As The West Wing formed members reunited astatine the 2024 Emmys ceremonial connected signifier astatine the Peacock Theater successful Los Angeles, the actor—who played Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman for each of the show’s 7 seasons—shared his regrets connected missing the occasion, which marked the series’ 25th anniversary.
“It breaks my bosom not to beryllium capable to beryllium with my West Wing household astatine the Emmys contiguous oregon astatine the White House aboriginal this week to observe our 25th birthday,” Bradley wrote successful a Sept. 15 station connected X explaining what’s adjacent for him. “But I’m successful Budapest connected different White House acceptable pretending to enactment for different administration. (I know. I request to enactment connected my range.)”
While Bradley was absent from the juncture (see each the stars who did grace the reddish carpet here), his costars including Allison Janey, Martin Sheen, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney and Richard Schiff got connected stage—which was decked retired to replicate The West Wingset—to contiguous Shogun with Outstanding Drama Series (See each victor of the nighttime here).
Still, Bradley didn’t fto his lack for the large infinitesimal get successful the mode of reminiscing astir the series.
“My God, the penning connected The West Wing,” his posts connected X continued. “Those characters. Played by radical I emotion and respect and get to beryllium portion of a household with for the remainder of my life. As Janel said successful her beauteous piece, it was, and someway continues to be, a privilege. A gift.”
The histrion went connected to praise The West Wing crew, arsenic good arsenic its creator Aaron Sorkin and his precocious costar John Spencer, who died successful 2005 conscionable earlier the series’ past play aired.
“I’m reasoning of our unthinkable crew,” Bradley added. “Of the hundreds of radical you ne'er saw who made this happen. I’m reasoning of Aaron. Of the occurrence of a superb writer sitting successful a country and having an thought that made each of this possible. And I’m reasoning of John Spencer. Of however overmuch we miss him. Of what a footwear helium would person gotten retired of tonight.”
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And similar his costars—who joked astir the show’s ridiculous crippled lines turning retired to beryllium acold tamer than the current, existent governmental climate—Bradley got sentimental astir the series’ impact.
“The farther distant from the amusement I get, the much grateful I americium to person been a portion of it,” helium continued. “I’m arrogant of its ongoing bequest that celebrates anticipation and nationalist work successful a satellite that tin nary longer spend cynicism and despair. So what’s next? To observe our anniversary, I anticipation you volition cheque your elector registration and marque a program to vote!!!”
The West Wing formed presenting Shogunwith 1 of the night’s biggest honors was conscionable 1 item from the 2024 Emmys. Keep speechmaking for immoderate of the night’s champion moments.