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John Lutz Biography

Birth Name:John Michael Lutz

Birth Place:Pipestone, Minnesota, United States

Profession Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Attended Valparaiso University in Indiana where he often appeared in campus theater productions
  • Married to "30 Rock" co-star and fellow writer Sue Galloway
  • After college, he moved to Chicago to work the ImprovOlympic and Second City
  • Now a resident of New York City, he often appears at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater while not writing, sometimes alongside co-star Scott Adsit in a two-man improv show
  • Got his big break after being hired by "Saturday Night Live" as a joke writer where he would work for several years before leaving to work on co-writer Tina Fey's sitcom "30 Rock" in the late 2000s

Awards

  • 2007WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: winner
  • 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2009WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: winner
  • 2010Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2010WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: winner
  • 2011Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2012Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2014Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2017WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Series: nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2018WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Series: nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2019WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Talk Series: nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: nominated
  • 2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2023WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Talk Series: nominated
  • 2024WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Talk Series: nominated