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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Country	United States
Currently held by	Ty Burrell, Modern Family (2011)
Official website	http://www.emmys.com/

This is a list of the winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Contents

1 Award winners
- 1.1 1950s
- 1.2 1960s
- 1.3 1970s
- 1.4 1980s
- 1.5 1990s
- 1.6 2000s
- 1.7 2010s
2 Most wins
3 Most nominations
4 See also

Award winners

1950s

1954: Art Carney – The Jackie Gleason Show as Ed Norton
1955: Art Carney – The Jackie Gleason Show as Ed Norton
1956: Art Carney – The Honeymooners as Ed Norton
1957: Carl Reiner – Caesar's Hour
1958: Carl Reiner – Caesar's Hour
1959: Tom Poston – The Steve Allen Show

1960s

1960: no award
1961: Don Knotts – The Andy Griffith Show as Barney Fife
1962: Don Knotts – The Andy Griffith Show as Barney Fife
1963: Don Knotts – The Andy Griffith Show as Barney Fife
1964: no award
1965: no award
1966: Don Knotts – The Andy Griffith Show as Barney Fife
1967: Don Knotts – The Andy Griffith Show as Barney Fife (Knotts holds the record for most Emmys[5] in this category)
1968: Werner Klemperer – Hogan's Heroes as Col. Klink
1969: Werner Klemperer – Hogan's Heroes as Col. Klink

1970s

1970: Michael Constantine – Room 222 as Principal Seymour Kaufman
1971: Ed Asner – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Lou Grant
1972: Ed Asner – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Lou Grant
1973: Ted Knight – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Ted Baxter
1974: Rob Reiner – All in the Family as Mike Stivic
1975: Ed Asner – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Lou Grant
1976: Ted Knight – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Ted Baxter
1977: Gary Burghoff – M*A*S*H as “Radar” O'Reilly
1978: Rob Reiner – All in the Family as Mike Stivic
1979: Robert Guillaume – Soap as Benson DuBois

1980s

1980: Harry Morgan – M*A*S*H as Col. Sherman Potter
- Mike Farrell - M*A*S*H as Cap. BJ Hunnicutt
- Max Gail - Barney Miller as Det. Stan “Wojo” Wojciehowicz
- Howard Hesseman - WKRP in Cincinnati as Dr. Johnny Fever
- Steve Landesberg - Barney Miller as Arthur P. Deitrich

1981: Danny DeVito – Taxi as Louie De Palma
- Howard Hesseman - WKRP in Cincinnati as Dr. Johnny Fever
- Steve Landesberg - Barney Miller as Arthur P. Deitrich
- Harry Morgan - M*A*S*H as Col. Sherman Potter
- David Ogden Stiers - M*A*S*H as Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III

1982: Christopher Lloyd – Taxi as Reverend Jim Ignatowski
- Danny DeVito - Taxi as Louie De Palma
- Ron Glass - Barney Miller as Det. Ron Harris
- Steve Landesberg - Barney Miller as Arthur P. Deitrich
- Harry Morgan - M*A*S*H as Col. Sherman Potter
- David Ogden Stiers - M*A*S*H as Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III

1983: Christopher Lloyd – Taxi as Reverend Jim Ignatowski
- Nicholas Colasanto - Cheers as Coach Ernie Pantusso
- Danny DeVito - Taxi as Louie De Palma
- Harry Morgan - M*A*S*H as Col. Sherman Potter
- Eddie Murphy - Saturday Night Live as various characters

1984: Pat Harrington, Jr. – One Day at a Time as Dwayne Schneider
- Rene Auberjonois - Benson as Clayton Endicott III
- Nicholas Colasanto - Cheers as Coach Ernie Pantusso
- Tom Poston - Newhart as George Utley
- George Wendt - Cheers as Norm Peterson

1985: John Larroquette – Night Court as Dan Fielding
- Nicholas Colasanto - Cheers as Coach Ernie Pantusso
- Michael J. Fox - Family Ties as Alex Keaton
- John Ratzenberger - Cheers as Cliff Clavin
- George Wendt - Cheers as Norm Peterson

1986: John Larroquette – Night Court as Dan Fielding
- Tom Poston - Newhart as George Utley
- John Ratzenberger - Cheers as Cliff Clavin
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner - The Cosby Show as Theo Huxtable
- George Wendt - Cheers as Norm Peterson

1987: John Larroquette – Night Court as Dan Fielding
- Woody Harrelson - Cheers as Woody Boyd
- Tom Poston - Newhart as George Utley
- Peter Scolari - Newhart as Michael Harris
- George Wendt - Cheers as Norm Peterson

1988: John Larroquette – Night Court as Dan Fielding
- Kelsey Grammer - Cheers as Frasier Crane
- Woody Harrelson - Cheers as Woody Boyd
- Peter Scolari - Newhart as Michael Harris
- George Wendt - Cheers as Norm Peterson

