VIDEO: Rick Springfield Reveals 'My Wife Likes 'Ricki' Character Better Than Me'

Best known for his 1981 smash "Jessie's Girl," Rick Springfield is an actor as well as a rock musician, and plays Meryl Streep's love interest in the new film, "Ricki and the Flash." He stopped by this week's TODAY's to talk with Savannah Guthrie about the experience of working with Oscar-winner Streep, and he jokes that his wife may like the character he plays in the movie better than she likes him. Check out the appearance below!

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