W. Kamau Bell
Birth Name:
Walter Kamau Bell
Birth Place:
Palo Alto, California, United States
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Has been named an Ambassador of Racial Justice by the ACLU
- Member of the advisory board of Race Forward, a non-profit movement to end street harassment
- The New York Times regarded Bell 'the most promising new talent in political comedy in many years․'
- A founding member of the stand-up comedy collective Laughter Against the Machine,
- Best known for his comedic discussions of social and political issues
- Co-host of the podcast 'Denzel Washington is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period․'
- Performed at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
- Writing has appeared in VanityFair․com, Salon, MSNBC․com, Buzzfeed, and The Hollywood Reporter
- Released the comedic album 'Face Full of Flour' in 2010
- Salon․com listed him as one of their Sexiest Men of 2012
Awards
- 2016IDA Award - Best Episodic Series:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program:Nominated
- 2017Image Award - Outstanding Host in a News, Talk, Reality, or Variety (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble:Nominated
- 2017OFTA Television Award - Best Individual Host or Panelist in a Reality or Non-Fiction Program:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program:Winner
- 2018Image Award - Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble:Nominated
- 2018OFTA Television Award - Best Individual Host or Panelist in a Reality or Non-Fiction Program:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program:Winner
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program:Winner
- 2021Image Award - Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble:Nominated
- 2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special:Nominated
- 2022Black Reel - Outstanding Documentary:Winner
- 2022Real TV Award - Best Limited Series:Winner
- 2022Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Nonfiction Series:Winner
- 2022IDA Award - Best Multi-Part Documentary:Winner
- 2022OFTA Television Award - Best Narration:Nominated
- 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated
- 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program:Nominated
- 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series:Nominated
- 2023Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Program:Winner
- 2023Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series:Nominated
- 2023Independent Spirit Award - Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series:Nominated
- 2023Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture):Nominated
- 2023Peabody Award - Documentary:Winner
- 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special:Nominated