‘Bear’s’ Jon Bernthal Wins 2024 Emmy Award for Comedy Guest Actor

Cheers to the comedy series’ newest guest cast!

Jon Bernthal won the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series award for his performance at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 8. Bear.

The actor who didn’t attend the awards ceremony beat his castmates Bear Guest starring Bob Odenkirk and Will Poulter, as well as Matthew Broderick (Only murders in the building), Ryan Gosling (saturday night live) and Christopher Lloyd (hacker) to take home this honor.

Bernthal first appeared as Mikey Berzatto in ” Bear. The 47-year-old actor later appeared in the sixth episode of Season 2, “Fish,” documenting the Berzato family’s chaotic holiday party. The episode also stars Jamie Lee Curtis, who also won the guest actress award at Sunday night’s Comedy Series Awards for her role as Mickey’s mom, Donna Berzatto.

In August, Bernthal opened up about the idea of ​​playing the character in an interview hollywood reporter.

“I understand what Stephanie Wenger, Joelle Goldstein, Abby Stern Chris Storer needed that version of Mikey to be a larger-than-life, charismatic guy,” he explained. “Just as we sometimes praise and romanticize people we’ve lost, we wanted to see this version of him — his charming smile and ability to take over a room with his energy.”

“When season two came around and I actually got to go to Chicago and be a part of the cast, I realized we needed another side of McGee,” he continued. “We needed to see his hurt and his ugliness and see his spiral. As an actor, it was important to me as an actor to be able to put these buoys into the water and tell who he was and why he resonated with the family. It was a cool exercise, even though he could be really ugly at times.

although Bear Taking over this year’s list of guest actors in the comedy series, other male contestants also delivered impressive performances in their respective shows.

Broderick, 62, joins a stellar cast of guest stars when he joins. Only murders in the building, Playing an enhanced version of himself.

Showrunner John Hoffman told The Wrap that he had no qualms about Broderick joining the hit Hulu series.

“I’ve known Matthew for years and he’s obviously a perfect fit for this show. It’s just a pure comedy killer coming across in a way that only he can do,” he shared. “I have to say, the writer who wrote these evil Ferris Bueller jokes and he had a blast with it too, and it was great to see them all jump up and stand up and play along.”

“He’s very knowledgeable and funny,” Hoffman added of Broderick. “So he quickly recognized the joy of being able to directly develop his personality and career in this way.”

Gosling, 43, has made a big impression since returning to the U.S. saturday night live On April 13, he served as host of the late-night sketch comedy show for the third time.

The actor led the show with a hilarious musical monologue, promising not to “make any jokes about Ken” and explaining that he had to “break up” with his role in Greta Gerwig’s 2023 blockbuster ” Barbie After they “went too deep.”

After performing Taylor’s “All Too Well” with Ken at the center, he was interrupted by his voice. autumn guy Co-stars Emily Blunt. The two then sang a song about Ken and Blunt Oppenheimer The character Katie before wishing the character “goodbye”. However, Gosling snuck in at the end: “Ken will never die!”

Lloyd played Larry Arbuckle in the movie hacker.

The legendary actor, 85, previously revealed he was worried about fitting in with the cast, which includes Gene Smart.

“It’s an incredible cast and I’m a little scared, you know, I really feel that way,” he told Gold Derby in August. “Coming in with them and their artists, the professionalism they showed – inclusion was a concern. I wanted to unleash their energy, be part of the energy of the show and contribute.

Odenkirk plays the role of Uncle Lee in the movie Bear.

The 61-year-old actor told Deadline that guest-starring on the hit Hulu series was “the best experience since filming” Better call Saul.

“Everyone is out there kicking and having fun,” he shared. “Everyone respects each other, every actor, Stephanie Wenger, Joelle Goldstein, Abby Stern Chris Storer runs a team that allows people the freedom to discover, invent and bring things to life.

Poulter, 31, jumped into the kitchen immediately after joining Bear Plays Luca, the chef who trains Marcus (Lionel Boyce).

For Poulter, being on the hit Hulu series is a dream come true

“I called them. I actually asked to be on the show. I asked if I could do it with Stephanie Wenger, Joelle Goldstein, Abby Stern Chris Storer basically said I’m a huge fan of a lot of his work, especially Bear,” he recalled type. “He was kind enough to ask me to play Luca, which honestly changed my life. It kind of helped me realize my dream of playing a chef on TV.

“I have the utmost respect for chefs and the men and women in this industry,” he added. “I feel like society as a whole stands on the shoulders of people in the food and beverage industry, and we don’t necessarily even really understand or think about it. They support us and defend us every day, but they don’t get enough recognition for what they do. grateful.

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The 2024 Creative Arts Emmy Awards will air on FXX on Saturday, September 14 at 8pm ET, and can also be streamed on Hulu from September 15 to October 9.