Thanks to a role in "Star Wars," "Girls" actor Adam Driver has entered a whole new galaxy of fame.
The 32-year-old appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Tuesday night and talked about his newfound stardom and status as a sex symbol.
Driver said he "hasn't gone outside much" since "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" hit theaters in December, but added that he doesn't mind when young fans approach him about his role as Kylo Ren.
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"The kids are great," Driver said. "Before, parents were like 'Stay away from my kids' and now they're like 'Get up there and take a picture ... You'll appreciate it later.'"
Driver joked that parents scare him, as does his new role as a "millennial sex symbol."
"Yeah that's nice," he said, half-smiling, half-cringing. "I don't know what to say to that..."
Colbert told Driver to accept his sexiness before quickly reminding viewers of the actor's past as a Marine:
A young Kylo!
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When Colbert asked if Driver had a nickname in the Marines, he explained how he escaped major teasing.
"There was another guy in my unit that had big ears," Driver said, "So he was 'Ears 1' and I guess I was 'Ears 2'... He kind of got the majority of it, the verbal punishment."
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