Katt Williams Won An Emmy For This Episode Of Atlanta FX

Looking back atit, the performance was relatively short, but boy, was it powerful. Remember when comedian and actor Katt Williams was having a rough time in 2018? That’s when Donald Glover tapped him to star in an episode of the hit show Atlanta FX. It’s called “Alligator Man.”

The two talked about Williams winning an Emmy for the role, but who knows if they both had it planned all along: Williams went on to win an Emmy for his portrayal of “Alligator Man,” which was the name of the episode at the sttart of Season 3 of Atlanta.

Watch Kat Williams as ‘Alligator Man’ in Atlanta FX

Here’s the award-winning scenes for Williams.

AtlantaFX was also nominated for a Gold Derby TV Award for the “Teddy Perkins” episode. The awards are given out based on the votes of  thousands of Gold Derby users.

With more than 700 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.
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