I went to DePaul University Theatre School in Chicago, Illinois.

Joe Keery

Categorized in : School Chicago Theatre University

You just gotta live your life and do it your way.

live you life way

Everyone thinks they're the hero in their own story.

everyone own story hero

It's not like I really do anything for my hair; I just wash it every three to four days.

just like three hair

I'd say that every haircut I've had has been a bad haircut.

haircut say been bad

Certain things will always hurt: rejection, or loss.

will rejection hurt loss

I wear pretty tight jeans in real life.

wear real-life real life

For a long time, my dad was always on me about cutting my hair. 'Get a haircut. Gel your hair. You've got to do something to get your hair to stay down. It's too big; get it down! It's too crazy.'

me you crazy time

To put it simply, people who are strangers to me will come up and say, 'Are you that guy from that show?' I'll be like, 'Yeah,' and they'll say, 'Oh, nice job.' And really, for the most part, it's people showing appreciation for the work you've done.

me you work appreciation

When I first auditioned for 'Stranger Things,' I was just living in Chicago. Just looking for a job. Working at a restaurant, doing commercials and bit parts on shows. I honestly would have been happy booking anything.

restaurant looking job happy

I had friends - and I had situations - where you spend so much time hanging out with your girlfriend that you lose touch with other people. You only really have this one person - and when that person starts to let go, you almost feel like you need to clamp on even harder, you know?

you friends time people

Do I get recognized? I guess it depends on if I'm wearing a hat or not. The hairdo is a dead giveaway. There's nothing I can do. It's just the way my hair grows.

hat dead hair way

I don't wash my hair really too much, and I just roll out of bed and try to push it out of my eyes.

push eyes try hair

I was pretty obsessed with 'Saturday Night Live.'

live pretty saturday night

I have four sisters, three younger sisters, so I've been an older sibling to people before.

sibling four three people

I really liked sports and athletic stuff, but I was a total nerd.

really nerd stuff sports

I can't even imagine being Matt and Ross Duffer.

matt even being imagine

People have always been like, 'You've got a wild head of hair!'

wild you hair people

I live in Chicago, and I play in a band there.

live band chicago play

I've been doing both music and acting since I was pretty little. Just for fun. Being able to peruse both professionally is the greatest thing in the whole world.

doing music fun world

Mostly, people want to take pictures sometimes of me, or they'll say, 'Hey.' That's been kinda cool.

cool me sometimes people