A turkey’s not the only thing getting roasted at the Krasinski house on Thanksgiving. So is John Krasinski. The reason? Because he’s been selected as People’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive. The actor and filmmaker expects certain family members—ahem, his two siblings—won’t waste any time teasing him about the title on Thanksgiving.
Krasinski has 2 older brothers
So, who is Krasinski almost certain will tease him on Thanksgiving? His two older brothers, Paul Krasinski and Dr. Kevin Krasinski. The former is a tech CEO, and the latter is a surgeon. The three Krasinski brothers grew up in Newton, Mass., near Boston. Their parents, Ronald and Mary, both worked in medicine (via People).
The director of A Quiet Place rarely talks about his family publicly. Save for, of course, the occasional mention of his wife, actor Emily Blunt, or his famous brother-in-law, Stanley Tucci, who is married to Blunt’s sister, Felicity Blunt.
John Krasinski expects his Sexiest Man Alive title will come up ‘right away’ on Thanksgiving
When asked, “Who do you think will give you the hardest time?” Krasinski brought up his brothers, Paul and Kevin. “I think probably my brothers will wonder how this is possible for years to come,” he told the publication. “Luckily we’ll go right into Thanksgiving, so we can jump in and talk about it right away.”
Luckily for The Office alum, he can likely expect only good-natured teasing from his brothers on Thanksgiving instead of coming to blows like they used to as kids.
“There’s one of those old stories that’s like, ‘Oh, you always get beat up when you have all brothers.’ That’s not a joke,” he recalled on a 2007 episode of Late Night with Conan O’Brien. “My brother one time was like, ‘I’m surprised we all survived.’”
One childhood incident involved Krasinski throwing a giant lawn dart at his brother, Paul. “It goes in the air and it just sticks in his head,” the Jack Ryan star said, joking that the toy is “now illegal in every state because of my case.”
‘There was a lot of joy’ when Emily Blunt heard about his Sexiest Man Alive title
Asked how his wife reacted to his Sexiest Man Alive title, Krasinski shared the Mary Poppins Returns star “was very excited,” before adding “There was a lot of joy involved in me telling her.”
Upon learning Blunt once remarked if he got the title, she’d use his cover as wallpaper in their family home, Krasinski jokingly asked for proof. “Did she say that? Do we have that on camera?” he asked. “Because that’s like a binding contract, I think.”
“My children will love that; it won’t be weird at all,” he added sarcastically about his and Blunt’s two daughters, Hazel, 10, and Violet, 8.
