Tanner from 'Love on the Spectrum' meets Jack Black
There's nothing like meeting a celebrity you admire, even when you're somewhat of a celebrity yourself. Tanner Smith from the hit Netflix series Love on the Spectrum has the perfect age picked out for when he meets one of his favorite celebrities: Jack Black. Smith is autistic and likes to plan ahead for events based on the age he'll be when they happen.
Recently Smith appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show to talk about how dating was going and to offer other life updates. To Clarkson's surprise, Smith has been doing quite a bit of traveling outside of work and was recently a groomsman for his sister Taylor's wedding. But it was his determination to achieve certain goals by a certain age that struck Clarkson as genius, and she was inspired to help him meet one by secretly planning it herself.
While talking to Clarkson, the excited man shares that he plans to meet one of his favorite actors, Jack Black, when he's 31—which was news to the host. Smith is currently 25, so meeting the School of Rock star wasn't on his radar for this year or any time soon, especially since he already got a video call with him last year on Clarkson's show. That made the surprise all the more exciting.
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To cue up the surprise, Clarkson played a video of Black saying, "What's up Tanner? Jack Black here. I still cannot wait to meet you in person but I'm on the road with a Minecraft movie right now, but luckily, I have insane-ninja-kung fu-powers, which means I can come through these doors and I'm gonna...I'm gonna see you right now when I come through these doors..." before opening the double doors and running onstage.
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Smith immediately stood up and ran to hug Black excitedly repeating, "Jack, I'm so happy I finally get to meet you!" The two hugged for what seemed to be about 20 seconds before Smith broke to introduce the actor to his sister who was sitting onstage with him. Clarkson prompts the pair to sit down after Smith got carried away pointing his family in the audience out to Black. When they finally do sit down, Smith is overcome with excitement.
Smith tells Black that he's strong and happy to meet him. Clarkson interjects to apologize that the meeting came before his goal age of 31, but she couldn't get over the excitement exuding from Smith. When Black said maybe they could work out together, the man loudly whispered that he could get the actor's phone number and make plans to go to the gym. This was peak vicarious excitement for the show host because she doubled over with joy.
Watch the wholesome moment below:
Black comments on them both being on tour to which Smith responds, "We're busy guys aren't we, Jack!" The interaction between the two men is contagiously joyful. In the end, Smith was given tickets to see Black in the new Minecraft movie in Imax with his family. Maybe during his next visit to The Kelly Clarkson Show, he and Black will get to head to the gym for that workout.