Tituss Burgess explains why his latest Emmy nomination for KimmySchmidt is just as meaningful as his first.
star discussed earning his fifth Emmy nomination for the role of Titus Andromedon, reflecting on how meaningful it is for Black actors to be recognized in the midst of a national reckoning with racism.
"It never goes lost on me, my good fortune. It is a result of now being aware of how much representation matters," says Burgess, who is one of only a handful of openly LGBTQ Black actors to earn an Emmy nod. "When I got my first nomination, it reminded me of watching Barack Obama receive the Democratic nomination," he continues.
Check out video above for more, including Burgess discussing the challenges of shooting an interactive special with "900 different endings."
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