"When I got the call about the Emmy nomination, my daughter thought it would be great to make fun of me," quipped Morris Lamorne Morris/instagram is not afraid to cry in front of his daughter. Nearly in the Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie for his work on , Morris, 41, gave an inside look at his first reaction to the big news. In a video shared on and , Morris breaks down as he talks on the phone, and , smiles and laughs nearby.

"Daddy, are you crying again?" she asks him various times before he says to the person on the phone, "Oh, God. Lily's like, 'Are you crying, Daddy?' " He then takes a moment to tell her, "Yes, baby. Daddy's crying.

" Related: The joked about the moment in the caption, writing, "When I got the call about the Emmy nomination, my daughter thought it would be great to make fun of me." Various of his friends also reacted in the comment section, including , who wrote, "This is awesome 🙏🏿🙌🏿." commented, "Mannnn this is beautiful king ❤️❤️❤️.

" wrote, " ❤️." during a Tuesday, Aug. 13 appearance on .

Lamorne Morris/instagram Related: "I think it's beneficial for young kids to understand the differences between the two and that it's okay to cry, whether you're sad or happy," he said. "There are times where she'll see me cry, maybe if I'm sad or because I lost someone, and she's trying to understand what that means," continued Morris. "And in this occasion, because I'm laughing and crying she's conf.