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John Mulaney Biography
Birth Name:
John Mulaney
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Comedian, writer
Fast Facts
- Parents went to law school with Bill Clinton
- Started doing stand-up during his junior year in college
- Worked as an intern at Comedy Central when he first moved to New York
- Professes to be afraid of possums
- Made his on-camera debut on Saturday Night Live as a clapboard operator in a sketch about Activia yogurt
Awards
- 2021Writers Guild Awards-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
- 2020Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: nominated
- 2019Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2019Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2019Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
- 2018Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: winner
- 2017Emmy-Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: nominated
- 2016Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: nominated
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: nominated
- 2012Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2011Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2009Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated