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The male cast of New Girl have publicly reunited for the first time since the series ended, as part of an exclusive photoshoot and interview for People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive issue, out this Friday.
Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris and Damon Wayans Jr., who play Nick, Schmidt, Winston and Coach, got the gang back together last month for a photoshoot in honour of their longstanding sexiness.
On finding out about their inclusion, Greenfield said: “Lamorne thought it was just him. Then he showed up today, and he goes, ‘Oh. You guys are here.’”
Addressing their busy schedules and the long wait for a reunion, Morris said: “We will get asked to do certain things from time to time, and it sometimes never aligns. This happened to be something we’re all excited about and honored to be a part of, so we said yes.”
The men of ‘NEW GIRL’ reunite for PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive issue.
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As for whether a real TV episode reunion — alongside lead cast members Zooey Deschanel and Hannah Simone, who play Jess and Cece — is on the cards, Johnson said: “None of us have any power about a reunion. But I think we all would if the right thing came, it's really fun to be together.”
Max Greenfield added: “It's so much about Liz Meriwether who created the show and what she would do differently and how she would direct the show and if she would want to do a reunion. So I think it's her decision and how she would want to move forward.”
As for what the boys (nay, men) are up to now, well, they’ve been quite busy. Lamorne Morris won an Emmy last month for his performance in Fargo as Deputy Witt Farr. Accepting the award on stage, he dedicated the award to his daughter Lily, aged three, saying: “I love you. I told you I would do it,” before joking, “You have always doubted me.”
As well as the Emmy, Morris also runs a successful New Girl rewatch podcast with co-stars Deschanel and Simone called “Welcome to Our Show.” He is a single dad and has joked that his daughter Lily has him “wrapped around her finger.”
Greenfield, meanwhile, has been starring in sitcom The Neighbourhood since New Girl ended in 2018, and also starred in Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman. He’s also busy being a dad to his two kids, Lilly and Ozzie (aged 14 and nine) who he makes TikToks with.
Jake Johnson is also a father to two children, twin daughters Olivia and Elizabeth (aged nine). Since New Girl, Johnson has starred in Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse and the TV series Stumptown, Lost Ollie, Minx and Hoops (alongside Damon Wayans Jr., who joined for an episode).
Damon Wayans Jr. is busy with TV work, including Happy Together, a recurring role in Bob’s Burgers and a TV series with his father, Damon Wayan’s Jr, called Poppa’s House. He has two kids, a daughter named Anya and a son named Amara.
