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Hannibal Buress Biography

Birth Name:Hannibal Buress

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Actor, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in 2011 for Comedy Series for "30 Rock․"
  • Won a Comedy Central Award in 2012 for Best Club Comic
  • Appeared on Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch" list in July 2010
  • Best known as a stand-up comedian and television writer for "Saturday Night Live․"
  • Has done voice-over work for the TV series "Bob's Burgers" and "China, IL" as well as the video game "Grand Theft Auto V․"
  • Is the co-host of "The Eric Andre Show" and appears regularly on "Totally Biased with W․ Kamau Bell․"
  • Has been featured on several late night shows, including the "Late Show with David Letterman," "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," and the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson․"
  • Also wrote for the TV series "30 Rock" and for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards
  • Hosts a weekly Sunday night comedy show at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn
  • Released the comedy CD "My Name is Hannibal" in 2010

Awards

  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2011WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2012WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2017The BAM Award-Best Cast: nominated
  • 2018Teen Choice Award-Choice: Fight: nominated