The year of “The Bear” continues. Jeremy Allen White, who last week won his second Golden Globe for his performance as the driven chef Carmy, added his first Emmy to his trophy case on Monday night, for best actor in a comedy. (Because this year’s ceremony was delayed by the writers’ and actors’ strikes, White was recognized for his performance in Season 1 of the show; his Golden Globe was for Season 2.)
“I love this show so much,” White said in his acceptance speech. “It filled me up; it gave me a passion.”
“Thank you to all those who have stayed close to me, especially in this past year,” he added. “Thank you for believing in me when I had trouble believing in myself.”
In “The Bear,” White, 32, plays a former rising star of the New York culinary scene who inherits a sandwich shop in Chicago from his dead brother. He has earned widespread acclaim for his raw performance.
His character was the emotional heart of the show’s first season, which became a surprise hit during the summer of 2022 despite its grubby milieu and the absence of A-listers in the cast. (Among the praise: its realistic depictions of restaurant work, grief and Chicago.)
The series, an FX production for Hulu, was also nominated for best comedy and has already been renewed for a third season. In winning the best actor Emmy, White unseated Jason Sudeikis, who had earned back-to-back wins in the category for his performance in the first two seasons of the Apple TV+ comedy “Ted Lasso” and had been nominated again for that show’s third and final season.
Source: Television - nytimes.com
