Can you name the Primetime Emmy Winners (Lead Actor – Comedy Series) since 1975?

Year	Actor	Show
1975		The Odd Couple
1976		Chico and the Man
1977		All in the Family
1978		All in the Family
1979		All in the Family
1980		Soap
1981		Taxi
1982		MAS*H
1983		Taxi
1984		Three's Company
1985		Benson
1986		Family Ties
1987		Family Ties
1988		Family Ties
1989		Empty Nest
1990		Cheers
1991		Evening Shade
1992		Coach
1993		Cheers

Year	Actor	Show
1994		Frasier
1995		Frasier
1996		3rd Rock from the Sun
1997		3rd Rock from the Sun
1998		Frasier
1999		3rd Rock from the Sun
2000		Spin City
2001		Will & Grace
2002		Everybody Loves Raymond
2003		Monk
2004		Frasier
2005		Monk
2006		Monk
2007		Extras
2008		30 Rock
2009		30 Rock
2010		The Big Bang Theory
2011		The Big Bang Theory

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Emmy - Comedy Actor Quiz

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Published: May 26th, 2009
Category: Television
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Tags: Emmy Quizzes, Actor Quizzes, Show Quizzes, winner, lead, 1975, comedy, primetime, Primetime Emmy, Winners Lead

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	Tank:	May 26th, 2009 at 19:06 GMT	6 points
	This quiz is 'Looking Good!'

	IQ_Unknown:	May 26th, 2009 at 19:16 GMT	6 points
	Given it's dominance in the ratings at the time, kinda surprised not to see Bill Cosby on the list! (And John Goodman come to think of it!)

	ElDavo:	May 26th, 2009 at 19:18 GMT	2 points
	I don't put any stock in the Emmys. That's actually due in part for the Grammys always awarding the wrong people. It's made me distrust all major award shows.

	Mr_Negative:	May 26th, 2009 at 19:21 GMT	8 points
	Poor MJF...I couldn't watch more than 10 minutes of that Adventures of an Incurable Optimist. Its too hard to see him like that.

	DonnyB:	May 26th, 2009 at 19:23 GMT	9 points
	Another one where I know the person, but can't spell the name; in this case, Tony Shalhoub.

	clavinfield:	May 26th, 2009 at 19:31 GMT	4 points
	Are you having a laugh?

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	debbiedoesnothin:	May 26th, 2009 at 19:58 GMT	6 points
	Drives me nuts when I can picture the guy and remember all the movies he did but not his name (Harry and the Hendersons, World According to Garp, Terms of Endearment). Aargh.

	JohnJF:	May 26th, 2009 at 20:02 GMT	4 points
	Jesus, Tony Shalhoub is tricky to spell. Somehow I forgot that but managed to remember Jack Albertson's name (as "Grandpa Joe" doesn't work, evidently).

	cocky:	May 26th, 2009 at 20:24 GMT	3 points
	I couldn't spell Benson's real name.

	Annie1:	May 26th, 2009 at 20:50 GMT	1 point
	@iq_unknown, I think Cosby made a point to never submit himself for Emmy Awards, not believing in competition among actors.

	geowiz85:	May 26th, 2009 at 20:53 GMT	1 point
	only got the actor in Soap because i knew him from Empty Nest, also i tried three other actors on Taxi who i thought were actually funnier than the actor who won

	iceman1731:	May 26th, 2009 at 20:53 GMT	2 points
	@sporcrates, Carrey is a movie actor not a sitcom actor so he wouldn't be in the running for an emmy

	ripcity:	May 26th, 2009 at 21:21 GMT	0 points
	geo, the other actors you tried from Taxi all probably won... for supporting actor. I'm pretty sure both Devito and Lloyd won at least once during the run of the show, Kaufmann, I don't know.

