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Top of the class!
Tyler James Williamsis now aGolden Globewinner after taking home the best supporting actor in a musical, comedy or drama award for his role inAbbott Elementary.
Discussing his character in the show, Williams, 30, continued, “I pray that this is a win for Gregory Eddie and for his story and for stories like this that we may understand but his story just as important as all of the other stories that have to be told out here. Thank you so much for this.”
Williams beat outJohn Lithgow(The Old Man), Jonathan Pryce (The Crown), John Turturro (Severance) andHenry Winkler(Barry) for the award.
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“Quinta DMs me and is like, ‘Hey, I have this idea for this thing that I think we could do,’ " Williams previously toldTeen Vogue. “The first thing that came to me was like, ‘Yeah, she’s fun. This could be fun.’ "
Brunson toldBustlethat Williams “really embodies the everyday guy I wanted Gregory to be.”
“I knew he had the sense of humor to pull off certain quirks,” she continued. “We both approach comedy in a similar way. For the Janine and Gregory aspect, that makes them a bit more playful than most on-screen potential love interests.”
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