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Seth Meyers Biography

Birth Name:Seth Adam Meyers

Birth Place:Evanston, Illinois, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack, Director, Music department, Script department

Fast Facts

Received the 2017 Human Rights Campaign Equality Award
Received the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment Spotlight Award in 2017
Graduated from Northwestern University in 1996
Started out with the Amsterdam improv group Boom Chicago
Created the animated show "The Awesomes․"
Recognized for his Weekend Update and other skits on "Saturday Night Live․"
His jokes as the keynote speaker of the 2011 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner are widely reported as sparking Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign
Was the host of the Microsoft Company Meeting in 2009

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
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
2010WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: winner
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: winner
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
2012WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: nominated
2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
2013WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
2014WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
2015WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: nominated
2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: nominated
2017WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Series: nominated
2017WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: nominated
2017WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Sketch Series: winner
2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
2018WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Series: nominated
2019HMMA Award-Best Original Song - TV Show/Limited Series: nominated
2019OFTA Television Award-Best Male Performance in a Variety Program: nominated
2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: nominated
2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
2019WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Talk Series: nominated
2020OFTA Television Award-Best Male Performance in a Variety Program: nominated
2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: 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
2025Golden Globe-Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television: nominated
2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: winner
2025WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Specials: nominated
2026WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Specials: nominated
2026WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Series – Talk or Sketch: nominated