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Cooper Koch revealed what Lyle Menendez messaged him before the 2025 Emmys, where the actor was nominated for the first time

Koch played Lyle's brother, Erik Menendez, in the Netflix hit Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

The show's second season tells the story of the two brothers, who received life sentences for the murder of their parents in 1990

Lyle Menendez offered some words of encouragement to Cooper Koch ahead of the 2025 Emmy Awards.

The actor, who earned his first nomination for his portrayal of Lyle’s brother Erik Menendez in Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story , shared the message while walking the red carpet on Sunday, Sept. 14.

“He said to me, ‘For so many, what you brilliantly portrayed is their reality,’” Koch read alou

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