The Young and the Restless’ Jason Thompson Receives A Special Delivery

Fans who watched the 47th Annual Daytime Emmys last June and saw winners holding up statuettes in pre-taped speeches weren’t holding the ones that earned this year, but rather past awards for visual effect. The real statuettes were sent to winners recently and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner, Jason Thompson (Billy, The Young and the Restless) is proudly showing off his.

Jason Thompson Has His Emmy

“It happened!!” Thompson posted on Instagram alongside a video of his kids watching him open the box with his Emmy. The actor had been denied gold when he was playing Dr. Patrick Drake on General Hospital, where he earned five consecutive nominations starting in 2011. “It’s real. I’m reminded once again how many people and the many things had to happen to get to that moment.

“I feel incredibly lucky and fortunate to be an actor,” Thompson continues. “The thing I most appreciate is the want to understand the human condition. The love, the loss, the joy and pain we all go through. The struggle to make ends meet and to keep hope. To try and search for the honesty as much as possible.

“And as life goes, I’m not always successful but I don’t mind failing. I’ve had to learn that. I have so much to keep learning. To keep trying. The failure is guaranteed, no doubt, but as long as the lesson follows, I’ll keep trying.

“I’ve tried to thank as many people as I could over a few posts…but a few people that have helped me understand that along the way and helped me grow and gave me a chance to earn another shot that I haven’t been able to thank publicly,” he adds. (Check the actor’s post below to see who he has named.)

“And once again the amazing FANS that have supported me personally and our amazing daytime colleagues and peers,” Thompson adds. “You have my word I will always work hard to earn another scene, another script, another storyline, another hour of your time. Thank you! ♥️.”

You also must watch the video of Bowie Banjo and Rome Coco fascinated by the package that arrived for their dad, but also announcing the “trophy” was “too big.” The Young and the Restless (YR) airs weekdays on CBS. Check your local listings for airtimes.