Awards & Winners

Herb Sargent

Date of Birth 15-July-1923
Place of Birth Philadelphia
(Pennsylvania, United States of America, Area code 215, Area code 267, Area codes 215 and 267)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Herbert Sargent, Herbert Supowitz, Herb, Herb 'Bud' Sargent
Profession Screenwriter, Television Producer
Herbert Sargent was an American television writer, a producer for such comedy shows as The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live, and a screenwriter. During his tenure at Saturday Night Live, he and Chevy Chase created Weekend Update, the longest-running sketch in the show's history, and one of the longest running sketches on television. Born in Philadelphia, Sargent was the older brother of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Alvin Sargent. Raised in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, he studied architecture at Penn State University before serving with the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He moved to Los Angeles and graduated from UCLA. Sargent then moved to New York City and began his career in radio. He later helped develop television specials for Petula Clark, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Alan King, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jr., Lily Tomlin, Paul McCartney, Anne Bancroft, and Burt Bacharach. He married actress Norma Crane in 1961 but they had divorced by the time she died in 1973. Sargent won six Emmy Awards and six Writers Guild of America Awards. He was also President of the Writers Guild of America, East until his death from a heart attack following surgery.

Awards by Herb Sargent

Check all the awards nominated and won by Herb Sargent.

2003


Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials - Television NBC 75th Anniversary Special

1993


Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Saturday Night Live
Host: Harvey Keitel

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Saturday Night Live

1991


Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Saturday Night Live
With host 'Roseanne'

1990


Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program","For episode with host Alec Baldwin (show #637).

1989


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Honored for : Saturday Night Live
(Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program)

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Saturday Night Live

1987


Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Saturday Night Live

1984


Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program","For show #378.

1980


Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program","For episode with host Teri Garr on 26 January 1980.

1979


Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Or Comedy-Variety Or Music Series Saturday Night Live
Episode of April 7, 1979, Richard Benjamin

1978


Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series","For episode with host Steve Martin (22 April 1978).

1977


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Honored for : Saturday Night Live
(Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series, For episode with Sissy Spacek.)

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program","For episode with Elliott Gould.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program","For episode with Sissy Spacek.

1976


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Honored for : Saturday Night Live
(For episode on 10 January 1976 with host Elliott Gould.)

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Saturday Night Live
For episode on 10 January 1976 with host Elliott Gould.

1974


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
Honored for : Lily
(Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety Or Music Special)
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Writing In Comedy-Variety, Variety Or Music
Honored for : Lily

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Writing In Comedy-Variety, Variety Or Music Lily
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special Lily

1970


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement - Comedy, Variety or Music
Honored for : Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man

Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement - Comedy, Variety or Music Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man

1965


Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievements In Entertainment That Was The Week That Was

1959


Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Steve Allen Show
Best Writing of a Single Musical or Variety Program","For episode with Peter Ustinov, 'Louis Armstrong' and Van Cliburn.