George Schlatter Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a 1988 CableACE Award in the category of Comedy Special for "Humor & the Presidency․"
• Along with Buz Kohan, he was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in 1997 for "Sinatra: 80 Years My Way․"
• Founded the American Comedy Awards in 1987, which became an annual event
• Attended Pepperdine University located in Los Angeles
• Sang with the St․ Louis Municipal Opera for two seasons as a teenager
• Worked as a general manager at the Ciro's nightclub on the Sunset Strip
• Started his career as an agent and eventually moved into booking acts for television
• Before reality television was its own genre, he produced shows like "Real People" that set the groundwork for the modern genre
• Brought "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" to the air, which paved the way for modern sketch comedy series by proving that a show consisting of many short sketches with wacky punchlines could be successful
• Was slated to be involved with "The Muppet Show," a fact mentioned in the "Muppet Pitch Reel․"