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Wyatt Cenac Wiki Biography
Wyatt Cenac (/?wa?.?t s??næk/; born April 19, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He is a former correspondent and writer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, airing his last segment on December 13, 2012.
| Full Name | Wyatt Cenac |
| Net Worth | $400 Thousand |
| Date Of Birth | 1976-04-19 |
| Height | 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) |
| Profession | Writer, Actor, Producer |
| Education | Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Nationality | American |
| http://www.facebook.com/wyattcenac | |
| http://www.twitter.com/nighttrainshow | |
| http://www.instagram.com/wyattcenac | |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm1818151 |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing – Variety Series, WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety – (Including Talk) Series – Television, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing – Variety, Music Or Comedy Series |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Writing, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Humor |
| Movies | Jacqueline Argentine, Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn, Growing Up And Other Lies, Hits, Sleepwalk with Me, Medicine for Melancholy, Moves: The Rise And Rise Of The New Pornographers, Fanboy And Chum Chum: Brain Freeze |
| TV Shows | Fanboy & Chum Chum, The Daily Show |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Had a strained professional relationship with Jon Stewart after Stewart’s impersonation of presidential candidate Herman Cain on an episode of the Daily Show. Wyatt took offense to it, claiming it sounded like the character “Kingfish” from the Amos N’ Andy Show, and when he confronted Stewart with his objection to the impression, Stewart became upset and stormed out of the room after berating Cenac. This led to Cenac leaving the show, but they appeared to patch things up in time for Stewart’s last show as host of the Daily Show, in which Cenac made a cameo appearance. |
| 2 | Wyatt Cenac was cast in the movie Medicine for Melancholy (2008) after the director, Barry Jenkins, watched him on YouTube, then tracked him down on Myspace. |
| 3 | In 2009, Wyatt Cenac was a guest writer for Marvel comics. |
| 4 | Wyatt has tattoos on both arms. |
| 5 | Colin Quinn was a huge influence on his career. Wyatt Cenac left college for a year when he was 19 to intern at Saturday Night Live (1975). While Cenac was interning, Quinn took him under his wing and encouraged him to start comedy writing. |
| 6 | Auditioned to play Barack Obama on Saturday Night Live (1975) but lost to Fred Armisen. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night Train with Wyatt Cenac | 2016 | TV Series creator – 6 episodes | |
| Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn | 2014 | TV Movie | |
| Newsreaders | 2013 | TV Series written by – 1 episode | |
| New York Stand-Up Show | 2012 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| The Daily Show | 2008-2011 | TV Series writer – 570 episodes | |
| Wyatt Cenac: Comedy Person | 2011 | TV Special documentary | |
| The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | 2010 | TV Special | |
| A Message from Barack Obama | 2008 | Short writer | |
| UCB Comedy Originals | 2007 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| King of the Hill | TV Series staff writer – 60 episodes, 2002 – 2005 story editor – 15 episodes, 2005 – 2006 written by – 2 episodes, 2004 – 2005 |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| What’s the Point? | 2017 | post-production | Zander |
| Fits and Starts | 2017 | David | |
| People of Earth | 2016 | TV Series | Ozzie Graham |
| BoJack Horseman | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Wayne |
| Jacqueline Argentine | 2016 | Director | |
| Inside Amy Schumer | 2015 | TV Series | Guy Friend #1 |
| Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn | 2014 | TV Movie | |
| Fanboy & Chum Chum | 2009-2014 | TV Series | Lenny Lenny (segment “Boog Zapper”) Villager #2 … |
| Maron | 2014 | TV Series | Wyatt Cenac |
| Growing Up and Other Lies | 2014 | Gunderson | |
| TripTank | 2014 | TV Series | Bin Laden Dick (voice) |
| Hits | 2014 | Babatunde | |
| The Eric Andre Show | 2013 | TV Series | Black Scientologist |
| The Venture Bros. | 2013 | TV Series | Tommy / Mr. Blunder |
| The Daily Show | 2010-2012 | TV Series | Muppet Michael Steele / The Italian Lira / Cop / … |
| Sleepwalk with Me | 2012 | Chris | |
| Moves: The Rise and Rise of the New Pornographers | 2011 | Short | Blaine Thurier |
| Dating Catwoman | 2008 | Short | Catwoman’s Boyfriend |
| King of the Hill | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Football Announcer / Tough-Looking Guy / Cameraman / … |
| UCB Comedy Originals | 2008 | TV Series | Barack Obama |
| Medicine for Melancholy | 2008 | Micah | |
| A Message from Barack Obama | 2008 | Short | Barack Obama |
| Untitled Kanye West HBO Project | 2008 | TV Movie | K.C. |
| Yacht Rock | 2007 | TV Series short | James Ingrahm |
| Redrum Realty | 2006 | Short | |
| The Great Sketch Experiment | 2006 | Short | Prisoner – So You Want to Be a Cop |
| Grounds Zero | 2006 | Short | Bad Tipper |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night Train with Wyatt Cenac | 2016 | TV Series executive producer – 6 episodes | |
| Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn | 2014 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| An Oversimplification of Her Beauty | 2012 | co-executive producer | |
| Wyatt Cenac: Comedy Person | 2011 | TV Special documentary executive producer |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park | 2016 | TV Series consultant – 4 episodes | |
| The Daily Show | 2012 | TV Series puppeteer – 1 episode | |
| Night of Too Many Stars | 2003 | TV Movie production consultant |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn | 2014 | TV Movie |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine for Melancholy | 2008 | performer: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| O.J.: Made in America | 2016 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Life with Jeannie | 2013-2014 | TV Series thanks – 2 episodes |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaufmania! | Documentary completed | Himself | |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Night Train with Wyatt Cenac | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Conan | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell: Part 2 | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Daily Show | 2008-2015 | TV Series | Himself – Correspondent / Himself |
| The Weekly with Charlie Pickering | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Chris Gethard Show | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | 2015 | TV Series | |
| Roustabout | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2014 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Chris Gethard Show: Public Access | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Don Rickles: One Night Only | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Four Courses with J.B. Smoove | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell | 2013 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| New York Stand-Up Show | 2012 | TV Series | Himself – Comedian |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Wyatt Cenac: Comedy Person | 2011 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Overheard | 2011 | TV Series | Himself – interviewee |
| The Electric Company | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | 2010 | TV Special | Himself – Correspondent |
| The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| UCB Comedy Originals | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The MidNightly News | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | The Daily Show (1996) |
| 2011 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series | The Daily Show (1996) |
| 2010 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy/Variety – (Including Talk) Series | The Daily Show (1996) |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series | The Daily Show (1996) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Comedy Album | For the album “Brooklyn.” |
| 2012 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | The Daily Show (1996) |
| 2011 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Writing | The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (2010) |
| 2011 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series | The Daily Show (1996) |
| 2010 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series | The Daily Show (1996) |
| 2009 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy/Variety – (Including Talk) Series | The Daily Show (1996) |
Source: XYZ
