Robert Morgan Carlock (born September 21, 1972) is an American screenwriter and producer. He has worked as a writer for several

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television comedies, and as a showrunner for ''

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'', which was created by his recurring collaborator, comedian

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. He co-created '' Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' with Fey. He co-created the television show '' Mr. Mayor'' starring

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, again with Fey.

Early life

Carlock was born in

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, the son of Martha and Roger Emery Carlock. Raised in

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, he graduated from Belmont Hill School in 1991 and ''

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'' from

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in 1995, where he became president of the

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, an all-male social club, and an editor for the ''

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''.

Career

Carlock began writing for '' The Dana Carvey Show'' in 1996. Following that, he was a member of the writing staff of ''

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'' from 1996 to 2001, contributing to 99 episodes of the show. One of his notable ''SNL'' sketches was NPR's Delicious Dish with Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon. In 2011,

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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 ''

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'' in Los Angeles, working on the show until 2004 when he joined the staff of ''Friends'' spinoff ''

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'' for two years. Carlock then moved back to New York to work on an "Untitled

Project" in 2006, which became ''

'', which he wrote for and produced. He then worked on Fey's next sitcom, '' Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', which debuted in 2015. He also wrote the screenplay for Fey's film ''Whiskey Tango Foxtrot'' (2016). Carlock has won several awards for his work on ''30 Rock'', including Primetime Emmys,

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Awards, and Producers Guild of America Awards, as well as being named one of the top 50 power

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of 2011. In 2021, Carlock co-created the series '' Mr. Mayor'' with Fey which premiered on NBC on January 7, 2021. The series has received generally positive reviews from critics. In April 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.

Personal life

On December 31, 2001, Carlock married Jennifer Nielsen Rogers, a Wellesley graduate and former

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producer/reporter. Rogers now works as an anchor for Yahoo Finance. She was previously an anchor and reporter for Reuters TV.

Filmography

Television

Film

* '' Whiskey Tango Foxtrot'' (2016)

Awards and nominations

In addition to winning three

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for Outstanding Comedy Series, Carlock has been nominated for the Emmys for writing for a comedy four times. He has won multiple Producers’ Guild and Writers’ Guild Awards as well as recognition from the

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. His work on ''30 Rock'' also garnered Carlock a

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, a

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Award, a GLAAD Award, a Gold Plaque from the Hugo Television Awards, a Golden Nymph from the Monaco Film and Television Festival, a

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A-List Award, some award that's shaped like a Calder stabile, a

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Comedy Award, and a

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. The following awards are categorized under the year they were announced (and not necessarily the year covered by the award ceremony).

References

External links

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