Two days after the medical drama "The Pitt" won five Emmy awards , Noah Wyle came to Pittsburgh to thank the people in the actual ER it depicts.

"The Pitt" is set at the emergency room of the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, based off of Allegheny General Hospital on the North Side. Wyle won his first Emmy for lead actor and another as executive producer of "The Pitt" after being nominated five times in the 90's for best supporting actor in ER.

"It felt humbling, you know. I don't know I expected it to feel humbling. It felt validating but also just awesome," Wyle said.

Wyle and actor Patrick Ball, who plays Dr. Frank Langdon, came to Pittsburgh to thank the real ER doctors they play on TV — people like Dr. Brent Rau.

"I'm Noah. Noah's me," Rau joked.

"I'm sure the

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