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John Riggi Biography

Birth Name:John Riggi

Profession Producer, Writer, Director, Actor

Fast Facts

  • Won CableACE Awards for the comedy series "The Larry Sanders Show" in 1995 and 1996
  • 30 Rock earned him Writer's Guild of America Awards for Comedy Series three years in a row from 2008 through 2010
  • Worked in environmental technology then tried his hand at being a stand-up comic during a period of unemployment
  • Quote: "I think people need a release, especially in these times․ It's not curing cancer, but maybe I'm helping a little bit whith the condition of the world․"
  • Directed a play by Steve Rudnick called "The Oldest Man in Show Business" at Hudson Backstage in Hollywood, Calif
  • Sometimes stays up until 3:00 a․m․ working on script rewrites
  • Earned a degree in biology from the University of Cincinnati

Awards

  • 1993CableACE-Stand-Up Comedy Special: nominated
  • 1995CableACE-Comedy Series: winner
  • 1996CableACE-Comedy Series: winner
  • 1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1996WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Comedy: nominated
  • 1997CableACE-Writing a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1997CableACE-Directing a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1997Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2005BET Comedy Award-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: winner
  • 2007WGA Award (TV)-New Series: nominated
  • 2007WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: winner
  • 2008WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: winner
  • 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: winner
  • 2009WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: winner
  • 2009WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Comedy: winner
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2010WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: winner
  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2011WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2012PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2012WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2013OFTA Television Award-Best Writing in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2013PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2013WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated