The AbbottElementary actor on why kids have the best comedic timing, representing teachers and where Greg and Janine go from here.
, the acclaimed ABC mockumentary about a group of effervescent educators at an underfunded Philadelphia public school. In the Emmy-winning workplace comedy, Williams plays Gregory Eddie, a tightly-wound but well-intentioned first-grade teacher who harbors a not-so-secret crush on protagonist Janine Teagues .
One of the more brilliant things that the writers did this year was make Jacob [Chris Perfetti] Gregory’s confession point. Gregory needed a safe place to say how he felt about Janine, and it made it a little easier to wrap my head around him saying that. There was also a little smile to everything I said in that scene, because you love being able to say that you like somebody. I wanted to make sure that we got the feeling that he was excited about this—because he should be.
I think what he means is that, “It’s time to stop turning over this soil and get serious about who I am and where I want to go. I figured that out, so let me live and walk that out.” There’s a certain freedom going forward in that [mindset]. After the rejection from Janine, he found that he didn’t want to leave Abbott. Although she was the reason why he stayed, this [relationship] not working out doesn’t mean that he leaves. I feel like he became an adult in a different way that day.
In regards to Black male teachers, I want them to feel as seen as possible, and that’s the response I’ve gotten. One guy DM’d me like, “I literally dress just like Gregory!” Even from the way we choose his wardrobe, it shouldn’t feel like a perfectly well-put together man. It should feel like some guy who’s trying to spice it up, andDid you have any favorite teachers that helped you get to where you are?, so I had two different studio teachers: Nancy Flint and Sharon Sacks.
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