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John Oliver Biography

Birth Name:

John William Oliver

Birth Place:

Erdington, England

Profession

Actor, comedian

Fast Facts

Was vice president (under Richard Ayoade as president) of the Cambridge Footlights theatrical club in the late 1990s
Moved to New York to become a writer and correspondent on the Daily Show With Jon Stewart in 2006
Met his wife, Iraqi war vet Kate Norley, at the 2008 Republican national convention, where he was filming and she was attending as part of a veterans' advocacy group
Received a green card in 2009; staffers at Comedy Central celebrated by giving him apple pie, Budweiser and an American flag
Sat in as a guest host of The Daily Show during the summer of 2013 while Stewart was off directing Rosewater (2014)

2019Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: winner
2018Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: winner
2017Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: winner
2017Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: winner
2017Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: winner
2017Writers Guild Awards-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
2016Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: winner
2016Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: winner
2016Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: winner
2015Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: nominated
2015Writers Guild Awards-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
2015Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: winner
2011Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: winner
2009Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: winner
2008Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated