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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is leading the charge on bringing back real lovers and yearners. The actor’s appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday overlapped with his wife’s birthday, leaving them separated on different coasts. Despite the distance, he used the show’s platform to give Tasha McCauley a special gift in the form of a musical segment.
McCauley, who has been married to Gordon-Levitt for a decade, was serenaded from hundreds of miles away as her husband whipped out a guitar and performed Taylor Swift‘s “Lover” at the end of his segment. This is a song by a singer-songwriter she really, really loves that you all might know,” Gordon-Levitt said, adding: “Babe, you’re the most luminous soul I’ve ever met. I’m so grateful you were born and I’m coming home soon. Love you.”
Gordon-Levitt orchestrated the surprise with Fallon himself. “Today is actually my wife’s birthday. I’m so sad because she’s not here in New York with me. I’m here working and she’s back home. I feel so terrible. I texted Jimmy and I said, ‘Can I give her a special birthday present on the show?’” the actor explained.
“We’re here to make dreams come true,” Fallon, who had an acoustic guitar waiting for Gordon-Levitt behind his desk, added.
Swift herself hasn’t performed on The Tonight Show since 2019, when she appeared alongside Fallon and the Roots for a performance of “Memory” from Cats alongside her fellow cast members. Before that, during the Reputation era, pre-Lover, the singer and songwriter played a moving rendition of “New Year’s Day” in dedication to Fallon’s mother.
