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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series
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| 1993 | Jerry Seinfeld |
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Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American comedian, actor and writer, whose style is often described as observational comedy. Aside from being a stand-up comedian, he is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of...
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Seinfeld | ||
| 1992 | Jerry Seinfeld |
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Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American comedian, actor and writer, whose style is often described as observational comedy. Aside from being a stand-up comedian, he is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of...
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Seinfeld | ||
| 1994 | Jerry Seinfeld |
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Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American comedian, actor and writer, whose style is often described as observational comedy. Aside from being a stand-up comedian, he is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of...
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Seinfeld | ||
| 1995 | Jerry Seinfeld |
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Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American comedian, actor and writer, whose style is often described as observational comedy. Aside from being a stand-up comedian, he is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of...
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Seinfeld | ||
| 1996 | Jerry Seinfeld |
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Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American comedian, actor and writer, whose style is often described as observational comedy. Aside from being a stand-up comedian, he is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of...
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Seinfeld | ||
| 2008 | Steve Carell |
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Steven John "Steve" Carell (pronounced /kəˈrɛl/; born August 16, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, producer, and writer. Carell rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2004, and as Michael Scott on The...
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The Office | Role: Michael Scott | |
| 2008 | Tony Shalhoub |
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Anthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his role as OCD sleuth Adrian Monk on the TV series Monk.
Shalhoub was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin. His father, Joe Shalhoub, emigrated from...
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Monk | Role: Adrian Monk | |
| 2008 | Charlie Sheen |
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Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. His character roles in films have included Chris Taylor in the 1986 Vietnam War drama Platoon and Bud Fox in 1987 film Wall Street. His career also...
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Two and a Half Men | Role: Charlie Harper | |
| 2008 | Alec Baldwin |
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Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American film and television actor. An actor comfortable in both lead and supporting roles, he has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, from Beetlejuice and The Hunt for Red October in the...
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30 Rock | Role: Jack Donaghy | |
| 2008 | Lee Pace |
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Lee Grinner Pace (born March 25, 1979) is an American actor. Pace has been featured in film, stage and television. He is best known for his starring role as Ned in the ABC series Pushing Daisies, as well as his supporting role as Aaron on the series...
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Pushing Daisies | Role: Ned | |
| 2009 | Jemaine Clement |
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Jemaine Clement (born 10 January 1974) is an actor, musician, director, producer, comedian and writer, best known for being half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords with Bret McKenzie.
Clement was born in New Zealand. Raised by his...
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Flight of the Conchords | ||
| 2009 | Steve Carell |
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Steven John "Steve" Carell (pronounced /kəˈrɛl/; born August 16, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, producer, and writer. Carell rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2004, and as Michael Scott on The...
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The Office | ||
| 2009 | Charlie Sheen |
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Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. His character roles in films have included Chris Taylor in the 1986 Vietnam War drama Platoon and Bud Fox in 1987 film Wall Street. His career also...
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Two and a Half Men | ||
| 2009 | Alec Baldwin |
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Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American film and television actor. An actor comfortable in both lead and supporting roles, he has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, from Beetlejuice and The Hunt for Red October in the...
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30 Rock | ||
| 2009 | Jim Parsons |
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James Joseph "Jim" Parsons (born March 24, 1973) is an American television and film actor best known for playing Sheldon Cooper on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, with his performance often cited as the main reason for the program's success. On...
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The Big Bang Theory | ||
| 2009 | Tony Shalhoub |
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Anthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his role as OCD sleuth Adrian Monk on the TV series Monk.
Shalhoub was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin. His father, Joe Shalhoub, emigrated from...
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Monk | ||
| 2007 | Alec Baldwin |
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Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American film and television actor. An actor comfortable in both lead and supporting roles, he has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, from Beetlejuice and The Hunt for Red October in the...
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30 Rock | ||
| 2007 | Ricky Gervais |
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Ricky Dene Gervais (pronounced /dʒəˈveɪz/; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, film-maker and broadcaster.
Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co...
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Extras | ||
| 2007 | Tony Shalhoub |
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Anthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his role as OCD sleuth Adrian Monk on the TV series Monk.
Shalhoub was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin. His father, Joe Shalhoub, emigrated from...
