To paraphrase Tom Cruise inRisky Business, sometimes you gotta bust a move.

“This new version of Eddie,” Guzman tellsEntertainment Weekly.

“Like ‘No, I’m going to sit in my joy.

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Eddie (Ryan Guzman) channels Tom Cruise in ‘Risky Business’ on ‘9-1-1’ season 8, episode 6, “Confessions”.Disney/Ray Mickshaw

I deserve this joy.’

And, through the power of the priest and his conversation, ‘I’ve earned this.'”

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What else is there?

Well, let’s just end up in church."

And shaving his mustache.

What was the story behind that facial hair in the first place?

I tried showing up with one several years ago and they were like, “Absolutely not.

We’re not keeping that caterpillar, no way.”

Then Tim sent it to all of ABC and then Disney and it went up the whole line.

I’m like, “Whoa, okay, this thing climbed real quick.”

And they went for it!

I was like, “Okay, I’m going to have some fun with this.”

For Eddie, it was kind of the opposite.

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What was it like filming the shaving scene?

I assume that was practical, so just one take?

But as Eddie, I was just living in the moment of self acceptance of finally.

I’m like, “Oh yeah, that’s what I look like.”

Let’s take the next step."

And it was really nice to have Eddie do that.

He doesn’t just take steps, he dances.

That was Tim and Kenny Choi’s idea.

Tim had always been trying to find something for me to dance in.

And I loved it.

I thought that’s where we were going.

But then here we go withRisky Businessfrom the mind of Kenny Choi.

I haven’t danced on camera like that in so many years.

But I wanted to make it clear that this isn’t Sean fromStep Updancing.

So I just had fun.

I think we did six takes and that’s it.

The rest is history.

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