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Billy Porter Makes History with Emmy Win

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Sep 23, 2019
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Actor Billy Porter made history during the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards by becoming the first openly gay Black man to win Best Actor in a Drama.

Porter, 50, accepted the award during the ceremony on September 22 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California for his portrayal of Pray Tell on the Emmy-nominated show, Pose.

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