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Terry Turner Biography

Birth Name:Terry Turner

Birth Place:Stockbridge, Georgia, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Actor

Fast Facts

  • Received the 1982 CableACE Award for Best Single Program-General Entertainment or Variety
  • Won a CableACE Award in 1988 for his work on "Good News․"
  • Started out in comedy writing revues in Atlanta, Georgia
  • Is primarily known for his collaboration with Bonnie Turner
  • Helped to create the character "Church Lady" for Dana Carvey on "Saturday Night Live․"
  • Got a job at "Saturday Night Live" after producer Lorne Michaels saw some of the work he prepared for comic Jan Hooks
  • Worked for Turner Broadcasting as a writer for news programs

Awards

  • 1987Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
  • 1989Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: winner
  • 1990Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
  • 1991Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
  • 1992Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
  • 1993Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
  • 1997Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated