Christopher Melonihas aged very well, and the internet has taken notice.
The internet has responded by crowning him “Zaddy.”
So what does his family make of Meloni’s new cultural status?
Christopher Meloni is enjoying a second-act career renaissance.Cindy Ord/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
“My wife, she’s lovely, she gets it.
Meaning she’s like, ‘Eh, whatever,'” Meloni told PEOPLE.
“My kids, on the other hand, invariably once a month, it’s ‘Really?
Their friends will send them a meme that’s come out or whatever.”
Meloni continued, “but I think secretly in their hearts, they get it.
It’s cool, because we all have a good goof with it.
My children’s friends bust my chops, but it’s all fun.
It’s an honor.”
It’s not all fun and games.
Meloni also seems to genuinely appreciate his second-act career renaissance and the wisdom that comes with aging.
“Age is a wondrous thing,” Meloni said.
It’s a more refined way to operate."
Read the full interview over atPEOPLE.
