It looks like Donald Glover may have dressed up as Teddy Perkins for the awards show.
During Monday night’s (17 September) Emmy Awards, as Bill Hader stood up to accept his award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, he hugged a recognisable character in the front row – Atlanta‘s very own white-masked villain Teddy Perkins, who appears in the sixth episode of the second season. Backstage, Hader said, “I don’t know who that was I hugged but it was the guy from Atlanta, he showed up.”
Camera footage also later shows Glover (the actual Donald Glover appearing as himself) at the Emmys, raising some questions across the internet. As fans have speculated, could it be that Glover turned up to the Emmys dressed as Teddy Perkins? And also somehow managed to switch roles? Scroll down for a selection of fan reactions.
Glover was nominated for five awards, including Lead Actor, Writing, Guest Actor and Directing for a Comedy Series.
The only thing more intense than Teddy Perkins being in the front row of the Emmys is trying to explain to someone who doesn’t watch Atlanta who Teddy Perkins is.
— Ben Schwartz (@rejectedjokes) September 18, 2018
Why is nobody talking about the fact that Donald Glover (or someone) showed up to the #Emmys as Teddy Perkins from Atlanta?! pic.twitter.com/0KkyDksPFi
— Austin Grant (@AustinPlanet) September 18, 2018
Yo — Donald Glover has me shook 🤯#Emmys pic.twitter.com/aZGApxYWKP
— Timōthy (@thehalfrican06) September 18, 2018
Donald Glover totally dressed like Teddy Perkins to get that award smh my mans deserved that 😭 pic.twitter.com/1ir9YVZUTb
— Elise Swopes (@Swopes) September 18, 2018
Donald Glover didn’t win, but he did come dressed as Teddy Perkins. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/SZwlROoMOJ
— Matt Wilstein (@mattwilstein) September 18, 2018
..i’ve said it before & i’ll say it again: @donaldglover is on another level. #EmmyAwards2018 #teddyperkins pic.twitter.com/9iPlatjeOA
— Kadeem Hardison (@KadeemHardison) September 18, 2018
Wait how the hell did Donald Glover go from Teddy Perkins back to himself so quick??? #emmys pic.twitter.com/WajKqp9ZDB
— jalen💕 (@j_lenparker) September 18, 2018
Donald Glover dressed as Teddy Perkins will go down as one of the most iconic award moments….buutt only if he wins…cause if he doesn’t, that means you’re sittin there for 3 hrs awkwardly in a face full of makeup #Emmys pic.twitter.com/2tSkUKJjfL
— ToTheMacksRadio (@ToTheMacksRadio) September 18, 2018
So was lakeith standing in…we got some questions? pic.twitter.com/fou4p59k94
— ToTheMacksRadio (@ToTheMacksRadio) September 18, 2018
Donald Glover was really front row at the #Emmys as Teddy Perkins?? They showed him for like 0.6 seconds before the director cut away, horrified. pic.twitter.com/31uvGHVGXN
— Ben are canceled (@GoldsteinRaw) September 18, 2018
I swear this is Richard Ayoade and Donald Glover is the Teddy Perkins pic.twitter.com/cieqz7HoEf
— xiaozhang (@gaaheoi1) September 18, 2018
soooo whoever is at the #emmys dressed like teddy perkins can’t be donald glover ’cause….
right? pic.twitter.com/KwKwMpEeb5
— AwkwardBlackGirlFans (@FansofABG) September 18, 2018
Can Donald Glover please win so we can get the Teddy Perkins acceptance speech we deserve? #Emmys pic.twitter.com/VmiWYNPnbF
— Megan Polito (@mrs_polito) September 18, 2018