In a speech delivered after receiving an honorary doctorate from AV俱乐部 in 2012, Canadian comedian Eugene Levy encouraged graduates to seek out a piece of happiness in their lives.
Well, Levy has a good reason for being happy himself this week 鈥� several, actually. That鈥檚 because his hit TV comedy , co-created with his son Dan, swept to a record-breaking seven wins in the comedy category at Sunday鈥檚 Emmy Awards.
The sitcom, which wrapped up its sixth and final season this year, snagged the award for Best Comedy Series among six others:
鈥⑻� 听Best Comedy Actor award for Eugene Levy
鈥⑻� 听Best Comedy Actress for Catherine O鈥橦ara
鈥⑻� 听Best Comedy Supporting Actor for Dan Levy, the elder Levy鈥檚 son
鈥⑻� 听Best Comedy Supporting Actress for Annie Murphy
鈥⑻� 听Best Comedy Writing for 鈥淗appy Ending鈥� by Dan Levy
鈥⑻� 听Best Comedy Directing for 鈥淗appy Ending鈥� by Dan Levy and Andrew Cividino
Produced by the CBC, the show gained an American following first on the Pop network and later via Netflix. Sunday night鈥檚 Emmys marked the first time a single comedy series has ever swept all seven major categories.
It鈥檚 all reason for celebration for another Dal degree-holder as well: Sarah Levy (BA Theatre, 鈥�08), the elder Levy鈥檚 daughter, is one of the show鈥檚 regular cast members, playing diner waitress Twyla Sands.
Watch highlights from the elder Levy鈥檚 2012 Honorary Degree acceptance speech:
Further reading: Comedy icon Eugene Levy shares laughs and life lessons with the Class of 2012
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