The 32-year-old Newburyport native, who has become a bit of a household name thanks to his role as the loveable jock Steve Harrington on Netflix’s hit horror sci-fi series, stopped by “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Tuesday to discuss the impending end of “Stranger Things,” as well as his burgeoning music career.

Joe Keery talks about being emotional while wrapping filming for Stranger Things Season 5, recording his album The Crux in New York City and when he used to perform in a wig and sunglasses disguise.

It was a long year.” “But to wrap it all up and the anticipation of working on something for so long — I mean it’s been one-third of my life, really,” he continued. “It was emotional,” Keery added. “We sort of got to that last day and it was like everything really hit on that last day of shooting.