Advertisement

John Lutz

Birth Name:
John Michael Lutz
Birth Place:
Pipestone, Minnesota, United States
Profession
Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer
John Lutz

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
  • 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
  • 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

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
  • 2026WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety Series – Talk or Sketch:Nominated
Advertisement