You want to feel good about Hollywood, or even the world, at the moment? Go over to Luke Tennie’s Instagram account. It’s OK, I’ll wait.
You’re back! So did you see the post where Tennie created a montage of his characters: Sean on “Shrinking,” Cruz on “The Pitt” and Dom on “Abbott Elementary”? “Grateful,” Tennie wrote.
My favorite part came in the comments, with his co-stars and producers out in force. From “Abbott Elementary” co-showrunner Patrick Schumacker: “You are the king of Warner Bros.!” From “The Pitt” star Tyler Dearden: “The King of the Warner Bros. lot!” His “Shrinking” colleague Jessica Williams: “Incredible incredible! Sooo proud of you!” Ted McGinley: “This kid BRINGS it!!” Patrick Ball: “This is so legend.” And so on.
There are a lot of overachievers on TV this Emmy season — Michelle Pfeiffer (“The Madison” and “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”), Jason Bateman (“Black Rabbit” and “DTF St. Louis”) and David Harbour (“Stranger Things” and “DTF St. Louis”) among them. But Tennie has the rare bragging rights of being seen on three different shows on three different outlets (Apple TV, HBO Max and ABC) at the same time.
The through line is Warner Bros. TV — which is how he was able to pull off that triple play. And it’s also an encouraging note that all three shows shoot in Los Angeles, including on the Warner Bros. lot. So, Luke Tennie, are you currently the hardest working man on TV?
