Meet Chris Perfetti, the Lovably Corny Breakout Star of ‘Abbott Elementary’

Even after a weekend celebrating Abbott Elementary’s huge wins at the SAG Awards and the NAACP Image Awards, Chris Perfetti can’t catch a break. Just a few days ago, the actor was caught thrusting two SAG statuettes in the air after winning the top ensemble award in the comedy television division. Now, Perfetti has returned to be roasted by his students on Abbott Elementary.

But it’s all worth it. Perfetti has killed it this season as corny, self-aware history teacher Jacob Hill, a white educator at a predominantly Black public school in Philly—though the show’s middle schoolers pull no punches when it comes to giggling at Jacob’s humble brags about owning Kendrick Lamar records and being a part of a traveling theater troupe for children.

Even as the kids (and Jacob’s peers) tease him for his eccentricities, there are plenty of more earnest, heartfelt moments he shares with his co-stars. In this week’s episode, “Mural Arts,” Jacob has to come to terms with his students’ goofy idea for their artistic legacy: a mural featuring silly socks, characters from a fictional viral video. When Jacob thinks their mural should be more, well, meaningful, he attempts to steer them in the right direction with no consideration of their artistic vision.

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