Emily Longeretta Michael Keaton has continued his winning streak, taking home the Emmy for lead actor in a limited or anthology series for his part in Hulu’s “Dopesick.” Keaton portrayed Dr.
Samuel Finnix in the eight-episode drama about the rise and fall of the opioid crisis, also taking a closer look at Purdue Pharma, the company that promoted OxyContin.
The project, Keaton’s first television show, was a personal one for the actor, whose nephew died from a drug overdose. “My folks weren’t exactly patrons of the arts,” he said in his acceptance speech. “We weren’t patrons of anything, frankly.
But I want to thank them. I just want to thank all those people in my family for never making me feel foolish, because I went on to do that several times myself.
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