Julia Louis-Dreyfus Dedicates Emmy Win to Her Father Who Was a Bedford Resident

BEDFORD, NY — An emotional Julia Louis-Dreyfus dedicated her latest Emmy win Sunday to her father, William Louis-Dreyfus, who had died the previous Friday.

William Louis-Dreyfus, a Bedford resident, was 84, according to an obituary on the Cassidy-Flynn Funeral Home website.

Louis-Dreyfus requested that memorial donations be made to:

• Neighbors Link of Northern Westchester
• Duke University School of Law, Attn: William Louis-Dreyfus Fund—Wrongful convictions Clinic, Box 90389, Durham, NC 27708.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus won her fifth consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of U.S. President Selina Meyer in the HBO series “Veep.”

In accepting her award, Julia Louis-Dreyfus said she wanted to apologize for the current political climate.

“I think that ‘Veep’ has torn down the wall between comedy and politics,” she said, adding that it now “feels more like a sobering documentary.”

Louis-Dreyfus then said, crying as her hand holding her speech shook, that she was dedicating the Emmy to her father.

“I’m so glad that he liked ‘Veep’ because his opinion was the one that really mattered,” she said.

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