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	john19:	May 26th, 2009 at 23:49 GMT	3 points
	Is there a reason why this quiz starts at 1975 and doesn't go back to the beginning of the Emmys in the 1950s?

	zalagreensbury:	May 26th, 2009 at 23:56 GMT	2 points
	Damn, I miss 'Frasier'

	D6:	May 27th, 2009 at 03:22 GMT	5 points
	Am I the only one who got Tony Randall from the SNL sketch with Tom Hanks?? I literally had to hear the phrase "Hey! Tony Randall!" in my mind to remember him.

	jd1z:	May 27th, 2009 at 03:25 GMT	1 point
	just above 30% get ricky gervais? travesty. extras was amazing.

	Vernon Gonsalves:	May 27th, 2009 at 11:34 GMT	-1 points
	Geowiz, I got it the other way around (from Empty Nest). Looking at this list though, it sucks that Jeremy Piven for Entourage and either John McGinley or Zach Braff for Scrubs never won anything.

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	danzam:	May 27th, 2009 at 17:35 GMT	1 point
	@Vernon: Jeremy Piven has won the best supporting actor emmy for Entourage the last three years. This quiz is for best lead actor.

	danzam:	May 27th, 2009 at 17:36 GMT	0 points
	@iceman: Jim Carrey was on In Living Color before he made it big in movies.

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	Robyn:	May 28th, 2009 at 13:32 GMT	-1 points
	Hold me close young Tony Danson...

	jkd:	May 29th, 2009 at 17:25 GMT	2 points
	I could picture Richard Mulligan in both roles, but could not get his name. Speaking of rare company, how about Kelsey Grammer's four wins for the same role spanning a decade?

	orcrush:	Jun 6th, 2009 at 16:57 GMT	2 points
	I find it sad only 35% of quiz takers got Carroll O'connor. Also, Bill Cosby always took his name out of the running, so he was never eligible to win during the run of The Cosby Show

	Genxerd71:	Jun 26th, 2009 at 20:44 GMT	1 point
	Why isn't there a quiz "Lead Actress" Comedy or the Drama winners??

	CoolerKing:	Sep 4th, 2009 at 01:46 GMT	1 point
	Damn! Got them all except for Richard Mulligan!

	exackerly:	Nov 9th, 2009 at 22:14 GMT	1 point
	Too easy -- why start at 75?

	icing:	Nov 15th, 2009 at 21:52 GMT	2 points
	Damnit! Didn't know that Tony Shalhoub's name was spelled that way :( And I must have tried to spell Freddie Prinze's name 10 different ways - never stopping to think it might be the OTHER guy! ha ha

	hrhomer:	Dec 16th, 2009 at 17:49 GMT	2 points
	How can Alec Baldwin 2008 be #1 most guessed, and Alec Baldwin 2009 be least? "Baldwin" unlocked both answers...

	quent1979:	Jan 29th, 2010 at 01:46 GMT	2 points
	Never heard of Extras, nor the actor who was in it.

	challie:	Apr 13th, 2010 at 07:17 GMT	2 points
	Should I be more embarrassed that I've watched so much TV that I scored 100% or that I've watched so much TV that I know how to spell Robert Guillaume's name?

	schwitze:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 20:19 GMT	1 point
	I always confuse Richard Mulligan with George Gaynes... couldn't come up with it. I also had problems spelling Shalhoub

	Jules824:	Sep 9th, 2010 at 03:47 GMT	1 point
	Got luck on Richard Mulligan. I knew it was him for Empty Nest and figured I'd be stuck on Soap. First guess was Billy Crystal.

	MarkB:	Mar 21st, 2011 at 06:35 GMT	2 points
	This is too easy. It would be much more challenging if you didn't give the name of the show.

	Pogues:	Apr 1st, 2011 at 01:52 GMT	1 point
	Why does it accept Craig Nelson (no T) but not Michael Fox (no J)?

	tiffwi:	Jun 22nd, 2011 at 21:04 GMT	1 point
	Pretty sure I guessed all of the regulars from Taxi except Hirsch. I haven't watched that show in years, but I think it says something that I didn't even remember his character's existence....