Emmys 2017: Donald Glover Wins Emmy for Lead Actor in Comedy Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Donald Glover was the big winner in the Lead Actor In a Comedy Series, winning his second primetime Emmy for the evening.

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Glover, who won for his role in FX's Atlanta, beat out an impressive list of competitors including Zach Galifianakis (FX’s Baskets), Anthony Anderson (ABC’sBlack-ish), Aziz Ansari (Netflix’sMaster of None), William H. Macy (Showtime’sShameless) and Jeffrey Tambor (Amazon’sTransparent)

Glover also won an Emmy earlier in the night for directing in a comedy series.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.