A character from the FX hit series “Atlanta” was seated in the front row and taking selfies at the Emmy Awards.
Teddy Perkins appeared Monday night at the Microsoft Theater in the same attire as worn on the comedy-drama, sporting a red velvet dinner jacket, heavy white makeup, prosthetics and a bob cut wig.
The character was played by the show’s star Donald Glover, but it’s unclear whether, at the Emmys, the actor-singer dressed up as Perkins who became a main attraction in the crowd and on social media taking selfies during commercial breaks.
Perkins congratulated Bill Hader, who won an Emmy for best actor in a television comedy over Glover — last year’s winner.
Even Hader had no idea who was dressed up as Perkins.