John Krasinski shares his daughters’ hilarious reactions to watching ‘The Office’

When John Krasinski stop by “The Late Show with Stephen ColbertOn Thursday, the “Jack Ryan” star revealed that his two young daughters, Hazel and Violet, think he’s working in a real office — instead of launching his acting career onthe desk. “

“The reason I think it’s because I was dropping them off at school one day, and this guy came over, and he was so sweet, he went, ‘John, from ‘the office’!” ” Krasinski told Colbert. “I went, ‘Yeah,’ and he said, ‘Oh my God, it’s so good to see you,’ and I said, ‘Thank you,’ and he kept walking.”

Krasinski said one of his children then asked him if he worked with the man, which Krasinski denied. When she asks him why he’s lying to her, he assures her he wasn’t, only for her to say insistently, “No, he just said he knew you from the office.”

while the The Emmy Award-winning NBC show The celebrity launched Krasinski’s career, he said Colbert that his daughters are only beginning to watch the show. his wife, Emily BluntHe suggested that the pilot show them, at which point things got worse.

“They were watching the first episode, and the eldest of them is me,” Krasinski told Colbert. “It turns out she’s working on the screen, so she’s talking to the screen.” When Steve [Carell] Fired Jenna [Fischer]She said, “What are you doing?” Then she said, “You’re a terrible person.”

Krasinski joked, “You should meet Steve Carell. “

Krasinski added, “My 6-year-old kept asking, ‘Is that you?'” ’ And she says, ‘You look so different.’ I was like, ‘I’m going to try not to take that as hurtful,’ but sure, I say, ‘No, that’s me, I was just playing a character,’ and I go, ‘Pfff, that’s not you… This guy looks a lot like you, though!”

“The Office” aired for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013 before Krasinski became an action star with roles on Michael Bay’s “Jack Ryan” and “13 Hours” series. I’ve delved into directing with 2018 Academy Award Nominee for “A Quiet Place” which he participated in with his wife.

“I think my kids thought she married me out of charity,” Krasinski told Colbert. Like, “You’re too sweet to marry an accountant.” Because they don’t know what to do.