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Emmys 2019: The best moments you didn't see on TV

LOS ANGELES - The 2019 Emmys broadcast saw plenty of memorable moments, from jaw-dropping upsets to historic wins. But some of the most memorable Emmys moments this year occurred off-screen - backstage, in the Microsoft Theater lobby and on the purple carpet.

From "Queer Eye's" run-in with Lin-Manuel Miranda to Milo Ventimiglia's adorable parents, here's what you didn't see on TV.

VENTIMIGLIA'S PARENTS STOLE THE CARPET

The "This Is Us" star reached a new level of dreamboat status by (swoon!) bringing his parents as his dates. With one arm around his mother, Ventimiglia even opened his folks up for questions on the purple carpet.

"It's almost overwhelming - and exciting and fun," the star's mother said of her Emmys experience. His father, on the other hand, was already feeling some pre-show fatigue.

"We walked to one end of the carpet, and then we walked all the way back ... and

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