After Calling Him His “Favorite Actor Of All Time,” Owen Cooper Received A Surprise Visit From His Idol, Jake Gyllenhaal — And The Video Is The Best Thing You’ll See All Week

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Right now, everyone is obsessed with Owen Cooper, the breakout prima of Adolescence, who conscionable became the youngest antheral Emmy victor successful history. But bash you wanna cognize who Owen Cooper is obsessed with? Jake Gyllenhaal.

For context, passim the Adolescence property circuit this year, 15-year-old Owen has made nary concealed of his emotion for Jake, repeatedly describing him arsenic his fig 1 inspiration and “favorite histrion of each time.”

In fact, adjacent with each of the hype surrounding his Adolescence Emmy nomination, Owen confessed that helium was astir excited astir the imaginable of gathering Jake, who besides received a nom for his pb show successful Presumed Innocent.

“He’s my fig one,” Owen said during an interrogation with Jimmy Kimmel past Thursday, listing Jarhead, Prisoners, and Donnie Darko arsenic his favourite performances from the actor. “If I’m sat adjacent to him, he’s not gonna person a bully nighttime [because] I’m conscionable gonna beryllium talking to him the full night…I could spell connected everlastingly talking astir him, honestly.”

Well, Owen didn’t person to hold agelong to transverse paths with his idol, arsenic 2 days later, helium received a precise breathtaking astonishment sojourn — and yes, the full happening was caught connected video.

While taking portion successful a “fake” interview, Owen was asked: “If you were to conscionable Jake, what would you say?” and conscionable arsenic helium began to reply, the antheral himself walked astir the corner, prompting Owen to bash the double-take of a lifetime.

This absorption is EVERYTHING.

Once the daze wore disconnected a little, the 2 shared a large hug, and Jake — who notably started retired arsenic a kid actor, excessively — presented Owen with a precise meaningful gift.

“I person a contiguous for you. I made this movie, and I got nominated for an Academy Award,” helium said, referring to his Oscar information for Brokeback Mountain backmost successful 2006. “A person of excavation sent maine this before. Something conscionable similar this. It’s conscionable a Lucky Duck to support successful your pocket. To springiness you a small spot of luck.”

“Wow,” Owen said arsenic helium unwrapped the small golden duck, which had been engraved for him. “Thank you. That means a lot.”

And portion the Lucky Duck whitethorn not person worked for Jake successful 2006, its magic surely came done for Owen, whose history-making win connected Sunday was 1 of the standout moments of the night.

Adorably, portion speaking to Entertainment Tonight connected the reddish carpet earlier the show, Owen showed disconnected the Lucky Duck successful his pouch and recalled his surreal gathering with Jake.

“It was 1 of the champion days of my life, really,” helium said, alongside his Adolescence co-star Ashley Walters. “I did a fake interview, and everything was acceptable up. Everyone other knew but me, and my mum, and my dad…It was conscionable mindblowing.”

Get your week disconnected to a wholesome commencement and ticker the afloat video here. Something tells maine Owen’s gonna person plentifulness to speech astir erstwhile helium returns to schoolhouse connected Wednesday.

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