After His Father Died at 45, Sterling K. Brown Made a Goal to Live to 100
In a new Men's Health profile, This Is Us' star Sterling K. Brown revealed he has a goal of living until he's 100.
Brown explained that the goal stemmed from his own father's death, who died unexpectedly at 45 from a heart attack.
There's no question that Sterling K. Brown, aka Randall on This Is Us (now in its fourth season) is one of America's favorite actors of the moment. Not only do fans hardcore ship his fictional relationship with Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson), but his real life love story with wife Ryan Michelle Bathe is pretty romantic, too. Not to mention the obvious: The guy is pretty easy on the eyes.
One of the keys to the 43-year-old's apparent perfection? As revealed in a recent profile for Men's Health, he takes physical fitness and self-care incredibly seriously—and for good reason. The actor revealed that when he was just 10 years old, his father died of a diabetes-induced heart attack at age 45. The Black Panther star added that no man in his immediate family has lived past the age of 65.
"I just cried," he told the publication about his dad's untimely passing. "I just cried. I miss him...Sterling always felt like an old man’s name because it was my old man’s name. But now it’s my name.”
He continued, "I think when Pops passed, I had sort of a recognition of the fact that 45 was young...So I try to do things as proactively as possible to ensure that I’m around to see my children’s children and be of value to them when they come into the world."
Because of his family history, the A-lister and father of two sons made a goal to live until he's 100 years old. What does he do to accomplish this? Apparently plenty of basketball, daily exercise, calisthenics, and 20 minutes of meditation a day. As far as his diet, he eats a lot of grains and greens. Oh, and did we mention that each year he honors his birthday with a 10 mile run? The guy is clearly committed.
"There’s so much to live for, and I don’t want to sell myself short by thinking I don’t have a right to longevity and vitality any more or less than anyone else,” he said.
Our advice to Brown? Keep doing what you're doing—because as anyone with eyes can see, the results of his hard work are clearly paying off.
To read the entire interview, head over to MensHealth.com.
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