Jeffrey Tambor Explains Forgetting to Thank His Wife at Emmys

Jeffrey Tambor claimed his second Emmy last night for his amazing work as Maura Pfefferman in Amazon's hit show "Transparent."

The 72-year-old actor, who plays a transgender woman, also issued a call to action for Hollywood to accept and give more trans actors a chance.

"Give them auditions. Give them their story," he said.

He was lauded and praised for his message. But he forgot to thank possibly the most important person in his life: his wife, Kasia Ostlun.

"Because they were just blasting this signal at me that I forgot to thank my wife, and so I want to thank my wife, Kasia," he said after the show as part of IMDb's live Emmys after-show. "I leave my family to shoot this [show]. It's hard, but they're so proud of Daddy."

Tambor and Ostlun have been together since 2001. They have four children together, and he has a daughter from a previous relationship.

During the interview, he also gave a shout-out to fellow Emmy winner and "Transparent" creator Jill Soloway.

"May I say something about this creator to my left? She's responsible for the safest set I've ever been on, and she created Maura. I just followed the breadcrumbs, and we are all madly in love with Jill Soloway."