Peter Gallagher ‘Not Surprised’ by the Fandom for TV Son Adam Brody (Exclusive)

Peter Gallagher is giving his TV son Adam Brody his flowers.

The Humane star, 69, who starred with Brody, 44, on The O.C., solely shared his ideas on the “Adam Brody Renaissance” hitting the web because the debut of his new Netflix rom-com Nobody Wants This.

“I wouldn’t go as far as being a proud dad, and I haven’t seen the show, but I’m proud of him all the time as his friend and former TV dad,” Gallagher tells PEOPLE on the opening evening of Broadway’s Left on Tenth, which he stars in alongside Julianna Margulies, on Wednesday, Oct. 23.

“And I’m not surprised at all [of the renaissance],” he provides. “He’s so talented and I’m glad he’s still doing his thing.”

Gallagher acquired to see this expertise firsthand on 4 seasons of The O.C. whereas enjoying Sandy Cohen, the daddy of Brody’s character Seth Cohen, on the hit teen drama. The two had an in depth bond on the present, which seems to have translated off-screen. 

While it’s been greater than twenty years because the present premiered, he additionally shared with PEOPLE that there are some issues which have caught with him, together with the phrase “Chrismukkah,” which Brody’s character coined on the present.

“I just remember hearing Chrismukkah for the first time and thinking, ‘That’s brilliant. I think that’s gonna stick,’ and it did,” Gallagher tells PEOPLE.

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And he isn’t the one O.C. alum that has praised Brody for his latest step again into the limelight together with his new character, swoon-worthy rabbi Noah Roklov, in Nobody Wants This. 

Rachel Bilson, who performed Brody’s girlfriend — and later spouse — Summer Roberts on the Fox collection, additionally praised his efficiency, and famous that she thought Brody’s renaissance by no means left. 

“I feel like it’s always been there,” Bilson, 43, instructed PEOPLE at a SimpliSafe launch occasion earlier this month. “But if it is, it’s well deserved.”

“I mean, he is awesome,” added the actress. “He’s the best.”

Nobody Wants This debuted to very large fanfare on Sept. 26, and was renewed for a second season shortly after. The story follows Brody’s character Noah and Kristen Bell‘s Joanne — a intercourse podcaster — as they fall in love regardless of the obstacles.

“I hear everybody loves it and I could not be extra excited, ‘trigger actually Kristen and Adam each I really like, and are like my folks,” Bilson stated of the collection. “So I’m really excited about it and excited for them.”