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 beat out supporting dudes like like Harrison Ford, Bowen Yang, and Michael Urie — all of whom looked pleased as punch to see Hiller win. Urie even appeared to tear up for his bud.
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