Tramell Tillman made all kinds of history at the Emmy Awards last night, becoming both the first Black person and the first openly gay person to win best supporting actor in a drama for his performance in the second season of Apple TV’s Severance —a disquieting sci-fi psychological thriller that is now the most-watched series in the streaming service’s history.

Through his win, Tillman also secured bragging rights for the DC area: He was born in the District, and grew up in Prince George’s County. Here are five things to know about the actor, just to enrich your hometown pride:

1. He had a very DC-area upbringing.

Tillman, who was born in DC in 1985, was raised in Largo and was the youngest of six siblings. He is a 2003 graduate of Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, and bot

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