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Andy Blitz Biography

Birth Name:Andrew Blitz

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Writer, Actor, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Was the writer for the event "Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education" in 2010
  • Won five Writers Guild of America Awards for Comedy/Variety for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006
  • Best known as the writer of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "Important Things with Demetri Martin․"
  • Some of his original characters on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" were the Awful Ballgame Chanter, Leonard Diesel, and Chuck Aloo
  • In total, he wrote more than 800 episodes of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" between 1999 and 2006
  • Was a consulting producer on the TV series "Eagleheart" in 2012
  • One of his best known skits on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" involved him going to India to get his computer repaired at the NBC help center

Awards

  • 2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2000WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
  • 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2001WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
  • 2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2002WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
  • 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2003WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
  • 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2004WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
  • 2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2005WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
  • 2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2006WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: winner
  • 2007WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: nominated
  • 2014INOCA TV-Best Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2018PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2018WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2026WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Series – Talk or Sketch: nominated