1989: Woody Harrelson – Cheers as Woody Boyd
- Joe Regalbuto - Murphy Brown as Frank Fontana
- Peter Scolari - Newhart as Michael Harris
- Meshach Taylor - Designing Women as Anthony Bouvier
- George Wendt - Cheers as Norm Peterson

1990s

Year	Actor	Program	Role	Network
1989-1990 (42nd)
	Alex Rocco	The Famous Teddy Z	Al Floss	CBS
	Kelsey Grammer	Cheers	Frasier Crane	NBC
	Woody Harrelson	Cheers	Woody Boyd	NBC
	Charles Kimbrough	Murphy Brown	Jim Dial	CBS
	Jerry Van Dyke	Coach	Luther Van Dam	ABC
1990-1991 (43rd)
	Jonathan Winters	Davis Rules	Gunny Davis	CBS
	Charles Durning	Evening Shade	Herlan Eldridge	CBS
	Woody Harrelson	Cheers	Woody Boyd	NBC
	Michael Jeter	Evening Shade	Herman Stiles	CBS
	Jerry Van Dyke	Coach	Luther Van Dam	ABC
1991-1992 (44th)
	Michael Jeter	Evening Shade	Herman Stiles	CBS
	Jason Alexander	Seinfeld	George Costanza	NBC
	Charles Durning	Evening Shade	Herlan Eldridge	CBS
	Harvey Fierstein	Cheers	Mark Newberger	NBC
	Jay Thomas	Murphy Brown	Jerry Gold	CBS
	Jerry Van Dyke	Coach	Luther Van Dam	ABC
1992-1993 (45th)
	Michael Richards	Seinfeld	Cosmo Kramer	NBC
	Jason Alexander	Seinfeld	George Costanza	NBC
	Michael Jeter	Evening Shade	Herman Stiles	CBS
	Jeffrey Tambor	The Larry Sanders Show	Hank Kingsley	HBO
	Rip Torn	The Larry Sanders Show	Artie	HBO
1993-1994 (46th)
	Michael Richards	Seinfeld	Cosmo Kramer	NBC
	Jason Alexander	Seinfeld	George Costanza	NBC
	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier	Niles Crane	NBC
	Rip Torn	The Larry Sanders Show	Artie	HBO
	Jerry Van Dyke	Coach	Luther Van Dam	ABC
1994-1995 (47th)
	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier	Niles Crane	NBC
	Jason Alexander	Seinfeld	George Costanza	NBC
	Michael Richards	Seinfeld	Cosmo Kramer	NBC
	David Schwimmer	Friends	Ross Geller	NBC
	Rip Torn	The Larry Sanders Show	Artie	HBO
1995-1996 (48th)
	Rip Torn	The Larry Sanders Show	Artie	HBO
	Jason Alexander	Seinfeld	George Costanza	NBC
	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier	Niles Crane	NBC
	Michael Richards	Seinfeld	Cosmo Kramer	NBC
	Jeffrey Tambor	The Larry Sanders Show	Hank Kingsley	HBO
1996-1997 (49th)
	Michael Richards	Seinfeld	Cosmo Kramer	NBC
	Jason Alexander	Seinfeld	George Costanza	NBC
	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier	Niles Crane	NBC
	Jeffrey Tambor	The Larry Sanders Show	Hank Kingsley	HBO
	Rip Torn	The Larry Sanders Show	Artie	HBO
1997-1998 (50th)
	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier	Niles Crane	NBC
	Jason Alexander	Seinfeld	George Costanza	NBC
	Phil Hartman	NewsRadio	Bill McNeal	NBC
	Jeffrey Tambor	The Larry Sanders Show	Hank Kingsley	HBO
	Rip Torn	The Larry Sanders Show	Artie	HBO
1998-1999 (51st)
	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier	Niles Crane	NBC
	Peter Boyle	Everybody Loves Raymond	Frank Barone	CBS
	Peter MacNicol	Ally McBeal	John Cage	Fox
	John Mahoney	Frasier	Martin Crane	NBC
	David Spade	Just Shoot Me!	Dennis Finch	NBC

