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Anthony Andersonis done waiting for his Emmy Award.
Theblack-ishactor, 51, received his seventh nomination for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series at the2021 Emmy Awards. It is also the ABC series' fourth time being nominated for outstanding comedy series, of which he is an executive producer.
“It’s time for a win. I’ll be honest. It’s time for a win,” he adds.
On Sunday, if the comedian takes home the Emmy, he tells PEOPLE, “I’ll probably cry, scream, I might even cuss a little bit. I don’t know. You never know until you’re in that moment.”
Anthony Anderson in “Black-ish”.Richard Cartwright/ABC
“Will I have something prepared? Yes. Will I go off script? Yes. Will I probably lose my mind and lose my place? Yes. Will they probably play music to get me off the stage? Yes,” Anderson jokes.
Black-ish,which also starsTracee Ellis Ross,Marsai Martin,Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown,Jenifer Lewis, andLaurence Fishburne, first premiered in September 2014 and is coming to an end next year with the eighth season. It also produced two spinoffs during its run,grown-ishandmixed-ish.
The sitcom features the Johnson family as they navigated being a Black family in a predominantly white area. Although there are many moments of joy, the series has also tackled numerous conversations aboutracism, police brutality, and America’s history of slavery.
“More people stop me on the street and talk about how much they learned from our show,” Anderson tells PEOPLE ahead of theEmmy Awards. “So I love the history lesson that we’re giving in terms of culture, in terms of character, in terms of things that are happening in a particular community but that resonate with the world.”
He adds, “It means something great to be a part of the zeitgeist and to have a show that you can take teachable moments and learn from.”
Series creator Kenya Barris drew inspiration from the late Norman Lear’s sitcomsAll in the FamilyandThe Jeffersonsbecause the Black families were “unapologetic in who they are,” says Anderson.
“I believe that we should all be able to speak our truth and that’s what we’re doing and I love doing that every week,” theblack-ishstar adds.
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In an August issue of PEOPLE, Anderson touched on his emotions as the ABC show comes to an end.
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“It’s bittersweet to be a part of something from its inception,” he told PEOPLE at the time. “Helping to develop it and usher it into the world and to work with my cast and crew and production team for almost 10 years now, and to know that that’s coming to an end.”
“But we’ve done some great television, we’ve done a lot of great things for the culture,” he continued.
Anderson also admitted that although he’s not entirely sure what his lasting impact will be, “I know thatblack-ishis definitely a big part of what that legacy may be, just in terms of what it means for storytelling, from our perspective and the culture itself.”
source: people.com
