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Bryan H. Tucker Biography

Birth Name:Bryan H. Tucker

Birth Place:Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Actor

Fast Facts

  • Has received a Peabody Award
  • Graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Started out performing with the improvisational group Selected Hilarity
  • Has served as a head writer for "Saturday Night Live․"
  • Created the "Black Jeopardy" sketch featuring Tom Hanks on "Saturday Night Live․"
  • Started working at "Saturday Night Live" at the same time as cast members Kenan Thompson, Jason Sudeikis, Andy Samberg, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig
  • Created the "Chappelle's Show" sketch "The Race Draft․"

Awards

  • 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2007WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: winner
  • 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2009WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: winner
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2010WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: winner
  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2012WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
  • 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2013WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
  • 2014WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
  • 2015WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2017WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: winner
  • 2017WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2018WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series: nominated
  • 2018WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series: winner
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
  • 2019WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: nominated
  • 2020WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: nominated
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2022Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2022WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: nominated
  • 2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2023WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: nominated
  • 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2024WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: nominated
  • 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: winner
  • 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2025WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Series – Talk or Sketch: nominated