Awards & Winners

Glen Charles

Date of Birth 18-February-1943
Place of Birth Henderson
(Clark County, Nevada, Mojave Desert, Area codes 702 and 725)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Glen Gerald Charles
Profession Screenwriter, Television Producer
Glen Gerald Charles and Les Charles are American writers and producers, notably of Taxi and Cheers. They were raised in Henderson, Nevada, as Mormons. The Charles brothers attended University of Redlands. Glen graduated in 1965, and Les graduated in 1971. Glen began his professional life as an advertising copywriter but moved into television. Both Glen and Les began their television careers together as writer and producers for The Bob Newhart Show, created and produced Taxi, formed the Charles-Burrows-Charles production company with James Burrows, and created and produced the television series Cheers. The brothers also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film, Pushing Tin. Both were credited in every episode of Frasier as the creator of the "Frasier Crane" character from Cheers.

Awards by Glen Charles

Check all the awards nominated and won by Glen Charles.

1993


Nominations 1993 »

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

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

1988


Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series Cheers
Home is the Sailor

1987


Nominations 1987 »

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

1986


Nominations 1986 »

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

1985


Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series Cheers
Rebound

1984


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Honored for : Cheers

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series Cheers
Power Play","Outstanding Writing In A Comedy Series

1983


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series
Honored for : Cheers
(Give Me a Ring Sometime)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Honored for : Cheers

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series Cheers
Give Me a Ring Sometime

1982


Nominations 1982 »

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

1981


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Honored for : Taxi

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Taxi
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series Taxi
Going Home

1980


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Honored for : Taxi

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Taxi
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series Taxi
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series","Honor Thy Father

1979


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Honored for : Taxi
Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Honored for : Taxi

Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Taxi
Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Taxi