Lamorne Morris had a less-than-ideal interaction with Julia Louis-Dreyfus at a pre-Emmys party when his sister dragged him over to meet the actress and he walked away out of a fear he'd 'embarrass' himself
Lamorne Morris Recalls the Awkward Moment He Walked Away from Julia Louis-Dreyfus Out of Fear He'd 'Embarrass Myself'
The actor was "panicking" because "nothing clever was coming to my mind" when his sister dragged him over to the starJulia Moore is a TV writer-reporter at PEOPLE. A graduate of Northwestern University, she has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.alum, 41, recalled meeting the actress at a pre-Emmys party recently with his sister, who he said is "obsessed" with Louis-Dreyfus, 63.
"She asked me — I forget the question she asked me — but at that moment, I was done with the conversation, because I was like, there's nothing coming out," he said. Julia Louis-Dreyfus attends the 2024 Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California."I'm not joking — and I don't know why I did this. She asked me a question and I turned around and I just started walking in a different direction," Morris admitted. "My sister was like, 'Sorry about him.
Aside from the Iron Man mention, Morris' heartfelt speech also saw him give credit to his "beautiful mother" who he said has "been my biggest champion," and also mentioned his 4-year-old daughter Lily.
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