Carl Reiner
Awards & Honours
25
Awards Won
3
Honours
2
Records
Carl Reiner's shelf of honors reflects a life spent making people laugh. He won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, a record for a comedy writer-producer at the time, and remains one of the most awarded figures in television history. His Grammy for The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000 marked a rare crossover from TV to recorded comedy. The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, awarded in 2000, placed him in the company of the nation's greatest comedic voices. In 1999, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, a fitting tribute for the man who helped define the sitcom and sketch comedy.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Television Hall of Fame Inductee
Inducted for lifetime contributions to television.
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Awarded for lifetime achievement in American humor.
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Star for television at 6421 Hollywood Blvd.
Records & Feats
Most Emmy Awards Won by a Comedy Writer-Producer
Reiner won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards for writing, producing, and acting, a record for a comedy writer-producer at the time of his death.
Oldest Active Twitter User at Time of Death
Reiner was one of the oldest celebrities active on Twitter, posting regularly until his death at 98.