Stranger Things: Before he played Steve, Joe Keery worked as a waiter

Hard to imagine another actor to play Steve Harrington in Stranger Things (2016), but whoever thinks that Joe Keery had a great acting career before the phenomenon of Netflix. On the contrary, the star worked as a waiter and was encouraged by his sister to be an actor.

In an interview with The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon revealed that he met his sister Keery backstage and the actor told how she encouraged him at the beginning of his career. “I was a freshman in high school and she was part of the production team. You know, I took care of the sounds and lights,” he recalled.

“I was just going to sleep and ignore this stage crew thing, but she said, ‘Come on, get up,’ and kind of took me along. And it brought me to the theater,” she continued. fallon, then asked what Keery did before acting and the star replied that he was a waiter. “I was a great waiter, I think,” he said. “It was very charismatic.”

At the same time, Keery auditioned for Stranger Things with the help of a friend who worked at the same restaurant as him. Three months later, he got a call saying he got the role of Stevewhich he described as “the douchebag boyfriend.”

at the beginning of Stranger Things, Steve was just the boyfriend of Nancy (Natalia Dyer)but gained more prominence in the series by becoming involved in the search for Will (Noah Schnapp). In the following seasons, she distinguished herself by being the “nanny” of the children’s cast, winning over the audience and becoming one of the most beloved characters in the production.

Stranger Thingsis now gearing up for the fifth and final season, which has no confirmed premiere date, but filming is expected to begin next year. The first four seasons are available on Netflix.