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Bill Haderis taking home the gold!
The actor, 40, won the award for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for his HBO showBarryat the 2018Emmy Awardson Monday night.
“I did not think this would happen,” Hader said during his speech. “I took classes at Second City L.A. I was taught there that you should always make the other people look good so I hired other great actors who made me look good.”
He also thanked his costars, including Harry Winkler — who won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series forBarry— and Sarah Goldberg.
Check out all ofPEOPLE’s 2018 Emmys coveragehere.
His fellow nominees included Larry David forCurb Your Enthusiasm, Anthony Anderson forblack-ish, William H. Macy forShameless, Ted Danson forThe Good Placeand Donald Glover forAtlanta.RELATED VIDEO: Bill Hader’s First Acting Job Was On ‘Punk’d’ — And He Was ‘Not Very Good’
This is Hader’s second win and 14th nomination. The actor previously won the Emmy award for outstanding animated program in 2009 for his work onSouth Park. He’s served as a creative consultant and producer on the show since its 12th season.
Hader received four nominations for the HBO comedy,Barry, including for writing, directing and producing.
source: people.com