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Monk | ||
| 2007 | Steve Carell |
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Steven John "Steve" Carell (pronounced /kəˈrɛl/; born August 16, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, producer, and writer. Carell rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2004, and as Michael Scott on The...
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The Office | ||
| 2007 | Charlie Sheen |
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Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. His character roles in films have included Chris Taylor in the 1986 Vietnam War drama Platoon and Bud Fox in 1987 film Wall Street. His career also...
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Two and a Half Men | ||
| 2006 | Larry David |
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Lawrence Gene "Larry" David (born July 2, 1947) is an American actor, writer, comedian, producer, and film director. David is the co-creator and producer of two successful television comedies, Seinfeld (1989-1998) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000...
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Curb Your Enthusiasm | ||
| 2006 | Tony Shalhoub |
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Anthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his role as OCD sleuth Adrian Monk on the TV series Monk.
Shalhoub was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin. His father, Joe Shalhoub, emigrated from...
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Monk | ||
| 2006 | Kevin James |
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Kevin James (born April 26, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, writer and producer, perhaps best known for his playing the lead character Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens and periodically on Everybody Loves Raymond. He is also...
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The King of Queens | ||
| 2006 | Steve Carell |
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Steven John "Steve" Carell (pronounced /kəˈrɛl/; born August 16, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, producer, and writer. Carell rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2004, and as Michael Scott on The...
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The Office | ||
| 2006 | Charlie Sheen |
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Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. His character roles in films have included Chris Taylor in the 1986 Vietnam War drama Platoon and Bud Fox in 1987 film Wall Street. His career also...
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Two and a Half Men | ||
| 2005 | Jason Bateman |
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Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is an American actor. After starring in several 1980s sitcoms, Bateman played the role of Michael Bluth on the television sitcom Arrested Development. Since the show's end in 2006, he has appeared in...
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Arrested Development | ||
| 2005 | Ray Romano |
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Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for his roles on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and in the Ice Age film series.
Romano was born in Queens,...
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Everybody Loves Raymond | ||
| 2005 | Tony Shalhoub |
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Anthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his role as OCD sleuth Adrian Monk on the TV series Monk.
Shalhoub was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin. His father, Joe Shalhoub, emigrated from...
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Monk | ||
| 2005 | Zach Braff |
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Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. Braff first became known in 2001 for his role as John 'J.D.' Dorian on the popular TV series Scrubs, which earned him his first Emmy...
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Scrubs | ||
| 2005 | Eric McCormack |
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Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School. He left Ryerson...
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Will & Grace | ||
| 2004 | John Ritter |
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Jonathan Southworth "John" Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor and comedian perhaps best known for playing Jack Tripper in the ABC sitcom Three's Company.
Ritter was born and raised in Burbank, California, the son...
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8 Simple Rules | ||
| 2004 | Larry David |
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Lawrence Gene "Larry" David (born July 2, 1947) is an American actor, writer, comedian, producer, and film director. David is the co-creator and producer of two successful television comedies, Seinfeld (1989-1998) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000...
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Curb Your Enthusiasm | ||
| 2004 | Kelsey Grammer |
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Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955), best known as Kelsey Grammer, is an American actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC situation comedies Cheers (nine years) and Frasier (eleven years),...
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Frasier | ||
| 2004 | Matt LeBlanc |
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Matthew Steven "Matt" LeBlanc (born July 25, 1967) is an American actor, best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcoms Friends and Joey.
LeBlanc was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Patricia Grossman, an office manager, and...
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Friends | ||
| 2004 | Tony Shalhoub |
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Anthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his role as OCD sleuth Adrian Monk on the TV series Monk.
Shalhoub was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin. His father, Joe Shalhoub, emigrated from...
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Monk | ||
| 2003 | Larry David |
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Lawrence Gene "Larry" David (born July 2, 1947) is an American actor, writer, comedian, producer, and film director. David is the co-creator and producer of two successful television comedies, Seinfeld (1989-1998) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000...
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Curb Your Enthusiasm | ||
| 2003 | Ray Romano |
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Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for his roles on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and in the Ice Age film series.
Romano was born in Queens,...
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Everybody Loves Raymond | ||
| 2003 | Matt LeBlanc |
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Matthew Steven "Matt" LeBlanc (born July 25, 1967) is an American actor, best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcoms Friends and Joey.
