Wyatt Cenac
Birth Name:
Wyatt Cenac
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Has garnered three Primetime Emmy Awards as well as a WGA Award, for writing on the late night program "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart․"
- While attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he took a break for a year to intern at "Saturday Night Live" studios, where he met Colin Quinn who encouraged him to start writing comedy
- Appeared in a comedy sketch for "The Doomed Planet," in which he impersonated Barack Obama brought him public attention, including the casting director for "Saturday Night Live" who considered him to become a cast member
- Co-starred in the independent film "Medicine for Melancholy," for which he was casted after the director, Barry Jenkins, tracked him down after watching a video of his comedy
- While writing for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," he made several comedic appearances in segments concerning Barack Obama, making satirical black-oriented jokes
Awards
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Winner
- 2009WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2010WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series:Winner
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Winner
- 2011WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series:Winner
- 2012WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated