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Michael Shoemaker Biography

Birth Name:Michael Shoemaker

Profession Producer, Writer, Actor, Script department

Fast Facts

  • Was nominated for two Producers Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" in 2013 and 2014
  • Was nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards for Comedy/Variety, one for "NBC 75th Anniversary Special" in 2003 and one for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" in 2012
  • Won a Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety for "Saturday Night Live 25" in 2001
  • Started out as a stockroom worker at CBS and later worked as a production assistant for WCBS
  • Best known as the producer of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and "Saturday Night Live․"
  • First joined "Saturday Night Live" in 1986 and remained there for more than 20 years
  • Has occasionally appeared in sketches on the TV series "Saturday Night Live․"
  • Worked as a writer for Jimmy Fallon when he was the host of the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001 and the MTV Movie Awards in 2005

Awards

  • 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2005PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Variety Television: nominated
  • 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety Series: nominated
  • 2012WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
  • 2013PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: nominated
  • 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety Series: nominated
  • 2014PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: 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
  • 2021WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Talk Series: nominated
  • 2022Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: nominated
  • 2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
  • 2023WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Talk Series: nominated
  • 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Talk Series: nominated
  • 2024WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Talk Series: nominated
  • 2025WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Specials: nominated
  • 2026WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Series – Talk or Sketch: nominated