ST. LOUIS (KSDK) — He stars in the show people can’t get enough of, and he’s a St. Louis native people can’t stop talking about.
He’s also 5 On Your Side's meteorologist and traffic anchor Anthony Slaughter’s uncle.
Sterling K. Brown is quite busy these days but never too busy for family.
He sat down with his nephew for an exclusive interview while he was back in St. Louis for the ‘Champions of Hope Gala.’
On Nov. 19, "This Is Us" will have its fall finale. Brown has starred in the NBC drama as Randall Pearson since its premiere in 2016.
It’s no surprise "This Is Us" was renewed earlier this year and will take us through at least six seasons. The show is currently in its fourth season.
Throughout the fourth season, Brown's favorite change to his character has been he and his wife, Beth, ‘uniting’ once again following the turmoil of the couple in the third season.
"I’m happy to see them [Randall and Beth] operating as more of a more cohesive unit. I got stressed out when things weren’t working out between Beth and Randall. My real-life wife got stressed out. I know the fans were, so I’m happy to see that we’re in a united place," Brown said.
Brown said there are some ‘big things’ happening going into the back half of the season, and fans might be upset with this fall finale.
"There’s some tension that develops within the family," Brown said. ‘So, there’s Rebecca, there’s Kevin, Kate, Randall — something happens in the present day that causes people to sort of fall away from one another a little bit. That’s really all I can say."
Brown knew the fall finale would polarize fans.
"The fans are gonna be upset, but in a way that like because we’re gonna leave them like 6 or 7 weeks before we a chance to see what happens next."
However, Brown said fans of the show will have "a lot" to look forward to next season.
"There's a lot. What I can say is this: Dan Fogelman, the creator of our show, has an end point in mind. There are things that we've actually already shot for our series finale, right, that we're banking so that when it comes time to like show them, it'll be fun,’ Brown said.
"I think we want to be on for a long time, but also, we don't want to wear out or welcome, so hopefully when we go, folks will be like 'aww man, they should've stuck around.' Like a good house guest — they leave before you get tired of them."
Watch the fall finale of "This Is Us" Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 9 p.m. on WTHR.
