Joseph Gordon-Levitt is aware of that generally a card simply gained’t do. Which is why the Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F star and music lover took a second throughout his go to to The Tonight Present on Wednesday evening (June 19) to drag out an acoustic guitar and supply his absent spouse a really particular tribute.
“In the present day is definitely my spouse’s birthday,” the actor informed Jimmy Fallon. “I’m so unhappy as a result of she’s not right here in New York with me. I’m right here working and he or she’s again house. I really feel so horrible. I texted Jimmy and I mentioned, ‘Can I give her a particular birthday current on the present?’” The host then obliged by pulling an instrument out from behind his desk.
“We’re right here to make goals come true,” Fallon mentioned in granting Levitt’s want to give a musical shout-out to spouse Tasha McCauley. “It is a tune by a singer-songwriter she actually, actually loves that you just all may know,” Gordon-Levitt mentioned, earlier than including, “Babe, you’re probably the most luminous soul I’ve ever met. I’m so grateful you have been born and I’m coming house quickly. Love you.”
Levitt then carried out a candy unplugged cowl of Taylor Swift‘s “Lover,” with Fallon becoming a member of in on the refrain and drumming on his desk as JGL strummed his coronary heart out with a large smile on his face. Gordon-Levitt and McCauley have been married in December 2014 and have two sons.
Gordon-Levitt, 43, after all, additionally talked about what a pleasure it’s to look within the new reboot of one among his most beloved childhood franchises, telling Fallon he has lengthy made playlists for every of his film characters to get into their headspace. For his newest, although, the one tune on that listing was, after all, Harold Faltermeyer’s iconic 1984 instrumental theme, “Axel F,” which the Roots performed as Gordon-Levitt’s entrance music and reprised later within the interview because the star jumped as much as dance to the synth basic.
Watch Gordon-Levitt on the Tonight Present under.