Emmy Nominations: How ‘House of Cards’ Star Michael Kelly Broke a Curse With His Wife

“My wife was like, ‘You’re definitely not going to get nominated this year because we’re together'”

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Thursday’s Emmy nominations saw “House of Cards” star Michael Kelly once again get a nod in the Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category.

And in securing the nomination, Kelly and his wife, Karyn, broke a longstanding curse that has been in place since they got together.

“My wife was like, ‘You’re definitely not going to get nominated this year because we’re together,’” Kelly told TheWrap. “The joke there being that we are never together when I get good news. And then, right when she said that, my phone blew up.

“And my kids are 4 and 7 — they’re jumping up and down.

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