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Krasinski, 45, told People that his immediate reaction to the honor was BԪַjust immediate blackout, actually. Zero thoughts.BԪַ He added that he thought he might be getting pranked.
He burst to fame playing the floppy-haired, lanky Jim on the U.S. version of the mockumentary BԪַThe Office,BԪַ and transitioned into the clean-cut, muscular action star on AmazonBԪַs BԪַJack Ryan,BԪַ playing the Tom Clancy character previously portrayed by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck on the big screen. He also co-wrote, directed and starred in BԪַA Quiet Place,BԪַ which has grown into a three-film franchise, and created the short-lived but immensely popular pandemic-era webseries BԪַSome Good BԪַ.BԪַ
Earlier this year, he debuted his sixth directorial effort, BԪַIF,BԪַ a film about imaginary friends that also featured Blunt.
The couple have two daughters together.
Krasinski told People in the issue thatBԪַs on newsstands on Friday that the honor is likely to result in more than just jokes at home.
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