Seth Meyers
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
- 2012Razzie Award - Worst Ensemble: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 Writing for a Variety Series:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Sketch 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 Series:Nominated
- 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: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