Experiencing fame as an adolescent was “traumatic” forTyler James Williams.

I was like, ‘Holy shit, you really just looked at me and said that.'"

He acknowledged that it was probably a joke, but he very much internalized the comment.

‘Everybody Hates Chris’

‘Everybody Hates Chris’.Robert Voets/3 Arts Entertainment

Williams looks back at those sitcom years as significant.

“It’s the most useful information I’ve ever gotten in my life.”

Last year, MTV Entertainment greenlitEverybody Still Hates Chris, a reimagined animated version of the sitcom.

Tyler James Williams attends the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Tyler James Williams.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

It’s unclear if original lead Williams will have any involvement.