Carol Burnett
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Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, singer and writer. Burnett has played dramatic and comedic roles on stage and screen. She has received numerous awards and accolades, including seven Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, twelve People's Choice Awards, two Peabody Awards and a Tony Award. Burnett was honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1975, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2015. Burnett was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, until her family moved to Hollywood, living a block away from Hollywood Boulevard. She attended Hollywood High School and eventually studied theater and musical comedy at UCLA. Later, she performed in nightclubs in New York City and had a breakout success on Broadway in 1959 in Once Upon a Mattress, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. She soon made her television debut, regularly appearing on The Garry Moore Show for the next three years, and won her first Emmy Award in 1962. Eventually, Burnett moved back to Los Angeles and began an 11-year run as star of the CBS variety-sketch comedy series The Carol Burnett Show from 1967 to 1978. She is the first woman to host a comedy-variety series. With its vaudeville roots, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show that combined comedy sketches with song and dance. The comedy sketches included film parodies and character pieces. Burnett created many memorable characters during the show's run, and both she and the show won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. Burnett's film roles include Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), The Front Page (1974), A Wedding (1978), The Four Seasons (1981), Annie (1982), Noises Off (1992), and Horton Hears a Who! (2008). On television, she won an Emmy Award for her guest role in Mad About You. She appeared in multiple specials with Julie Andrews. She was Tony-nominated for her role in Moon Over Buffalo (1995). Recently she has acted in Better Call Saul (2022), Palm Royale (2024), and Hacks (2025). She recorded her memoir In Such Good Company (2016) for which she won a Grammy Award. In 2019, the Golden Globes created the Carol Burnett Award for career achievement in television, giving Burnett the first award. She was honored with an NBC special Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love celebrating her 90th birthday.
Career
- 1933Born
- 1960Won Theatre World Award
- 2005Won Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Won Peabody Awards
- Won Primetime Emmy Award
- Won Library of Congress Living Legend
Trivia
- •Place of birth: San Antonio
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: singer, stage actor, film actor, television actor
- •Plays: voice
- •Spouse: Joe Hamilton
What happened recently
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MLICCI Executive Director Carol Burnett responds to recent audit report on the Child Care Payment Program
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Carol Burnett, 93, reunites with co-star Vicki Lawrence, 77, decades after beloved sitcom
Carol Burnett, 93, and Vicki Lawrence, 77, Share 'Lotsa Laughs and Lotsa Memories' on Night Out Together
Carol Burnett, 92, Reveals Relatable Reason She Wants to Do Less On-Camera Work (Exclusive)
Sarah Jessica Parker to be honored with 2026 Carol Burnett Award from Golden Globes - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
I Tried Carol Burnett’s Easy, No-Bake Chocolate Dessert—and It’s as Comforting as Her Ear Tug
Carol Burnett hopes this classic project defines her 70-year legacy: ‘It was an absolute joy’
Ariana Grande is straight out of the ‘70s on ‘SNL’ in a dress first worn by Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett Reveals Which New Show She Thinks Is Going to Be 'the Hit of the Season' (Exclusive)
Carol Burnett Donates All Her Awards - 140 Emmys, Globes, a Tony, Grammy and More - to UCLA, Where She's Endowed a New Scholarship (EXCLUSIVE)
Hollywood legend Carol Burnett endows scholarship at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Carol Burnett's Famous Friends Including Jimmy Kimmel and Vicki Lawrence Celebrate the Comedian on Her 92nd Birthday
Carol Burnett, 91, reunites with Dick Van Dyke, 98, at her Hollywood handprint ceremony
Carol Burnett Shares What She Wants Her Legacy to Be as She's Honored With Handprint Ceremony (Exclusive)
Carol Burnett Shares Her Biggest Lifetime Achievement Ahead of Gracie Award Honor (Exclusive)
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