Meryl Streep.Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Meryl Streepjust received quite the unique (and underground!) gift for her 72nd birthday.
Wilson revealed onhis Instagram Storythat the “P” stickers on the subway signs were real, while a street sign reading “W 72 Streep,“shared to his feed, was Photoshopped.
“The chap with the cherry picker let me down … so you’ll have to settle for the photoshop mockup for this birthday surprise 😎,” he joked alongside the latter post.
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Speaking with theNew York Post, Wilson said the birthday surprise “was one of these ideas that you have and you’re just like, ‘That’s so perfect’ — and she’s a national treasure, so everyone’s going to love it.”
This isn’t the first time Wilson has used his artistic talents to pay tribute to famous faces. In the past, he has modified signs throughout the city to honorPrince,Aretha Franklin,Ruth Bader Ginsburgand more.
As Wilson toldTime Outof his Streep project, “I am known for my subway-sign tributes and realized back in January that this one-letter sticker change would be the perfect birthday surprise from New York to one of its best-loved stars.”
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Streep has appeared in dozens of films over her 45-year career, and has been nominated for a record total of 21 Oscars.
She is also celebrating the 15-year anniversary of her comedyThe Devil Wears Pradathis month, and recently told toldEntertainment Weeklythat playing the domineering and intimidating Miranda Priestly was a challenge.
“It was horrible! I was [miserable] in my trailer. I could hear them all rocking and laughing,” Streep said of the filming process, during whichshe attempted method acting. “I was so depressed! I said, ‘Well, it’s the price you pay for being boss!’ "
The actress added, “That’s the last time I everattempted a Method thing!”
source: people.com