2000s

Year	Actor	Program	Role	Network
1999-2000 (52nd)
	Sean Hayes	Will & Grace	Jack McFarland	NBC
	Peter Boyle	Everybody Loves Raymond	Frank Barone	CBS
	Brad Garrett	Everybody Loves Raymond	Robert Barone	CBS
	Peter MacNicol	Ally McBeal	John Cage	Fox
	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier	Niles Crane	NBC
2000-2001 (53rd)
	Peter MacNicol	Ally McBeal	John Cage	Fox
	Peter Boyle	Everybody Loves Raymond	Frank Barone	CBS
	Robert Downey, Jr.	Ally McBeal	Larry Paul	Fox
	Sean Hayes	Will & Grace	Jack McFarland	NBC
	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier	Niles Crane	NBC
2001-2002 (54th)
	Brad Garrett	Everybody Loves Raymond	Robert Barone	CBS
	Peter Boyle	Everybody Loves Raymond	Frank Barone	CBS
	Bryan Cranston	Malcolm in the Middle	Hal	Fox
	Sean Hayes	Will & Grace	Jack McFarland	NBC
	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier	Niles Crane	NBC
2002-2003 (55th)
	Brad Garrett	Everybody Loves Raymond	Robert Barone	CBS
	Peter Boyle	Everybody Loves Raymond	Frank Barone	CBS
	Bryan Cranston	Malcolm in the Middle	Hal	Fox
	Sean Hayes	Will & Grace	Jack McFarland	NBC
	John Mahoney	Frasier	Martin Crane	NBC
	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier	Niles Crane	NBC
2003-2004 (56th)
	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier	Niles Crane	NBC
	Peter Boyle	Everybody Loves Raymond	Frank Barone	CBS
	Brad Garrett	Everybody Loves Raymond	Robert Barone	CBS
	Sean Hayes	Will & Grace	Jack McFarland	NBC
	Jeffrey Tambor	Arrested Development	George Bluth	Fox
2004-2005 (57th)
	Brad Garrett	Everybody Loves Raymond	Robert Barone	CBS
	Peter Boyle	Everybody Loves Raymond	Frank Barone	CBS
	Sean Hayes	Will & Grace	Jack McFarland	NBC
	Jeremy Piven	Entourage	Ari Gold	HBO
	Jeffrey Tambor	Arrested Development	George Bluth	Fox
2005-2006 (58th)
	Jeremy Piven	Entourage	Ari Gold	HBO
	Will Arnett	Arrested Development	GOB	Fox
	Bryan Cranston	Malcolm in the Middle	Hal	Fox
	Jon Cryer	Two and a Half Men	Alan Harper	CBS
	Sean Hayes	Will & Grace	Jack McFarland	NBC
2006-2007 (59th)
	Jeremy Piven	Entourage	Ari Gold	HBO
	Jon Cryer	Two and a Half Men	Alan Harper	CBS
	Kevin Dillon	Entourage	Johnny "Drama" Chase	HBO
	Neil Patrick Harris	How I Met Your Mother	Barney Stinson	CBS
	Rainn Wilson	The Office	Dwight Schrute	NBC
2007-2008 (60th)
	Jeremy Piven	Entourage	Ari Gold	HBO
	Jon Cryer	Two and a Half Men	Alan Harper	CBS
	Kevin Dillon	Entourage	Johnny "Drama" Chase	HBO
	Neil Patrick Harris	How I Met Your Mother	Barney Stinson	CBS
	Rainn Wilson	The Office	Dwight Schrute	NBC
2008-2009 (61st)
	Jon Cryer	Two and a Half Men	Alan Harper	CBS
	Kevin Dillon	Entourage	Johnny "Drama" Chase	HBO
	Neil Patrick Harris	How I Met Your Mother	Barney Stinson	CBS
	Jack McBrayer	30 Rock	Kenneth Parcell	NBC
	Tracy Morgan	30 Rock	Tracy Jordan	NBC
	Rainn Wilson	The Office	Dwight Schrute	NBC

2010s

Year	Actor	Program	Role	Network
2009-2010 (62nd)
	Eric Stonestreet	Modern Family	Cameron Tucker	ABC
	Ty Burrell	Modern Family	Phil Dunphy	ABC
	Chris Colfer	Glee	Kurt Hummel	Fox
	Jon Cryer	Two and a Half Men	Alan Harper	CBS
	Jesse Tyler Ferguson	Modern Family	Mitchell Pritchett	ABC
	Neil Patrick Harris	How I Met Your Mother	Barney Stinson	CBS
2010-2011 (63rd)
	Ty Burrell	Modern Family	Phil Dunphy	ABC
	Chris Colfer	Glee	Kurt Hummel	Fox
	Jon Cryer	Two and a Half Men	Alan Harper	CBS
	Jesse Tyler Ferguson	Modern Family	Mitchell Pritchett	ABC
	Ed O'Neill	Modern Family	Jay Pritchett	ABC
	Eric Stonestreet	Modern Family	Cameron Tucker	ABC

Most wins

5 wins: Don Knotts
4 wins: John Larroquette, David Hyde Pierce
3 wins: Art Carney, Ed Asner, Michael Richards, Brad Garrett, Jeremy Piven
2 wins: Carl Reiner, Werner Klemperer, Ted Knight, Rob Reiner, Christopher Lloyd

Most nominations

11 nominations

David Hyde Pierce

7 nominations

6 nominations

5 nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

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