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Jeff Ross Biography

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: nominated