It’s safe to say that The Bear came to dominate the 75th Emmy winners list, because it ended up taking ten trophies last night, including one for Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who plays everyone’s favorite cousin, Richie. There’s no question that the actor was deserving of the win for Oustanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and looking back on his candid comments about what fuels his character made it even clearer.
I spoke to Ebon Moss-Bachrach long before he received his first Emmy nomination for The Bear. During our interview, he gushed about Jeremy Allen White and how hard it is to play Carmy, and he gave us the inside scoop on how Jon Bernthal ended up on the FX dramedy. However, now it’s time to give the Richie actor his flowers, because as we talked about Season 2 of the show, he opened up about what fuels his character, and he was very candid about it all, saying:
