Tucker Cawley
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Tucker Cawley is an American television comedy writer and producer, best known for writing episodes for Everybody Loves Raymond
. He has also written for Men of a Certain Age
, and created the ill-fated Kelsey Grammer
sitcom Hank
.
, where he was a member of Theta Chi
social fraternity. Cawley broke into television as an intern for the Psychic Friends Network
.
episodes written or co-written by Cawley.
for which he won three Emmys, including the 2003 Emmy for best writing for a comedy.
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
. He has also written for Men of a Certain Age
Men of a Certain Age
Men of a Certain Age is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on TNT on December 7, 2009. The hour-long program stars Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula as three best friends in their late forties dealing with the realities of middle age. The show ran for two years,...
, and created the ill-fated Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer
Allen Kelsey Grammer is an American actor and comedian. He is most widely known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier...
sitcom Hank
Hank (2009 TV series)
Hank is a comedy television series which ran on ABC from September 30, 2009, to November 4, 2009. The series was created by Tucker Cawley and is about a Wall Street executive who loses his job and reconnects with his small-town family...
.
Career
He is a 1990 graduate of the University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
, where he was a member of Theta Chi
Theta Chi
Theta Chi Fraternity is an international college fraternity. It was founded on April 10, 1856 as the Theta Chi Society, at Norwich University, Norwich, Vermont, U.S., and was the 21st of the 71 North-American Interfraternity Conference men's fraternities.-Founding and early years at Norwich:Theta...
social fraternity. Cawley broke into television as an intern for the Psychic Friends Network
Psychic Friends Network
The Psychic Friends Network was a telephone psychic service operating in the United States in the 1990s. The company's infomercials were aired frequently on late night television.-History:...
.
Everybody Loves Raymond episodes
This is a list of Everybody Loves RaymondEverybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
episodes written or co-written by Cawley.
Season one
- "Frank, the Writer"
- "Turkey or Fish"
- "The Game"
- "Fascinatin' Debra" (with Jeremy Stevens)
Season two
- "Ray's on TV"
- "Civil War"
- "Good Girls"
- "The Garage Sale" (with Ellen Sandler, Jeremy Stevens & Lew SchneiderLew SchneiderLew Schneider is an Emmy Award winning American television producer, writer, actor, and stand-up comedian.-Career:In the fall of 1989, Schneider landed his first regular TV job as the host of the Nickelodeon game show, Make the Grade. His stand-up act was featured on HBO's One Night Stand in 1992...
)
Season three
- "Moving Out"
- "Pants on Fire"
- "Ray Home Alone" (with Ray RomanoRay RomanoRaymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his roles on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and in the Ice Age film series. He recently starred in the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age.-Early life:Romano was born in Queens, New York to Italian...
& Tom Caltabiano)
Season four
- "No Thanks" (with Jeremy Stevens)
- "Bully on the Bus"
- "Someone's Cranky"
- "Robert's Divorce" (with Steve SkrovanSteve Skrovan-Career:A former stand-up comedian, Skrovan was a writer for the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Previously, he was the host for the first two seasons of the game show That's My Dog! on Family. Skrovan was also the original host of Totally Hidden Video, which aired on FOX from 1989-1992...
& Jennifer Crittenden)
Season five
- "The Walk to the Door"
- "Silent Partners"
- "Stefania Arrives" (with Lew SchneiderLew SchneiderLew Schneider is an Emmy Award winning American television producer, writer, actor, and stand-up comedian.-Career:In the fall of 1989, Schneider landed his first regular TV job as the host of the Nickelodeon game show, Make the Grade. His stand-up act was featured on HBO's One Night Stand in 1992...
) - "Ally's Birth"
Season Six
- "Older Women" (with Philip RosenthalPhilip RosenthalPhilip Rosenthal is an American television writer and producer who is best known as the creator, writer and executive producer for the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond . The show was co-produced by Ray Romano, and based in part on Romano's comedy material...
) - "Season's Greetings"
- "Lucky Suit"
- "Talk to Your Daughter" (with Ray RomanoRay RomanoRaymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his roles on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and in the Ice Age film series. He recently starred in the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age.-Early life:Romano was born in Queens, New York to Italian...
) - "The Bigger Person" (with Lew SchneiderLew SchneiderLew Schneider is an Emmy Award winning American television producer, writer, actor, and stand-up comedian.-Career:In the fall of 1989, Schneider landed his first regular TV job as the host of the Nickelodeon game show, Make the Grade. His stand-up act was featured on HBO's One Night Stand in 1992...
)
Season Seven
- "The Cult" (with Philip RosenthalPhilip RosenthalPhilip Rosenthal is an American television writer and producer who is best known as the creator, writer and executive producer for the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond . The show was co-produced by Ray Romano, and based in part on Romano's comedy material...
) - "The Thought That Counts"
- "The Plan"
- "Baggage" - Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Season Eight
- "Liars"
- "The Bird" (with Jeremy Stevens & Mike RoyceMike RoyceMike Royce is an American comedian, screenwriter and television producer.-Education:Raised in Syracuse, New York, Royce graduated from Jamesville-Dewitt High School in 1982, then went on to film school at Ithaca College where he graduated in 1986.-Career:From 1988 to 1999, Royce was a standup...
) - "Security"
- "Golf for It" (with Tom Caltabiano & Mike RoyceMike RoyceMike Royce is an American comedian, screenwriter and television producer.-Education:Raised in Syracuse, New York, Royce graduated from Jamesville-Dewitt High School in 1982, then went on to film school at Ithaca College where he graduated in 1986.-Career:From 1988 to 1999, Royce was a standup...
)
Season Nine
- "The Home" (with Jeremy Stevens)
- "Sister in Law" (with Mike RoyceMike RoyceMike Royce is an American comedian, screenwriter and television producer.-Education:Raised in Syracuse, New York, Royce graduated from Jamesville-Dewitt High School in 1982, then went on to film school at Ithaca College where he graduated in 1986.-Career:From 1988 to 1999, Royce was a standup...
, Tim Peach & Frank Pines) - "The Power of No" (with Aaron ShureAaron ShureAaron Shure is a TV writer/producer and two-time Emmy winner. Shure was an executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond for which he won two Emmy awards in the "Outstanding Comedy Series" category...
) - "Pat's Secret"
- "The Finale" (with Philip RosenthalPhilip RosenthalPhilip Rosenthal is an American television writer and producer who is best known as the creator, writer and executive producer for the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond . The show was co-produced by Ray Romano, and based in part on Romano's comedy material...
, Ray RomanoRay RomanoRaymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his roles on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and in the Ice Age film series. He recently starred in the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age.-Early life:Romano was born in Queens, New York to Italian...
, Lew SchneiderLew SchneiderLew Schneider is an Emmy Award winning American television producer, writer, actor, and stand-up comedian.-Career:In the fall of 1989, Schneider landed his first regular TV job as the host of the Nickelodeon game show, Make the Grade. His stand-up act was featured on HBO's One Night Stand in 1992...
, Steve SkrovanSteve Skrovan-Career:A former stand-up comedian, Skrovan was a writer for the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Previously, he was the host for the first two seasons of the game show That's My Dog! on Family. Skrovan was also the original host of Totally Hidden Video, which aired on FOX from 1989-1992...
, Jeremy Stevens, Mike RoyceMike RoyceMike Royce is an American comedian, screenwriter and television producer.-Education:Raised in Syracuse, New York, Royce graduated from Jamesville-Dewitt High School in 1982, then went on to film school at Ithaca College where he graduated in 1986.-Career:From 1988 to 1999, Royce was a standup...
, Aaron ShureAaron ShureAaron Shure is a TV writer/producer and two-time Emmy winner. Shure was an executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond for which he won two Emmy awards in the "Outstanding Comedy Series" category...
, Tom Caltabiano & Leslie CavenyLeslie CavenyLeslie Caveny is an American film and television writer and producer. She was a staff writer and producer for Everybody Loves Raymond for several years in which she shared the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. She later went on to write the screenplay for Penelope. She is...
)
Awards and nominations
He is most associated with Everybody Loves RaymondEverybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
for which he won three Emmys, including the 2003 Emmy for best writing for a comedy.
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