Robert Carlock

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Robert Carlock
Born
Robert Morgan Carlock

(1972-09-21) September 21, 1972 (age 52)
Education Harvard University (BA)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Jennifer Nielsen Rogers
(m. 2001)

Robert Morgan Carlock [1] (born September 21, 1972) [2] is an American screenwriter and producer. He has worked as a writer for several NBC television comedies, and as a showrunner for 30 Rock , which was created by his recurring collaborator, comedian Tina Fey. He co-created Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with Fey. He co-created the television show Mr. Mayor starring Ted Danson, again with Fey.

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Early life

Carlock was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, [3] the son of Martha and Roger Emery Carlock. [1] Raised in Weston, Massachusetts, [4] he graduated from Belmont Hill School in 1991 and cum laude from Harvard University in 1995, [1] [5] where he became president of the Fly Club, an all-male social club, [5] and an editor for the Harvard Lampoon . [6]

Career

Carlock began writing for The Dana Carvey Show in 1996. [7] [8] Following that, he was a member of the writing staff of Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2001, contributing to 99 episodes of the show. [9] One of his notable SNL sketches was NPR's Delicious Dish with Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon. In 2011, Ben and Jerry's released a new ice cream flavor based on the sketch written by Carlock and named it "Schweddy Balls". [10]

Carlock left SNL in 2001 to write for Friends in Los Angeles, working on the show until 2004 when he joined the staff of Friends spinoff Joey for two years. [9] Carlock then moved back to New York to work on an "Untitled Tina Fey Project" in 2006, which became 30 Rock , which he wrote for and produced. [9] He then worked on Fey's next sitcom, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , which debuted in 2015. He also wrote the screenplay for Fey's film Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016).

Carlock has won several awards for his work on 30 Rock, including Primetime Emmys, Writers Guild of America Awards, and Producers Guild of America Awards, as well as being named one of the top 50 power showrunners of 2011. [8]

In 2021, Carlock co-created the series Mr. Mayor with Fey which premiered on NBC on January 7, 2021. The series has received generally positive reviews from critics. In April 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.

Personal life

On December 31, 2001, Carlock married Jennifer Nielsen Rogers, a Wellesley graduate and former CNNfn producer/reporter. [1] Rogers now works as an anchor for Yahoo Finance. She was previously an anchor and reporter for Reuters TV.

Filmography

Television

YearTitle Writer Producer Executive
producer
Network
1996 The Dana Carvey Show YesNoNo ABC
1996–2001 Saturday Night Live YesNoNo NBC
2001–2004 Friends YesYesNo
2004–2006 Joey YesNoco-executive
2006–2013,
2020
30 Rock YesNoYes
2014 Mulaney NoNoYes Fox
2015–2020 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt YesNoYes Netflix
2017–2018 Great News YesNoYesNBC
2021–2022 Mr. Mayor YesNoYes
2021–present Girls5eva YesNoYes Peacock/Netflix
2023–present Mulligan YesNoYesNetflix

Film

Awards and nominations

In addition to winning three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, Carlock has been nominated for the Emmys for writing for a comedy four times. [11] He has won multiple Producers’ Guild and Writers’ Guild Awards as well as recognition from the American Film Institute. His work on 30 Rock also garnered Carlock a Peabody Award, a Television Critics Association Award, a GLAAD Award, a Gold Plaque from the Hugo Television Awards, a Golden Nymph from the Monaco Film and Television Festival, a Bravo A-List Award, some award that's shaped like a Calder stabile, a Comedy Central Comedy Award, and a Golden Globe. [12]

The following awards are categorized under the year they were announced (and not necessarily the year covered by the award ceremony). [9]

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2001 Emmy Award Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Saturday Night Live Nominated [11]
WGA Award Comedy/Variety SeriesNominated
2002Nominated
2003Comedy/Variety SpecialSaturday Night Live: NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialNominated
2007Comedy Series 30 Rock Nominated
New SeriesNominated
Emmy Award Outstanding Comedy Series Won [11]
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series 30 Rock: for episode "Jack-Tor".Nominated [11]
2008WGA AwardComedy Series30 RockWon
PGA Award Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic ComedyWon
Emmy AwardOutstanding Comedy SeriesWon [11]
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy ProgramSaturday Night LiveNominated [11]
2009WGA AwardEpisodic Comedy30 RockNominated
Comedy/Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveWon
Comedy Series30 RockWon
PGA AwardTelevision Producer of the Year Award in Episodic ComedyWon
Emmy AwardOutstanding Writing for a Comedy Series30 Rock: for episode "Apollo, Apollo"Nominated [11]
30 Rock: for episode "Kidney Now!"Nominated [11]
Outstanding Comedy Series30 RockWon [11]
2010WGA AwardEpisodic ComedyWon
Comedy SeriesWon
PGA AwardTelevision Producer of the Year Award in Episodic ComedyWon
Emmy AwardOutstanding Comedy SeriesNominated [11]
2011WGA AwardComedy SeriesNominated
Episodic ComedyWon
PGA AwardTelevision Producer of the Year Award in Episodic ComedyWon
Emmy AwardOutstanding Comedy SeriesNominated [11]
2012WGA AwardComedy SeriesNominated
PGA AwardTelevision Producer of the Year Award in Episodic ComedyNominated
Emmy AwardOutstanding Comedy SeriesNominated [11]
2013Nominated [11]
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series30 Rock: for episode "Hogcock!"Nominated [11]
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special Golden Globe Awards Nominated [11]
2014Nominated [11]
2015Nominated [11]
Outstanding Comedy Series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Nominated [11]
WGA AwardNew SeriesNominated [13]
Comedy SeriesNominated [13]
2016Emmy AwardOutstanding Comedy SeriesNominated [11]
Critics' Choice Television AwardsComedy SeriesNominated [14]
WGA Award AwardComedy SeriesNominated
Episodic ComedyWon
Nominated
2017Emmy AwardOutstanding Comedy SeriesNominated [11]
2018Nominated [11]
WGA AwardEpisodic ComedyWon
2020Emmy Award Outstanding Television Movie Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend Nominated [11]

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