Emmys 2016: Louie Anderson Wins Emmy For Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Veteran actor Louie Anderson won the first 2016 Emmy Award presented Sunday night for his role as a woman.

Anderson won the best supporting actor in a comedy series for his role as Christine Baskets in FX’sfreshman series Baskets. He beat out a list of contenders that included Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele), Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Matt Walsh and Tony Hale for their roles in Veep.

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.