Los Angeles, Sept. 15 -- In a night that will be remembered as a watershed in television history, "Adolescence" prodigy Own Cooper became the youngest male actor ever to secure an Emmy, seizing the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie at just 15 years of age.

The British teenager eclipsed a record untouched since 1973, when Scott Jacoby won at 16 for "That Certain Summer", reports The Hollywood Reporter.

"Standing up here. wow this is so surreal" Cooper said while picking up the award in downtown Los Angeles. "Tonight proves that if you listen and you focus and you step out of your comfort you can achieve anything in life." "I was nothing about three years ago, I'm here now," he added. "It may have ...