Peter Gallagher presents flowers to his TV son Adam Brody.
The Humanely star, 69, who starred with Brody, 44, on OChas exclusively shared his thoughts on the “Adam Brody Renaissance” that has surfaced online since his new Netflix rom-com premiered Nobody wants this.
“I wouldn’t go so far as to be a proud dad, and I haven’t seen the show, but I’m proud of him all the time as his friend and former TV dad,” Gallagher told PEOPLE at the opening night of Across Left on Tenth, in which he stars opposite Julianna Margulies, on Wednesday October 23rd.
“And I’m not surprised at all [of the renaissance]”, he adds. “He’s so talented and I’m glad he’s still doing his job.”
Peter Gallagher; Adam Brody.
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Gallagher has seen this talent firsthand over four seasons OC. while playing Sandy Cohen, the father of Brody’s character Seth Cohen, in the hit teen drama. The two had a close relationship on the show, which seems to have carried over off-screen as well.
Although it’s been more than two decades since the show premiered, he also shared with PEOPLE that there are some things that stick out in his mind, including the word “Chrismukkah,” which Brody’s character coined on the show.
“I just remember hearing Krismuka for the first time and thinking, ‘That’s brilliant. I think it’s going to stay,’ and it has,” Gallagher tells PEOPLE.
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Adam Brody as Rabbi Noah Roklov in ‘Nobody Wants This’.
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And he is not the only one OC. alum who praised Brody for his recent return to the spotlight with his new character, the swoon-worthy Rabbi Noah Roklov, in Nobody wants this.
Rachel Bilson, who played Brody’s girlfriend — and later wife — Summer Roberts on the Fox series, also praised his performance and noted that she thinks Brody’s renaissance has never stopped.
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“I feel like it’s always been there,” Bilson, 43, told PEOPLE at a SimpliSafe launch event earlier this month. “But if it is, it’s deserved.”
“I mean, he’s awesome,” added the actress. “He’s the best.”
Nobody wants this debuted to great fanfare on September 26, and was renewed for a second season shortly thereafter. The story follows Brody’s character Noah and Kristen Bell’s Joanne — a sex podcaster — as they fall in love against the odds.
“I hear everyone loves her and I couldn’t be more excited because I literally love both Kristen and Adam and they’re like my people,” Bilson said of the show. “So I’m really excited about it and excited for them.”
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