"When Jeff Hiller wins an Emmy, we all win an Emmy. Hiller won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his part in Somebody Somewhere 's final season. "I feel like I'm going to cry," said Hiller as he began his speech, "because for the past 25 years I have been like, 'World, I want to be an actor!' And the world was like 'Maybe computers.'""
"Hiller has been in the biz for decades, landing bit parts on shows like 30 Rock and Difficult People before embodying Joel on Somebody Somewhere. Joel starts Bridget Everett's Sam on the road to self-acceptance and in doing so, also comes into his own as a gay man in rural America. Fighting Nate Bargatze's odious acceptance-speech timer, Hiller shouted out HBO "for putting a show about sweaty middle-age people on the same network as the sexy teens of Euphoria.""
Jeff Hiller won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Somebody Somewhere's final season. He expressed near-tears and recalled a 25-year desire to be an actor, joking that the world suggested 'Maybe computers.' He beat nominees including Harrison Ford, Bowen Yang, and Michael Urie, who reacted supportively. Hiller has worked for decades in bit parts on shows like 30 Rock and Difficult People before portraying Joel. Joel helps Bridget Everett's character Sam pursue self-acceptance and finds his own identity as a gay man in rural America. Hiller thanked HBO, the Duplass brothers, his husband, and Bridget Everett.
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