Awards & Winners

Phoef Sutton

Robert Christopher Sutton is an American writer and producer. His film credits include Mrs. Winterbourne and The Fan, both released in 1996. Phoef — the nickname that he uses professionally — is pronounced "feef". A 1981 graduate of James Madison University, Sutton began his career writing scripts for Newhart. He later became executive producer of and a writer for Cheers. He collaborated with Bob Newhart again on the 1992 TV series Bob and worked as a creative consultant on 90s TV series Almost Perfect and NewsRadio. With Mark Jordan Legan he wrote and produced the cult hit comedy series "Thanks" about the Pilgrims first years in America. He was also the showrunner and producer for the NBC series "The Fighting Fitzgeralds." In 1999, he published the novel Always Six O'Clock. In 2012 he published the novel "The Dead Man: The Midnight Special." In 2013 he published the novel "Fifteen Minutes to Live." From 2005 to 2009, Sutton was a consulting producer for Boston Legal. In 2010, Sutton became a staff writer on the FX series Terriers starring Donal Logue. He was recently a writer and consulting producer on the Rob Schneider sitcom Rob, and a showrunner and writer for the TV Land original sitcom The Soul Man. He is currently a consulting producer for the SyFy Channel series "Defiance." He is an adviser to the American Shakespeare Center.

Awards by Phoef Sutton

Check all the awards nominated and won by Phoef Sutton.

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers

1991


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Honored for : Cheers
(Cheers 200th Anniversary Special)

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers
Outstanding Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special Cheers
200th Anniversary Special

1990


Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers

1989


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Honored for : Cheers

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers