[ while taylor is congratulating rafael, burt slaps him on the shoulder, giving it a squeeze, and leans over to the mic looking proud as a peacock. ] As someone who's had the privilege of watching this particular star rise out of obscurity? I wanna be the first one to congratulate him on making it this far. The moment I met this guy, I knew we had something special on our hands, and I'm honored to have been able to help introduce him to the world.

[ rafael turns around, smiling a little awkwardly as burt tries to usurp his speech over there ]