2024 Emmys: Dan Levy Reveals Euguene Levy Missed Out on This TV Role
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2024 Emmys Hosts Eugene Levy & Dan Levy Beg You To Say Their Last Name Correctly
Nothing similar a small father-son shade.
While hosting the76th Emmy Awards Sept. 15, Dan Levy roasted his dada Eugene Levy for failing to onshore a relation successful 1 peculiarly iconic TV show. (Click present to see who won large astatine the yearly grant show.)
“One happening astir being a moving histrion successful a country similar this is you truly travel look to look with the jobs you didn’t get,” Dan joked during the ceremonial astatine the Peacock Theater successful Los Angeles. “Fun fact: my dada came precise adjacent to getting the relation of Toby Ziegler successful The West Wing.”
“Well, I wouldn’t telephone that a fun fact,” Eugene deadpanned. “But yeah, the relation went to the different guy, who was Richard Schiff.”
When Dan reminded his dada that Richard won an Emmy for his show connected the acclaimed drama—which aired connected NBC from 1999 to 2006—Eugene retorted, “Again, wherefore is that a amusive fact?”
But the elder Levy had a roast of his ain up his sleeve, asking his son, “How was your audition for Ripley?” After cameras panned to a giggling Andrew Scott—whose show successful the 2024 miniseries earned him a information for Outstanding Lead Actor successful a Limited oregon Anthology Series oregon Movie—Dan briskly replied, “Never heard back.”
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Fortunately, the duo already person rather a fewer Emmys betwixt them. Eugene has won 4 passim his career, including an Outstanding Lead Actor successful a Comedy Series triumph for Schitt’s Creek. As for Dan, his enactment connected the beloved drama earned him 4 Emmys of his own, including Outstanding Supporting Actor successful a Comedy Series. Plus, the brace made Emmy past arsenic the first-ever father-son duo to big the amusement together.
Keep speechmaking to spot each the winners from the 2024 Emmy Awards.