Terry Turner
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
- 1997PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television:Nominated
- 1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated