Jeff Ross
Birth Name:
Jeff Ross
Profession
Producer, Actor
Fast Facts
- For "Kids in the Hall," he was nominated for a Gemini award for Best Comedy Series in 1995
- Was nominated for Outstanding Producer of Variety Television at the PGA Awards two years in a row for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien․"
- Was nominated for a 2006 PGA Award for his work on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien․"
- Was nominated for the 2013 Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program
- Shared a CableACE Award for Comedy Special with the writer, director and executive producer of "Spic-O-Rama" in 1994
- Won the 2007 Daytime Emmy Award for his work on "The Office: The Accountants․"
- Quote: "We don't change our thought process based on the lead-in․"
- Known as the long-time executive producer of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," he moved with the comedian to "The Tonight Show" during O'Brien's time there
- Stated that the main difference between a late night show and a late late night show is the size of the audience
- Is given special thanks in the credits of several episodes of "Mr․ Show with Bob and David," as well as the special television documentary "Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger-London, New York, Johannesburg․"
Awards
- 1993CableACE - Comedy Special:Nominated
- 1993CableACE - Stand-Up Comedy Special or Series:Nominated
- 1994CableACE - Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1994CableACE - Stand-Up Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1995Gemini - Best Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2006PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Variety Television:Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2007Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Broadband Program - Comedy:Nominated
- 2007PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Variety Television:Nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Creative Achievement in Interactive Media:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Interactive Program:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program:Winner
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Interactive Program:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program:Nominated
- 2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Talk Series:Nominated
- 2024Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special:Nominated
- 2025Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Anthology Series:Nominated
- 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special:Winner
- 2026Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Anthology Series:Winner
- 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series:Nominated