LeBlanc was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Patricia Grossman, an office manager, and...
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Friends | ||
| 2003 | Tony Shalhoub |
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Anthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his role as OCD sleuth Adrian Monk on the TV series Monk.
Shalhoub was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin. His father, Joe Shalhoub, emigrated from...
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Monk | ||
| 2003 | Bernie Mac |
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Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008), better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American actor and comedian. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined...
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The Bernie Mac Show | ||
| 2003 | Eric McCormack |
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Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School. He left Ryerson...
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Will & Grace | ||
| 2002 | Ray Romano |
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Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for his roles on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and in the Ice Age film series.
Romano was born in Queens,...
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Everybody Loves Raymond | ||
| 2002 | Kelsey Grammer |
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Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955), best known as Kelsey Grammer, is an American actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC situation comedies Cheers (nine years) and Frasier (eleven years),...
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Frasier | ||
| 2002 | Matt LeBlanc |
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Matthew Steven "Matt" LeBlanc (born July 25, 1967) is an American actor, best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcoms Friends and Joey.
LeBlanc was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Patricia Grossman, an office manager, and...
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Friends | ||
| 2002 | Matthew Perry |
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Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969) is an American-Canadian actor who played Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom Friends for ten years between 1994 and 2004, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2002. He was nominated for a Golden...
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Friends | ||
| 2002 | Bernie Mac |
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Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008), better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American actor and comedian. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined...
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The Bernie Mac Show | ||
| 2001 | John Lithgow |
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John Arthur Lithgow (pronounced /ˈlɪθɡoʊ/; born October 19, 1945) is an American actor, musician, and author, best known for his roles as Dr. Dick Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, Arthur Mitchell on Showtime's Dexter and Reverend...
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3rd Rock from the Sun | ||
| 2001 | Ray Romano |
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Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for his roles on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and in the Ice Age film series.
Romano was born in Queens,...
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Everybody Loves Raymond | ||
| 2001 | Kelsey Grammer |
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Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955), best known as Kelsey Grammer, is an American actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC situation comedies Cheers (nine years) and Frasier (eleven years),...
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Frasier | ||
| 2001 | Frankie Muniz |
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Francisco "Frankie" Muniz IV (born December 5, 1985) is an American actor and racecar driver. He is known as the star of the FOX television family sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle. In 2003, Muniz was considered "one of Hollywood's most bankable teens"....
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Malcolm in the Middle | ||
| 2001 | Eric McCormack |
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Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School. He left Ryerson...
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Will & Grace | ||
| 2000 | John Lithgow |
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John Arthur Lithgow (pronounced /ˈlɪθɡoʊ/; born October 19, 1945) is an American actor, musician, and author, best known for his roles as Dr. Dick Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, Arthur Mitchell on Showtime's Dexter and Reverend...
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3rd Rock from the Sun | ||
| 2000 | Ray Romano |
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Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for his roles on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and in the Ice Age film series.
Romano was born in Queens,...
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Everybody Loves Raymond | ||
| 2000 | Kelsey Grammer |
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Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955), best known as Kelsey Grammer, is an American actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC situation comedies Cheers (nine years) and Frasier (eleven years),...
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Frasier | ||
| 2000 | Michael J. Fox |
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Michael J. Fox (born June 9, 1961) is a Canadian-American actor, author and voice-over artist. His roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990); Alex P. Keaton from Family Ties (1982–1989), for which he won three...
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Spin City | ||
| 2000 | Eric McCormack |
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Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School. He left Ryerson...
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Will & Grace | ||
| 1999 | John Lithgow |
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John Arthur Lithgow (pronounced /ˈlɪθɡoʊ/; born October 19, 1945) is an American actor, musician, and author, best known for his roles as Dr. Dick Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, Arthur Mitchell on Showtime's Dexter and Reverend...
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3rd Rock from the Sun | ||
| 1999 | Ray Romano |
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Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for his roles on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and in the Ice Age film series.
Romano was born in Queens,...
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Everybody Loves Raymond | ||
| 1999 | Kelsey Grammer |
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Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955), best known as Kelsey Grammer, is an American actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC situation comedies Cheers (nine years) and Frasier (eleven years),...
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Frasier | ||
