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Political leanings aside, Key clarifies that it will likely be the his wife, Hollywood producer Elisa Pugliese, who will receive the honor.Engagedsince November 2017, the couplemarried in June, and will — “better late than never” — honeymoon over Thanksgiving.
“We’re going on a crossing,” Key reveals. “Across the Atlantic Ocean — no stops, not a cruise — to Brooklyn. From South Hampton, England, to Brooklyn, New York. I’ve never done anything like this in my life. I’ve never been on a boat. We’re doing the whole thing. We might do a bit of Rose and Jack. It’s going to be winter, so we’ll see.”
“By the end of the evening, I had a glass of wine in my hand, and I already felt drunk,” Key says, describing the highlight of the celebration. “And then I realized it was the first glass of wine I had had all night, because I was just high on joy. It was really amazing. That realization was the highlight.”
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The guest list at the reception includedPaul Rudd,Michael Strahan,Stephen Colbert,Cobie Smulders, Aasif Mandvi,Erika Christensen,Fred Savage,Taran Killam,Robert Kennedy Jr,Cheryl Hinesand, of course, Key’s formerKey & PeelecostarJordan Peele.
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Reflecting on Peele’s Oscar win forGet Out, Key tells PEOPLE his good friend “deserved that award.”
“Everyone believed he was the person who deserved that reward,” he says. “It’s a generationally changing film that he wrote, and he worked on it for years. If you go back and listen to his speech, you’ll see the amount of work and care and time and the consideration that he put into that project. Just overwhelming pride. And love. Like nothing but sheer happiness for his accomplishments and that he was recognized for it, is amazing.”
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Just as Peele, 39, has transitioned from acting to directing, Key is also set on moving away from sketch comedy and into more dramatic roles.
“I’ve been taking a little bit of a different direction in my career,” he reveals. “I’ve been doing more drama. It’s where I came from. I’m a Shakespearean-trained actor. And my career just kind of took this interesting turn a few years back and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it, but I’m feeling this call from my roots.”
Key is also working on a project with his wife, set to shoot in the spring, which she will write and direct.
“She’s really made this enormous difference in my life,” he says. “She tells me what I’m worth. And helps me feel better about myself. And teaches me what it really means to be a partner. And she’s also the most sharing human being I’ve ever met. Sharing comes to her as naturally as breathing. It’s a really lovely example that she sets in my life.”
source: people.com
