encouraged him to pursue acting during his junior year of high school. He acknowledged her influence on his life, revealing that she was a member of the theater group when he was a freshman in high school. He stated:
“I was going to sleep through and skip and miss the stage crew thing, but she said, ‘come on, get up,’ and kind of pulled me along and into it [acting].”
Besides Caroline, Keery has three other sisters.
3) Joe Keery chose Djo as his stage name for a reason.
Keery, who started his career as a musician, explained why he chose Đo as his stage name. Due to the similarity in pronunciation, he chose Đo because:
“It’s related to me, but it’s not directly related to me … (it) was an idea.”
Keery ended up saying that his second album, Decide, will be released on September 16, 2022. With his 2019 album Twenty Twenty, Keery began his solo career. He was previously a member of the band Post Animal. After that, he talked about the inspiration of the cult performer Andy Kaufman, as well as his plans to balance his acting and singing careers.
Joe Keery in Stranger Things and other works as Steve Harrington
Steve Harrington from Stranger Things is played by Joe Keery. Harrington’s coming of age is a huge feature of the program and one of the most popular characters in the series. In 2017, Keery won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Keery’s character has a huge fan base around the world. Before the release of Stranger Things Season 4 Vol. 2, Netflix released an image of a sign reading “Protect Steve,” sparking concern among fans of the show on Twitter, who believed the character might be killed off.
Kerry has been in various television episodes over the years, including Chicago Fire, No Activity and many more, in addition to Stranger Things. Spree, Free Guy, Slice, After Everything and many others are among his film credits.
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