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Jan 12, 2023 · In the most recent episode airing January 11, Orlando Jones returned to "Abbott" to reprise his role as Gregory's father, and fans just can't get over how perfect that casting is.
- Mike Bedard
Feb 17, 2022 · When Tuesday's episode of "Abbott Elementary" revealed that actor Orlando Jones was playing Tyler James Williams' father, Twitter went into a frenzy.
- Atiya Jordan
Feb 22, 2022 · Abbott Elementary fans hoped for the television show’s creator, Quinta Brunson, to cast Jones as Gregory’s dad because he resembled Williams. Brunson reportedly agreed and cast Jones to play the role, surprising and exciting the show’s fans in doing so.
Jan 11, 2023 · In ET's exclusive sneak peek of Wednesday's episode, Gregory's dad (Orlando Jones) drops in at Abbott Elementary to visit his son, which brings out the more...militant side of the...
- Mekishana Pierre
Abbott Elementary is an American mockumentary sitcom television series created by Quinta Brunson for ABC. It stars Brunson as Janine Teagues, a perpetually optimistic second-grade teacher at the underfunded Abbott Elementary, a fictional predominantly Black school in Philadelphia.
Like other episodes, interior scenes are filmed at Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank in Burbank, California, with exterior shots of the series being filmed in front of Vermont Elementary School in Los Angeles. For the episode, guest star Orlando Jones won the Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series award at the Black Reel Awards of 2022.
