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Full interview: Actor Sam Richardson on growing up in Detroit, his career, and more

Richardson up for Emmy for role in ‘Ted Lasso’

DETROIT – Actor and comedian Sam Richardson sat down with Local 4′s Kimberly Gill a few weeks ago to discuss growing up in Detroit, his career, and more.

Richardson might be best known for his role in the HBO series “Veep” or his guest appearances in the Apple TV+ comedy series “Ted Lasso.” He is currently starring alongside Tiffany Haddish in the Apple TV+ miniseries “The Afterparty.”

He grew up in Detroit. He also co-created and co-starred in “Detroiters,” a show about best friends and next-door neighbors Sam Duvet (Richardson) and Tim Cramblin (Tim Robinson) that ran for two seasons on Comedy Central.

Richardson was nominated for an Emmy for best guest actor in a comedy series for his role in “Ted Lasso.”

This interview was conducted before actors joined screenwriters on strike. On Friday, July 14, 2023, Hollywood actors joined screenwriters in the first dual strike from the two unions in more than six decades.

Watch the full interview with Sam Richardson in the video player above.


About the Authors
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You can watch Kimberly Gill weekdays anchoring Local 4 News at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. and streaming live at 10 p.m. on Local 4+. She's an award-winning journalist who finally called Detroit home in 2014. Kim has won Regional Emmy Awards, and was part of the team that won the National Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast in 2022.

Kayla Clarke headshot

Kayla is a Web Producer for ClickOnDetroit. Before she joined the team in 2018 she worked at WILX in Lansing as a digital producer.

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