'Abbott Elementary' actor Chris Perfetti is a fan-favorite character as Jacob Hill — but prior to this role, Perfetti was a dramatic actor.

Abbott Elementary star and creator Quinta Brunson is sharing what fans can expect from the upcoming holiday episodes of season 5, and it seems like we're in for a real treat.

Chris Perfetti plays Jacob Hill in ‘Abbott Elementary’ Abbott Elementary follows a group of teachers at Willard R. Abbott Elementary, an underfunded public school in Philadelphia.

Chris Perfetti shifts gears as Jacob Hill in the “Abbott Elementary” Christmas episode “Winter Show,” which introduces his younger brother Caleb Hill (Tyler Perez).

Chris Perfetti says the theater is “home” for him, so it’s no surprise he’s been in his element for “King James,” the Manhattan Theater Club production that closes Sunday.

Below, Perfetti teased what’s in store for the teachers this season, explored Jacob’s role in Janine and Gregory’s ongoing romance and how Brunson “flipped the show on its head” in Season 3.

Two of the show's original cast, Chris Perfetti who stars as Mr. Jacob Hill, and William Stanford Davis who stars as Mr. Johnson, say they love being back this season and Davis said that a season ...

"Those moments where we can just pingpong off of each other and make each other laugh, those moments are sweet," Abbott Elementary's Chris Perfetti tells Newsweek.

Chris Perfetti might be burned into your brain as an anxious history teacher at Abbott Elementary, but his heart, and his apartment, is in New York. The actor moved to Brooklyn in 2011 after ...

Chris Perfetti, photographed at Steppenwolf Theatre on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Q: Tell me a little about “King James.” A: The play is very much about sports.

NEW YORK -- "Abbott Elementary" is back after a six-month break and there are some fun changes and new characters adding excitement to school. Two of the show's original cast, Chris Perfetti who ...