Background
Carlock was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, the son of Martha and Roger Carlock.
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He graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1995, where he became president of the Fly Club, an all-male social club, and an editor for the Harvard Lampoon.
Career
He has worked as a writer for several National Broadcasting Company television comedies, as a show runner for 30 Rock, and as a co-creator of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Carlock began writing for the Dana Carvey Show in 1996. One of his notable SNL sketches was National Public Radio"s Delicious Dish with Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon.
In 2011, Ben and Jerry"s released a new ice cream flavor based on the sketch written by Carlock and named it "Schweddy Balls".
Carlock left SNL in 2001 to write for Friends in Los Angeles, working on the show until 2004 when he joined the staff of Friends spinoff Joey for two years. Carlock then moved back to New York to work with his old SNL crew on an "Untitled Tina Faculty Project" in 2006, which became 30 Rock, which he wrote for and produced.
A recent project is the sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, debuting in 2015, which saw him team up with fellow 30 Rock-alum Tina Faculty. He also wrote the screenplay for Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016).
Achievements
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In addition to winning three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, Carlock has been nominated for the Emmy’s individual writing award three times. He has won multiple Producers’ Guild and Writers’ Guild Awards as well as recognition from the American Film Institute. His work on 30 Rock also garnered Carlock a Peabody Award, a Television Critics Association Award, a GLAAD Award, a Gold Plaque from the Hugo Television Awards, a Golden Nymph from the Monaco Film and Television Festival, a Bravo A-List Award, some award that’s shaped like a Calder stabile, a Comedy Central Comedy Award, and a Golden Globe. The following awards are categorized under the year they were announced (and not necessarily the year covered by the award ceremony).
Membership
Following that, he was a member of the writing staff of Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2001, contributing to 99 episodes of the show.
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Awards
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Writers Guild of America Award Golden Nymph; Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards) program, named for American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by American radio and television stations, networks, online media, producing organizations, and individuals.The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards) program, named for American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by American radio and television stations, networks, online media, producing organizations, and individuals.