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Lead Actor Comedy Emmy

Lead Actor Comedy Emmy

Established

1954

First Winner

Donald O'Connor

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Lead Actor Comedy Emmy

About

Honor awarded for the best performance by a lead actor in a television comedy series. The award is handed out at the annual Primetime Emmy Award ceremony.

Trivia

Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, leading actors in comedy have competed alone

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Lead Actor Comedy Emmy Winners

Jim Parsons

Jim Parsons, 52

2010, 2011, 2013, 2014

1

Donald Glover

Donald Glover, 41

2017

2

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin, 67

2008, 2009

3

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox, 63

1986, 1987, 1988, 2000

4

Bill Hader

Bill Hader, 46

2018, 2019

5

Jason Sudeikis

Jason Sudeikis, 49

2021, 2022

6

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais, 63

2007

7

John Lithgow

John Lithgow, 79

1996, 1997, 1999

8

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer, 70

1994, 1995, 1998, 2004

9

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson, 81

1992

10

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds (1936-2018)

1991

11

Ray Romano

Ray Romano, 67

2002

12

John Ritter

John Ritter (1948-2003)

1984

13

Ted Danson

Ted Danson, 77

1990, 1993

14

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub, 71

2003, 2005, 2006

15

Jon Cryer

Jon Cryer, 60

2012

16

Alan Alda

Alan Alda, 89

1974, 1982

17

Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy, 78

2020

18

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor, 80

2015, 2016

19

Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch, 90

1981, 1983

20

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke, 99

1964, 1965, 1966

21

Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson (1907-1981)

1976

22

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor (1925-2003)

1954

23

Jack Klugman

Jack Klugman (1922-2012)

1971

24

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Don Adams

Don Adams (1923-2005)

1967,1968, 1969

25

Tony Randall

Tony Randall (1920-2004)

1975

26

Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar (1922-2014)

1957

27

Danny Thomas

Danny Thomas (1912-1991)

1955

28

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001)

1977, 1978, 1979

29

Jack Benny

Jack Benny (1894-1974)

1959

30

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr (1917-1993)

1961

31

Robert Young

Robert Young (1907-1998)

1958

32

Robert Stack

Robert Stack (1919-2003)

1960

33

Richard Mulligan

Richard Mulligan (1932-2000)

1980, 1989

34

William Windom

William Windom (1923-2012)

1970

35

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers (1911-1985)

1956

36

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