T. Sean Shannon is from Houston, Texas.[1][2] His brother Charles Shannon (d.2003) was also a stand-up comedian, and writer.
T. Sean Shannon | |
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Born | Kentucky |
Occupation | Writer, film director |
As a writer for Saturday Night Live he won an Emmy Award in 2002 (nominated in 2001 & 2003) and a WGA Award in 2001 (nominated in 2001, 2002 and 2003).[3] He is the writer and creator of the sketch Bear City, which deals with a city completely inhabited by anthropomorphic bears due to a meteor crash. In July 2008, Shannon revealed that he had written a Bear City movie.[4]
He was also the subject of controversy and political unrest at SNL, thanks to a joke he told in The Aristocrats, Penn Jillette mentions this incident in the commentary for the film, but does not mention the show, instead stating that T. Sean works for a popular network comedy show.[citation needed]
He directed and co-wrote the feature film Harold that was released in July 2008.[5]
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (2000–2009) | |
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