On March 6 , 2015 , Netflix released the first season of '' Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt '' which stars Burgess in a main role as Titus Andromedon , Kimmy 's roommate . Burgess received universal acclaim for his performance , with '' The New York Times '' stating that the role was tailor made for him . For his performance in the first season , he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 2015 Critics ' Choice Television Awards and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 2015 ceremony
2015 ceremony
67th Primetime Emmy Awards
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