Awards & Winners

Steve O'Donnell

Date of Birth 19-July-1954
Place of Birth Cleveland
(United States of America, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Area code 216)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Television Producer, Screenwriter
Steve O'Donnell is an American television writer. His credits include The Simpsons, Seinfeld, The Chris Rock Show and Late Night with David Letterman. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated with an A.B. degree from Harvard College in 1976. He also did graduate studies in American history at Columbia University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was in the David Letterman show almost since the beginning. He invented the Top Ten List while he was head writer of the show, and he wrote the lists in collaboration with the other writers of the show. He later co-authored several of the Top-ten books based in the show. He has been the head writer of Jimmy Kimmel Live! since the show's debut in January 2003. He occasionally appears acting in comedy bits for the show in front of camera as well. He is the identical twin of Mark O'Donnell, the Tony-award winning co-writer of the Broadway musical Hairspray who died on August 6, 2012. He won Primetime Emmy Awards in the "Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program" category on four occasions: for Late Night with David Letterman in 1984, 1986 and 1987 and for The Chris Rock Show in 1998.

Awards by Steve O'Donnell

Check all the awards nominated and won by Steve O'Donnell.

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Writing The Bonnie Hunt Show

2001


Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Chris Rock Show
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2000


Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Chris Rock Show

1999


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Honored for : The Chris Rock Show

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Chris Rock Show

1998


Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Chris Rock Show
Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program

1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special

1994


Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Show with David Letterman

1993


Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman

1991


Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman
Show #1425

1990


Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman: 8th Anniversary Special
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program

1989


Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman
LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN'S 7TH ANNIVERSARY

1988


Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman: 6th Anniversary Special

1987


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Honored for : Late Night with David Letterman
(Fifth Anniversary Special)

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman
For "Fifth Anniversary Special"

1986


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Honored for : Late Night with David Letterman
(Fourth Anniversary Special, Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program)

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman
Fourth Anniversary Special

1985


Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman
For episode \"Late Night in Los Angeles\".
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman
For episode \"The Late Night Morning Show\".

1984


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Honored for : Late Night with David Letterman
(Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program, For show #312.)

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program","For show #285.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program","For show #291.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series Late Night with David Letterman
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program","For show #312.